Kristin Lundquist
My first blog...
Hi! My name is Kristin (Kal to my friends here) and am so excited to start MY in September. I haven’t found out what city I will be working in yet but hopefully should find out soon. :)
I absolutely love the innercity. I’m from Minnesota and I’m quite often in Minneapolis. It was several months ago when I started going to a homeless ministry my friend was involved in that I discovered that this was such a huge passion God has given me! I love hanging out with my new friends under that bridge where we get to spend time together a couple times a week! It has been awesome getting to know these amazing people whom are very special to me! I found out about Mission Year off of The Simple Way’s website and immediately knew it was where I wanted to be… of course if that’s what Jesus wanted too. I got accepted and now here I am… I have many different emotions towards leaving my family and friends here in a few months but overall am trusting and knowing that this is the next step for me in my life and know that I’m going to be taken care of.
“I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing. Anyone who does not remain in me is thrown away like a useless branch and withers. Such branches are gathered into a pile to be burned. BUT if you remain in me and my words remain in you, you may ask for anything you want, and it will be granted! When you produce much fruit, you are my TRUE disciples. This brings great glory to my Father. I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love” John 15:5-9
I am in awe of God’s love for His people. All of His people. I am going to remain in that love :) always
About Mission Year
Mission Year is a year long urban ministry program focused on Christian service and discipleship. We take teams of young people, place them in an area of need, and help them to serve people and create community. We are 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. Learn more about our first year program…
Kristin Lundquist's Blog
Numbness / Dec 8, 04:20 PM
November 15th, 2008. Weekly reflection.
I feel like this past week I have heard a lot more of people’s stories at my work site, Chicago Christian Industrial League, and in my neighborhood. At CCIL, during a conversation with a resident there, I found myself distracted with the thoughts: “How am I not aware?? How was I never aware!” But really, how did I stay asleep, so deep in my slumber, not even a bit disturbed by the harsh realities that were going on in the world? When I was at home in Minnesota, I always thought that I was doing the right thing for God. But as I look back how rarely was I ever escaping my comfort zone. I did homeless ministry twice a week and I absolutely loved it. I felt like I was making a difference in the world, or at least the community. I am not saying that what I did was insignificant, or was a waste of time, and I absolutely think God used me there. I’m not saying that other people that serve twice, or even once, a week are not doing enough or wasting time… It’s more the fact that I spent MORE time CONSUMED by my addictive pattern to have FUN. (meaning time with friends “hanging out”.) I think that it numbed me to God’s best for my life. It numbed me to using more time with connections I had made with homeless, which is a beautiful gift and passion God gave me. (I also know people have different passions and God calls people to different things) Ever since I have come to Mission Year I have heard people’s stories and seen things going on in the city, and it has been slowly waking me up from that deep slumber…Then this past week, BOOM. I’m awake. But it’s one of those feelings you can’t keep inside. It’s a good feeling to have, but it’s also really hard to know what to do with it. I wanna’ scream out loud, “ WAKE UP!” Because for me, and I’m sure many other Christians, I didn’t know I was asleep. I wasn’t doing all I could for my Savior. Jesus said, “I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.” (John 14:12) I think that many Christians fire’s have been or are becoming extinguished and need to be revived. I so desperately desire that for myself and all my brothers and sisters in Christ.
Fresh wind, fresh fire. Revive us Lord from our spiritual deadness. Revive me God from being so consumed with myself. Keep stretching us Lord and teaching us how to better love You, and love Your people. Amen.
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Preparation / Jun 27, 03:42 PM
Mission Year is coming close and just around the corner for me. I just got back from an international mission to the Dominican Republic and constantly was humming the lyrics, “Lord prepare me to be a sanctuary, pure and holy, tried and true. With thanksgiving, I’ll be a living, sanctuary, for You.” Right now, I definitely am being prepared. God has brought things, mostly sin, to my attention that I did not want to deal with before and did not think needed to be dealt with. Not only is it harder now, but it has been so much a part of me, it is harder to part with. During this time I can only trust the Lord and know that He will be with me during this hard time in life. I know that He will bring me through this and it will bring Him glory. Gloria a Dios!
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