June/July
I got help train these college students to go out and do international ministry this summer.
Gene Hunt and I traveled to Arkansas to teach ministry at an Awana camp there.
I got to help launch our Peru 2013 team! This summer I spent lots of time training so that I can help carry the launch/debrief load next summer.
This year, Brasil was colder than it has ever been when we sent a team. This was a picture that we posted as a joke for our missionary in Brasil. We all got a chuckle out of the start contrast.
As part of my training, I got to help debrief (really just observe) of the South Korea team.
Summer in ministry is crazy. I was busy learning new things, especially because this was my first summer with YMI and I got to help a lot with making sure that logistics worked out well. I am really thankful that my first summer with YMI is under my belt and I am looking forward to seeing what God is going to do in this next ministry year!
On a more personal, but certainly related note...I am no longer "Morgann Green", but "Morgann Burres". On August 10, 2013, I got to marry my best friend, Nathan. He too, is a missionary with YMI and works as the Athletic Director for the Northwest. He runs sports camps all over the area and is helping to get B.A.S.E. up and running. (B.A.S.E. is the new sports ministry division of YMI.)
Here are some pictures from our wedding day:
We had a large wedding party and it was fantastic!!
So happy.
"I do."
We decided on sunset pictures after the reception and it was one of the most stunning sunsets I have ever seen in my entire life.
Well, as if the wedding wasn't enough change, 2 weeks after we got married (read: 4 days ago), we moved 250 miles south to Salem, OR. Nathan has one more year left of school at Corban University in Salem. He is studying Student and Family Ministries. We are now all settled in and ready for school to start tomorrow. While we are in Salem, we are both still working for YMI. We have a 2-bedroom apartment where the spare bedroom functions as my office. I am working from home and Skyping in to important meetings at the office as well as commuting up about once a month to check in. We are thankful that the Lord has provided this flexibility with YMI. We love that we can still be doing ministry while we are away and are looking forward to moving back at the end of the school year.
Here are some pictures of our new home:
Family room
Kitchen
Master bedroom
Unit #310
My office space/Nathan's homework space
Kitchen table
So, now that things are more stable and we are all settled in, you can expect to hear from me on a much more frequent basis. I should be posting close to once a week. Right now is a "recharging" time in ministry. The summer just ended and we are gearing up for next summer. I have lots of traveling coming up for work to speak at conferences and we have some training camps just around the corner! So exciting!
