Monday Feb 16, 2009

I just want to start by saying I've never done this before (blogged). So I'm a greenhorn, here goes...

This is Gina. I feel like I should have a "handle" or something - like the truckers do on their CB radios, (maybe they don't even use those anymore???) I do not like any of the critters mentioned, but would have to say that snakes top the list because I've had more experiences with those!

My family is husband Bruce of 18 years, three awesome sons: Ben is 16, Lucas is 10 and Levi is 8. Bruce grew up in this area - Sully and he has been working for Pella Corp since college in Information Tech. I grew up in SD (South Dakota, not San Diego unfortunately). We met at Dordt College.

I have a rather "public" position at Grace. You can see me leading worship or singing with a team up front. So you may think I'm quite outgoing - but in actuality I'm rather shy. It is hard for me to connect with people on Sundays after church. I'm often distracted due to trying to process the service (especially when I lead) and I probably come across as stand-offish. I want to apologize if you experience me in that way. I would love to get to know more of you. I see new faces when I look out at the crowd and I love that!! I always wonder what God is up to in your lives.

I am also on staff part time at Grace and I love meeting people when they stop in. It is so rewarding to pray with people and see first hand how God works things out when we bring our problems to Him. I don't think people know they can stop in and be prayed with/for - I hope that happens more and more in the future. I'm typically at Grace on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I'm often there Monday and Friday but those days are more flexible.

I would appreciate your prayers - I'm experiencing first hand the right- hand column of the jahari window Roger talked about, through a course called The Christ Life Solution (www.christlifesolution.org) There are blind spots and unknown areas being exposed right now and it is painful. I'm in a small group of trusted people walking with me, and I'm taking it as a pilot to see if we want to offer it at Grace in the future. So, please pray that I stay the course and God uses it to "set me free from the law of sin and death" (yesterdays message, Romans 7 - last verses).

A girlfriend in Christ,
Gina Jansen