I am all settled in my room, the first thing that was hung was my number 37 Seattle Seahawks Jersey, so that I can proudly represent where my loyalties are. My small room has quickly become home, and its a really great feeling. Its not much but I really do love it. As most of you may or may not know I am living in a dorm which come mid September will be filled with 40ish School of Biblical studies(SBS) students here to get trained in the word of God. Right now, it is just me with 5 other single staff that have also chose to live among the students in the dorm while they go through the intense process of the SBS. Dorm life is something I really love, its nice to have so many friends so close, despite sharing one bathroom between 20ish girls, don't worry, there are multiple stalls and showers to share but sometimes that doesn't even seem like enough :)
I am quickly learning that life at YWAM Montana as Staff is very different than when I was here for 9 months as a student. We have regular staff meetings and jobs within our certain departments that we are responsible for. I am apart of the School of Biblical Studies department and we have been meeting daily to be trained in different things like refreshing ourselves with the Inductive Method of Bible Study, putting lectures together, grading the students work, how to pastor and disciple the students while they are so intenstly studying the Bible, and dividing up the long "To Do" list that needs to happen before the students actually arrive here in September.
I also have been given two different jobs that i am responsibly for while the 9 month school is going on. I have been privleged enough to be named as the "Dorm Mom", which is a nice way to say "Dorm Enforcer"along with my good friend Nathan who is now the "Dorm Dad". We are the ones that get to remind the students of the designated quiet times when they are being to loud, make sure that the students are doing their cleaning jobs or "chores" within the dorm, and pretty much answer complaints, grumbles or questions. I also am apart of the Community outreach team. This means that we will be coordinating outreach opportunities for the students within the community to get them out and sharing with people the things they are learning, or simply just serving in a place that needs help. I am really looking forward to both of these responsiblities they will challenge me and bring me joy to be apart of.
Everything that I am apart of in SBS is incredibly important, but one of the things that I am both excited and nervous for is teaching/discipleing the students. This quarter I am teaching Philippians and 1 Timothy, I am really stoked I was given these two books to teach, they are amazing and have already been speaking to me in so many ways I cant wait to share it with the students and watch these books change their lives as well. I have been given a great responsibility and privilege with training & teaching, but I know that God has called me to this job and he will be guiding and directing me through the whole thing.
Prayers are greatly appreciated through this journey of my life....
Blessings,
Sally Jo
