Hello From Philadelphia

The following is an update I posted on the Goodwill Youth Group blog and figured worthwhile to post it on my blog since it’s my content!:

Hello everyone from Philadelphia.  I miss you all, but am glad that we are still connecting through Facebook, phone calls, texting, Twitter, and definitely prayer.  Your prayer and words of encouragement have meant a lot to me – I feel like I rode them down to Philly and you gave me tremendous confidence and trust in the job interviews.

I had my last interview this past Tuesday, so now it’s time to wait to hear if I get a job offer late next week.  Please pray that the branch manager, who makes the final decision, shows me favor.

My roommate Dave and me in my bedroom. 

Here’s the street that we live on, right outside our door.

Every day, a few times a day, I go to this park a block away to pray and read scripture.  Here I am sitting in the park below a memorial depicting the starvation the Irish experienced in the 1840s and 1850s and their journey to this country.

Living around this memorial are other people who are hungry – many homeless people spend their nights on the park benches.

Usually, when I go to this park, I am overcome by a deep sense of loneliness, which I know I share with many of you.  It’s funny being lonely while simultaneously being surrounded by millions of people.   I thank God that Dave, my close brother in Christ from college is my roommate, and that I have family, and friends like you guys to stay in touch with.  I started going to Tenth Presbyterian Church (http://www.tenth.org) and I’m going to check out their twentysomething small group this Sunday.  I’ve also met some pretty cool people through this tango class that I’m taking for the next 5 weeks, which, as I figured, is a great way to meet people – especially female people! 

I encourage you to follow my example in dealing with your loneliness because it’s OK to be lonely; the issue is what you do with your loneliness.  Know it is OK to be lonely and seek God with all your heart through prayer and his word in your loneliness; stay connected with youth group, your youth leaders, and church; invest in the important relationships with your family and friends who build you up; and look for opportunities to do positive and constructive things with people.

Always feel free to shoot me an email or send me a note – I love hearing from you and am always encouraged to see how you’re growing in your faith and knowledge of Jesus and your consideration of others.

Everett

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