Hey everyone! I guess it’s about time for another update. Short recap. I got off the trail a little over a week ago… I think. Sometimes days and weeks just seem to run together. Currently I’m serving with Adventures roadies. What we do is go to different events and venues like music festivals or colleges and tell folks about what Adventures in Missions has to offer. Personally I love this kind of job. Lots of people and lots of kamtion. It’s almost the opposite of what the trail is, except the trail does have a good amount of people on it. Just not as much as a music festival.
On the other side of the roadies adventures there is a nice amount of down time. Not too much tough… I would go crazy. Having this down time has had me thinking about the future a ton. What will I do? Where will I work? Currently I’m persuing going back to school. God has been presenting the idea to me many times. I started an application back in Thailand, thought it got lost, then my mom emailed the next day me telling me that Taccoa Falls College called her telling her they recieved my application. The only peice missing from that puzzle was my college transcripts. I’ve been wanting to send them, but still wondered in my head (since november) about what they might think when they see my college GPA, which by the way is somewhere near a 1.6. You see, they didn’t post any GPA transfer requirements on their website.
While all this is going on I still I had this strange confidence that I could still get into the school. So, while at Atlanta Fest last week, I see a kid playing with a Taccoa Falls College frisby. “Hey, where’d you find that frisby?” He pointed me to a pavilion where all the Christian colleges were set up. I head over and meet the two guys representing the college and tell them my situation. They tell me about how they were way more concerned about my testimony than my GPA when it came to admissions. Suddenly I was filled with a huge amount of hope and joy.
Right now I’m currently in the process of getting my college transcripts sent to Taccoa. I’ve applied for a major in Outdoor Leadership and Education. I’m super excited to see what happens. I guess a prayer request would be that God’s will be done in the situation. I want to obey more than I want to go to college, but I really hope that going to college again is part of that obediance. I asked God about redeeming my education, and I’ll be honest, it’s something I want really bad.
Tons of people have told me I don’t need my degree to find a great job, but I think it’s more than that for me. It’s about redemption, personal goals, and giving myself greater oppurtunities missionally.
If you would keep this whole thing in your prayers for me I would greatly appreciate it. I’m excited and nervous. And that if I do get accepted that God would provide the means of paying for the school.
Thanks guys,
Love yall!
-Steven Buffington
