Tuesday greetings to you all from Portland, ME!
The last week was full of fun with family and friends in North and South Carolina. And the highlight? GRADUATING from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary with my Master's of Arts in Religion with a concentration in Christian Care and Counseling! (similar to an MDiv without the Hebrew and Greek) It was a full weekend for the seminary, since Friday afternoon was not only Baccalaureate, but also the dedication ceremony for the new Rogers Hall of Mission. I was able to represent my missions organization there (as it made a donation for the Latin America room to honor the legacy of the Latin America Mission) not only with my presence, but as we closed with people praying in a whole bunch of different languages, I was asked at the last minute to pray in Spanish! What an honor it was!
Graduation was a wonderful ceremony and time of celebration. My mom flew down, and an aunt, uncle, cousin, and my grandma joined us too. Afterwards we all went out to lunch with a couple friends I bonded with in seminary who showed extra kindness to me in my times of residency there.
I am so grateful for the opportunity I had to get my Master's at Gordon-Conwell. It was a great experience, and though it required a lot of hard work, I know it was worth it. I truly did learn and mature through it all. I feel more confident and better equipped for ministry now. And I will say, it feels SO GOOD to be done!!
Thank you for your continued prayers for me as I step forward into what God has for me!
Love,
Carrie
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