I got in!!!

I got in! I got in! I'm doing Relay! I am going to Brunel, Uxbridge.

 Next year I am going to leave Oxford and start a new season in wonderful Uxbridge with the brill Brunel guys and girls. I cannot wait. I am seriously in shock, I can't believe I am going to be moving away and moving into the big wide world (otherwise known as London.)

It's kind of mad!

So starting August 27th 2013, I am going to be working with MJ axelson (Mary-Jane but NO-ONE calls her that), who is the staff worker at Brunel and Oxford. She is completely wonderful, like amazing and I think we have very similar heart which is such a joy. It's amazing how God totally has a plan and he has the BEST plan. All I know is that I'm going to Uxbridge next year, not what Church I'll go to, the friends I'll make or any other detail but I am so excited to see what God has in store. It is a joy to know that my plan is never as good as his and that he has such good things in store, because I'm not gunna lie, come up with pretty awesome plans so if his are better, then they are going to AWESOME!

So Brunel university, get ready. I now have the task of raising my funds to live off next year. Living in London is expensive and so I am looking to raise between £6-8,000 which is the recommended amount. Again, I am not sure how I will do this but God is a BIG God and I fully believe he has everything in his hands. He is faithful, always.

An amazing answer to prayer is the provision of the money for the course already, exactly, which is just mind blowing! It is just incredible. My task over the next few months is to pray diligently and walk in faith. This blog will show my road to and through Relay. Over the next few months I have some of the most stressful times of my degree coming up and so I am looking forward to writing this blog as a way of letting you all know what is going on and escaping for an hour.

If you ever do feel the pull to support me financially, do email me at hrejacob91@gmail.com or I will have my details soon. I will put up a money post soon but do also be praying as I go through the next few months with deadlines and coming to the end of the most wonderful three years! It's going to be VERY hard to say goodbye.

BUT this celebratory post!! because I got in!!! (dances in a circle) and I am so excited to see what next year brings! Hope my posts can bring some joy and encouragement to you, God is wonderful, faithful and he has SUCH exciting plans.

Til next time,  T.T.F.N. ( ta ta for now)

xxx

The Beginning

This is exciting. So I have had my interview. It has been a long process getting here, it was a long process getting to the stage of applying, but I have now sat down and been interviewed.

It was the day before my 21st birthday and as I celebrated over the weekend, I realised I was excited about Monday and the looming interview. It dawned on me that I wasn't nervous or scared, in fact, I don't know if I've ever had as much peace as I did walking into that building. It just felt like a fat 'YES' as I cycled in and parked my bike. I was actually very excited.

Now, let me give a bit of context to this. I have never seen myself going into this. Relay although appealing was not something I thought, 'oh yeah, that's what I'll do after Uni', I don't really know what I thought. There were many ideas; 180 (a charity working with youngsters not engaging with education or life), St. Aldates internship, Masters in Drama therapy, work for a charity or organisation working with troubled youth... the list was endless.

The thing is, I know I like working with people, I love it. There is nothing I would rather do. I love talking to people about important things, I'm actually find conversations hard unless I genuinely care or we are talking about deep things which sometimes leaves my 'banter' lacking. I seem to take things too literally to the frustration of all those who try to make sarcastic jokes around me. (woosh, it goes straight over my head.)  The other thing I am learning to do is talk to people about faith in a real, relevant, honest way. It's hard. I'm learning that if they don't agree, they aren't rejecting me but Jesus (not sure what makes me sadder) but the point is, I didn't think I would put doing what I adore doing, with what I adore.

But now, I am completely stepping out in faith. Completely. For Relay I have to raise a LOT of moneys. Yes. A LOT! and I have no idea where it is going to come from, but in that, I am stepping out. I am saying, I believe my God is bigger than anything in this world and if he wants me to do something, then He will make it happen. Flip! What a challenge! But you know what? I really think he can do it. I do. I really do. A few months ago, I REALLY didn't but now, full heartedly, I can say 'If my God is with me, well what can ever be against me?'. How cool is that?! If God is for me doing something, then well...there is absolutely nothing to worry about.

So, the interview was brilliant. I had the best time answering honestly and openly questions about next year; who I was, what I was passionate about, how I would deal with different situations. It was a complete joy and the people who interviewed me, are, and were wonderful. So, YAY!

Now, I just wait but in the mean time, I pray and hope but live in the light of the fact that, if I wasn't going to get it, that is just because God has something SO much better in store and if it's better than Relay than it'll be incredible!

Until next time, please do pray for me and the people placing me; that they would be guided by God in their decision and I would have peace in trusting the Lord for my life.