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Don’t be complicated and don’t just stay in your head! Become rooted in God’s word, humble yourself to admit when you’re lacking or needy, and rest in the fact that God’s love for you is truly unconditional :) -Serena

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Hang in there! Being bi-vocational ministers can be challenging at times but it is doable! Just be honest to your leaders about where you are. Your leaders really cares about you, especially where you are spiritually, so if you need to slow down so that you can work on your relationship with God please tell them and do so! It may feel like you are "missing out" or you might not want to look lame cos you need to take some time out, but it will what you need the most at the time. Those times when I took a break for soul care was the sweetest times during my first few years out.

Second year was hard for me as I struggled a lot with my desire to live a comfortable life so if you find yourself struggling with that, I would encourage you to read the gospels while seriously asking the question, "If being a christian means following Jesus, what is the kind of life that Jesus lived and called his disciples into".  Doing that really helped me calibrate my life and see that actually we are really comfortable, even at a busy church as ours.

- Casey

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kacie's edith role - "i think you're beautiful pam"

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kacie's edith role - "i think you're beautiful pam"

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Don’t be in a rush & don’t let the days pass you by before you know it! Cherishing people and memories doesn’t come naturally and takes effort, but you can grow into it. It’s better to share your prayer requests with sisters early and often, and opening up first will allow others to follow and connect. There are more things to care about as you get older & you can always find something to be busy with, but remember to slow down and remember your first love and that one thing is necessary! -Kaila

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Don’t be in a rush & don’t let the days pass you by before you know it! Cherishing people and memories doesn’t come naturally and takes effort, but you can grow into it. It’s better to share your prayer requests with sisters early and often, and opening up first will allow others to follow and connect. There are more things to care about as you get older & you can always find something to be busy with, but remember to slow down and remember your first love and that one thing is necessary! -Kaila

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Friday bible studies, Lifetalks, trying things at Tufts, hanging out at Scottage and Parks' :) playing PHARISEES board game

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Friday bible studies, Lifetalks, trying things at Tufts, hanging out at Scottage and Parks' :) playing PHARISEES board game

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Be open with your leaders and with your friends (and anyone can be your friend if you just let them!). Commit to being known and challenge others to do the same.

Choose to be uncomfortable for the sake of the gospel! You don't want to look back and see that you've let a whole year pass because you've been just going along doing what's comfortable.

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my first week at BC going to get butcher paper with Karoline and Alyssa and going all the way to Somerville and going to three different places before realizing there was butcher paper at Target. 

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my first week at BC going to get butcher paper with Karoline and Alyssa and going all the way to Somerville and going to three different places before realizing there was butcher paper at Target. 

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Don't be proud thinking "ooo look at me I was a CPI", it'll cause other people to not like being around you :P But instead, bring all that you've seen, heard, learned, and practiced to wherever you are, to live under the gaze of God and not other people. 

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Don't be proud thinking "ooo look at me I was a CPI", it'll cause other people to not like being around you :P But instead, bring all that you've seen, heard, learned, and practiced to wherever you are, to live under the gaze of God and not other people. 

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Melanie Chen

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All the short people cleaning and fixing up the kitchen at Denby, and none of us could reach the higher shelves...so we called HanSan for back up.

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All the short people cleaning and fixing up the kitchen at Denby, and none of us could reach the higher shelves...so we called HanSan for back up.

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Though life gets more complicated/hard over time, you are not alone! lean into your relationships with older sisters, younger sis, peers and mentors (do life with them! go over to others' places a lot) and be open with what is going on in your life. only by speaking up and being open you will be shaped by other people's perspective and truth. -grace kim

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Just be honest with where you’re at and how you’re feeling! It’s always better to talk about how you’re feeling with people rather than just keeping it all to yourself bc then it gets all complicated and dramatic in your head. You don’t need to compare yourself with people around you or feel like you need to do certain things or be at a certain place but just continue to turn to God’s word and be reminded that you are loved and that His grace is sufficient. - Kim Sho

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Just be honest with where you’re at and how you’re feeling! It’s always better to talk about how you’re feeling with people rather than just keeping it all to yourself bc then it gets all complicated and dramatic in your head. You don’t need to compare yourself with people around you or feel like you need to do certain things or be at a certain place but just continue to turn to God’s word and be reminded that you are loved and that His grace is sufficient. - Kim Sho

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Hannah Rhee screaming at Workbar when her toast was "too burnt"

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Hannah Rhee screaming at Workbar when her toast was "too burnt"

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To be honest with what you are going through when you are still young, don't be afraid to take time out from ministry to reflect and get right in your relationship with God, and grow in your Gospel conviction, that's much more important than the ministry result you can get :)

- Aurona

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Go over to your leader's house even without an invite... haha. I learned so much from Tim/Debbie just by being with them, from practical life skills to how to live out Christian life to spontaneous office hours. -Linda

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Go over to your leader's house even without an invite... haha. I learned so much from Tim/Debbie just by being with them, from practical life skills to how to live out Christian life to spontaneous office hours. -Linda

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Fail a lot, so you can grow a lot! Jacqui

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It's okay if you're not awesome and if you fail a lot. These are lessons you can learn from, and it is an opportunity to humble yourself and see how God is wanting to use someone like you even with not having a great track record. God is sanctifying you through these processes. :) 

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It's okay if you're not awesome and if you fail a lot. These are lessons you can learn from, and it is an opportunity to humble yourself and see how God is wanting to use someone like you even with not having a great track record. God is sanctifying you through these processes. :) 

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-julie

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"It's okay, everything is fine:)" - Nadia

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"It's okay, everything is fine:)" - Nadia

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“RATS along his back” + joyland remix

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glug glug glug - Hannah Sanders chugging her water bottle

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glug glug glug - Hannah Sanders chugging her water bottle

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Don't waste your time being anxious about dating and marriage, rather, use your youth and single hood to deepen your convictions and knowledge of God's Word, get to know other sisters really well, and love people in ministry. Things that will come will come and don't let this time pass you by because you are so anxious.  

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Don't waste your time being anxious about dating and marriage, rather, use your youth and single hood to deepen your convictions and knowledge of God's Word, get to know other sisters really well, and love people in ministry. Things that will come will come and don't let this time pass you by because you are so anxious.  

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-Mia

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Seeing everyone work so hard for the gospel skit!

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Seeing everyone work so hard for the gospel skit!

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even if you're hanging on with your pinky finger, hang on! it's so much better than giving up or calling it quits: God has much more vision and in store for you than what you see in the moment

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even if you're hanging on with your pinky finger, hang on! it's so much better than giving up or calling it quits: God has much more vision and in store for you than what you see in the moment

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Ellen Park

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Hang in there! There will be more challenges ahead of you. See this year as an opportunity to grow AND strengthen your conviction. Know that you are loved no matter what. "Remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you.." Don't forget to keep in touch and connect with other people.. most importantly, pray a lot and read God's word. -Naomi

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Hang in there! There will be more challenges ahead of you. See this year as an opportunity to grow AND strengthen your conviction. Know that you are loved no matter what. "Remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you.." Don't forget to keep in touch and connect with other people.. most importantly, pray a lot and read God's word. -Naomi

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Acorns helping MIT & being our audience at our Bible study kickoff 🎉

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Acorns helping MIT & being our audience at our Bible study kickoff 🎉

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Open up with people about what you are going through, so friends can come alongside you and mentors can help you deepen in convictions as different idols like career/marriage surface. It's as you do, that you'll be able to grow and also experience the body of Christ more deeply! - Jenny

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Open up with people about what you are going through, so friends can come alongside you and mentors can help you deepen in convictions as different idols like career/marriage surface. It's as you do, that you'll be able to grow and also experience the body of Christ more deeply! - Jenny

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Reunited in Boston after Element and celebrating Christine's Bday

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Reunited in Boston after Element and celebrating Christine's Bday

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Read a lot of bible, the time to do that gets just less and less (even though at the moment it seems like there's no time to even do laundry) and when things feel hard, train yourself to go to God's word first, even through the times you're emotional and don't want to/it's hard to. 

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Read a lot of bible, the time to do that gets just less and less (even though at the moment it seems like there's no time to even do laundry) and when things feel hard, train yourself to go to God's word first, even through the times you're emotional and don't want to/it's hard to. 

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Ellen

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perfect love casts out fear - focus on loving people especially during times of anxieties and uncertainties

keep enlarging your relational world and reaching out. this will help you feel a greater sense of ownership and security.

praying that your 2nd year will be a year when you can give your all to God and experience how true it is that as you put first things first, everything else will fall into place.

- Clarissa

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"As for you" - always go back to your personal convictions because things will get hard, people will leave our church, ministry will get unsuccessful. Remember "to whom shall we go, for you have the words of life" - Hannah L

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"As for you" - always go back to your personal convictions because things will get hard, people will leave our church, ministry will get unsuccessful. Remember "to whom shall we go, for you have the words of life" - Hannah L

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It's ok to feel tired from work. But when you keep pushing yourself like waking up 7 am for dts, you find that you're growing through the small acts of obedience.

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It's ok to feel tired from work. But when you keep pushing yourself like waking up 7 am for dts, you find that you're growing through the small acts of obedience.

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- Emily

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you guys trying to teach Nico to walk at Denby :) 

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you guys trying to teach Nico to walk at Denby :) 

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Trust in God's timing for job, marriage, and everything else, and while you wait, cherish the people who are in front of you -Rosa

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Trust in God's timing for job, marriage, and everything else, and while you wait, cherish the people who are in front of you -Rosa

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First time Kacie acted as the grandma during CPI skit practice :)

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First time Kacie acted as the grandma during CPI skit practice :)

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I would advise my 2nd year me to choose to do what is hard instead of choosing the easier path, such as open up to people about my struggles instead of keeping it to myself, serving others even when I'm tired, and above all giving to God my best in terms of time and energy instead of my leftover after work/school. And everyday, choosing to prioritize my personal relationship with God through DT and make my time with God non-negotiable. - Lily

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I would advise my 2nd year me to choose to do what is hard instead of choosing the easier path, such as open up to people about my struggles instead of keeping it to myself, serving others even when I'm tired, and above all giving to God my best in terms of time and energy instead of my leftover after work/school. And everyday, choosing to prioritize my personal relationship with God through DT and make my time with God non-negotiable. - Lily

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Learning how to co-parent and having a newfound appreciation for bivocational parents together :’)

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you guys left me, i'm just with Isaac and Emilio for the BC picture, booooo

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you guys left me, i'm just with Isaac and Emilio for the BC picture, booooo

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Timestamp: 1 AM

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hold on through the challenges, even if it is just by your pinky fingers. A lot of being faithful is holding onto truths rather than listening to your feelings. - ellen j

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hold on through the challenges, even if it is just by your pinky fingers. A lot of being faithful is holding onto truths rather than listening to your feelings. - ellen j

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Don't spend too much bandwidth anxious about marriage - talk to your leaders, don't wallow in insecurity, and be practical/realistic (not over-spiritual #KellyQ&A), sister relationships are so precious, and shore up your relationship with God, and busy yourself with good work. - Hannah L

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Don't spend too much bandwidth anxious about marriage - talk to your leaders, don't wallow in insecurity, and be practical/realistic (not over-spiritual #KellyQ&A), sister relationships are so precious, and shore up your relationship with God, and busy yourself with good work. - Hannah L

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Hearing ridiculous things through our shared wall, like LOUD Maverick City Music when y'all thought you saw a ghost, Karoline's laugh at 1 am

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Do things NOW while you're still young - Pearl

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Do things NOW while you're still young - Pearl

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including:
- get close to your peers, which means fighting and learning to reconcile
- work on all of those character issues you know you have but think you can manage to live with
- be open and honest about seeking out help with your struggles instead of trying to look like you've got things together
- set the spiritual disciplines you will carry out for the rest of your life; don't shy away from reflection and repentance

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Finding out at Retreat Makoto & Aaron made a salvation decision. Go Acorns!

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late night meals after BU team meetings 

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late night meals after BU team meetings 

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Just be honest - transitioning to working life has its own share of challenges but as long as you are honest with friends/leaders/yourself/God with what you are going through and be open to outside help, God will sustain you through all the ups and downs :) - Fan

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Just be honest - transitioning to working life has its own share of challenges but as long as you are honest with friends/leaders/yourself/God with what you are going through and be open to outside help, God will sustain you through all the ups and downs :) - Fan

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Hosting all the sisters for dinners and various sisters gatherings at 223

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With Destiny in the backseat when Nathan got food poisoning and was in the front seat, and we got to talk for the whole 3-4 hour drive :)

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Just stick it out - there will be high and low seasons, but lows are opportunities to go back to the basics and not get overcomplicated/entitled, allow God to take you on the adventure he has planned for you, not the one you envisioned on yourself. - Hannah L

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Just stick it out - there will be high and low seasons, but lows are opportunities to go back to the basics and not get overcomplicated/entitled, allow God to take you on the adventure he has planned for you, not the one you envisioned on yourself. - Hannah L

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223 at the Sidney Parking lot waiting to surprise the MIT girls only to find out that they already left the Tsais and were back home :(

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223 at the Sidney Parking lot waiting to surprise the MIT girls only to find out that they already left the Tsais and were back home :(

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the "cover mouth with hand" when happy - karoline

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the "cover mouth with hand" when happy - karoline

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When Destiny got so loud when we were discussing enneagram tests and we got to listen all of Alyssa's favorite hipster songs

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Laying on the ground and reading The Path Between us for family night

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hummus + pita chips - Hanno & Hannah Sanders

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hummus + pita chips - Hanno & Hannah Sanders

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Widen your relational scope lol. same for 5th year out me too. Suzanne challenged me during my second year to initiate with a sister once a week so i wouldn't get overly absorbed in my ldr.

Now that im not with my chicago peers anymore I'm thankful for her advice and also wish I had done even more.

Also, do fun things together with your apartment while you still can ahaha

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And scaring Mel by jumping from out of the portable restrooms ;)

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All of our sister hangouts esp. the time when we played some games -Nao

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All of our sister hangouts esp. the time when we played some games -Nao

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Getting lost on the way from Denby to E3 with Destiny in the car with me who was totes freaking out because we were supposed to relieve babysitters

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Getting lost on the way from Denby to E3 with Destiny in the car with me who was totes freaking out because we were supposed to relieve babysitters

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Every invite to play foosball with sisters at Denby :’)

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Starbucks chai tea latte w/ 6 pumps of chai - Destiny

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Starbucks chai tea latte w/ 6 pumps of chai - Destiny