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HOUSTON ARTS TEAM

August 31,2012- July 2013 I will be serving with a program called Mission year. Mission year is an urban ministry program focused on Christian service and discipleship. I will be living and working with a team of people in Houston, TX to serve and create community through the avenue of the arts. The majority of my time I will be serving at St. John's Church in downtown Houston. The program is committed to the command of Jesus to “love God and love people,” by placing the needs of our neighbors first and developing committed disciples of Christ with a heart for the poor. The day by day schedule includes intentional community, professional service, discipleship, neighborhood outreach, church partnership, and education/training. (for more info check out the links on the sidebar)

Pray: for a heart to love God and love people.
Home: 2611 Tierwester Street Houston,TX 77004
Contact: cynthia.javaras@gmail.com

Thursday, August 16, 2012

A Time for Everything

"For everything there is a season,
a time for every activity under heaven.
A time to be born and a time to die.
A time to plant and a time to harvest.
 A time to kill and a time to heal.
A time to tear down and a time to build up.
A time to cry and a time to laugh.
A time to grieve and a time to dance.
 A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.
A time to embrace and a time to turn away.
 A time to search and a time to quit searching.
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
A time to tear and a time to mend.
A time to be quiet and a time to speak.
A time to love and a time to hate.
A time for war and a time for peace.
 What do people really get for all their hard work? I have seen the burden God has placed on us all.  Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end."
-Ecclesiastes 3:1-11
As I sit here in a place where I spent 5 amazing years of my life I can't help but reflect on how God called me to this place and showed His love for me through the beauty of the grounds of UVA, the faithful mentors of Athletes in Action, 4 seasons of UVA softball, and the amazing friendships I formed along the way.  At a school that seems too good to be true, I found the most precious gift of all, the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 
This truly is a time to cry, laugh, grieve, and dance all at the same time.

What seasons of life has God blessed you with?
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