Austin Bailey's Ministry Blog

As I was pondering what to write about in my last ministry blog with F.O.C.U.S, I asked God for a prompt or theme, and He responded with an image in my head of a single water drop in an ocean and seeing ripples flow across the sea. If you are not familiar with what ripples are, they are small waves or series of waves on the water's surface. They are especially caused by an object dropping into it or a slight breeze. Ripples are the instant effect of wind on water and they die down as quickly as they form, as the surface tension of the water dampens their efforts. If a wind blows steadily across a large enough patch of water for a few hours then the ripples become waves and these will not be dampened so easily. Ripples are mostly affected when the water surface is calm. By throwing the rock or dripping a single water drop into the river, you have given the water some energy. That causes the water to move around, trying to spread out the energy so it can go back to having a still, fl...

As the deer   pants for streams of water,      so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.      When can I go and meet with God? My tears have been my food      day and night, while people say to me all day long,      “Where is your God?” These things I remember      as I pour out my soul: how I used to go to the house of God      under the protection of the Mighty One with shouts of joy and praise      among the festive throng. Psalms 42:1-4 Hello, my support team!          April went by fast and now we're on the final lap of the semester! It's crazy to see how quickly the 2021-2022 school year went by quickly. Core is coming to an end this week and next week every student will be taking their final exams and heading to their summer plans. For me, I am still f...