News and Updates
So, I must say it has been forever since I have posted and it is way past due. The farther I got behind on writing, the less I wanted to write because there has been so much that has gone on since my last article. But it is time to stop avoiding the article and let you all know what God is doing in my life and how things are going.
Things in Mississippi wrapped up with amazing stories to tell, friendships that I'll never forget, and memories that will last forever. It was hard to leave my friends and church family (especially the youth group) but as things finished up with the houses we were working on, it was time to head back to Virginia. But things certainly didn't slow down. When I returned, my family and I headed out to Washington State to see my sister and her husband and the nieces and nephews. It was really great to see them and get a chance to visit Washington state before they move home soon!
But after all that, I headed down to Blacksburg (where I go to school at Virginia Tech) and moved in with a friend from church. It feels like nothing has slowed down since. I have been working on remodeling the house I am living in which has proven to be a real God given blessing because my house mate has given me free rent while I work. Throughout the summer it seems like God continues to bless me in so many ways. Since I didn't have a job, having free rent really gave me an opportunity to look for a job without worrying about finances. And after a couple weeks back in Blacksburg, God blessed me with a job that couldn't have fit my schedule any better. I am now working for Virginia Tech as a Civil Engineering Assistant which gives me a full time job over the summer and a part time job over the school year. I really couldn't have asked for anything more. What a gracious God we serve!
But even among all the chaos in this world, I had an amazing opportunity to work with the Nehemiah Project back in my home town of Staunton. The Nehemiah Project was a type of missions trip for middle and high school students in and around their home town. A total of some 11 churches and 200 volunteers teamed up to work on 12 projects for 5 days. The projects ranged from wheel chair ramps to fixing leaky roofs. Our project was to work on the local Comfort Care Women's Health clinic with two wheel chair ramps, a
gazebo, fixed staircase and poured concrete floor in the basement. Had anyone told me we had five days to finish the project, I probly would have thought they were crazy. But, by God's grace, at the end of 5 days our team had finished everything we needed and more.
While the week was really geared towards the kids who were volunteering, it was amazing to see God work in the lifes of the adults, families who were helped, and the opportunities to share about about Christ to the media. Through the week, God really showed me what it was about ministry that I was so attracted to, and showed me where I need to work in my own life. I realized that through the week I had little focus on the future. My focus was mainly on the kids, with the ministry to them, and on the project needs that were ahead of us that day. Everything was bathed in prayer with the adults praying in the morning before the project and the whole group praying when the kids arrived... not to mention all those countless warriors that were praying for us before and during the event. But the second I headed home, it seemed like all the worries of the world... work, paperwork, money, friends, etc. etc. was inundating my mind throughout the whole day. It was then that I started to really understand the what Jesus was saying in Matt 6:34 when he said not to worry about tomorrow for it will worry about itself. That is a lesson I will certainly need to work on... to focus on Christ, and not be consumed with the world.
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=10717855
http://www.newsleader.com/article/20090718/NEWS01/907180317/Nehemiah+Project+wraps+up+inaugural+week+of+service
But I thank you for taking the time to read my blog and I pray you might be blessed by it. May you continue to seek God in all things and serve our wonderful savior Jesus Christ.
A Dulos of Christ,
Erich Roscher
Things in Mississippi wrapped up with amazing stories to tell, friendships that I'll never forget, and memories that will last forever. It was hard to leave my friends and church family (especially the youth group) but as things finished up with the houses we were working on, it was time to head back to Virginia. But things certainly didn't slow down. When I returned, my family and I headed out to Washington State to see my sister and her husband and the nieces and nephews. It was really great to see them and get a chance to visit Washington state before they move home soon!
But after all that, I headed down to Blacksburg (where I go to school at Virginia Tech) and moved in with a friend from church. It feels like nothing has slowed down since. I have been working on remodeling the house I am living in which has proven to be a real God given blessing because my house mate has given me free rent while I work. Throughout the summer it seems like God continues to bless me in so many ways. Since I didn't have a job, having free rent really gave me an opportunity to look for a job without worrying about finances. And after a couple weeks back in Blacksburg, God blessed me with a job that couldn't have fit my schedule any better. I am now working for Virginia Tech as a Civil Engineering Assistant which gives me a full time job over the summer and a part time job over the school year. I really couldn't have asked for anything more. What a gracious God we serve!
But even among all the chaos in this world, I had an amazing opportunity to work with the Nehemiah Project back in my home town of Staunton. The Nehemiah Project was a type of missions trip for middle and high school students in and around their home town. A total of some 11 churches and 200 volunteers teamed up to work on 12 projects for 5 days. The projects ranged from wheel chair ramps to fixing leaky roofs. Our project was to work on the local Comfort Care Women's Health clinic with two wheel chair ramps, a
gazebo, fixed staircase and poured concrete floor in the basement. Had anyone told me we had five days to finish the project, I probly would have thought they were crazy. But, by God's grace, at the end of 5 days our team had finished everything we needed and more.
While the week was really geared towards the kids who were volunteering, it was amazing to see God work in the lifes of the adults, families who were helped, and the opportunities to share about about Christ to the media. Through the week, God really showed me what it was about ministry that I was so attracted to, and showed me where I need to work in my own life. I realized that through the week I had little focus on the future. My focus was mainly on the kids, with the ministry to them, and on the project needs that were ahead of us that day. Everything was bathed in prayer with the adults praying in the morning before the project and the whole group praying when the kids arrived... not to mention all those countless warriors that were praying for us before and during the event. But the second I headed home, it seemed like all the worries of the world... work, paperwork, money, friends, etc. etc. was inundating my mind throughout the whole day. It was then that I started to really understand the what Jesus was saying in Matt 6:34 when he said not to worry about tomorrow for it will worry about itself. That is a lesson I will certainly need to work on... to focus on Christ, and not be consumed with the world.
http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=10717855
http://www.newsleader.com/article/20090718/NEWS01/907180317/Nehemiah+Project+wraps+up+inaugural+week+of+service
But I thank you for taking the time to read my blog and I pray you might be blessed by it. May you continue to seek God in all things and serve our wonderful savior Jesus Christ.
A Dulos of Christ,
Erich Roscher
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