Update #1

Hello all!

I have been here in Kentucky now for almost 3 weeks! I have heard from a few people, wondering how I have been doing, and I realized that I haven’t been the best at staying in contact with most of you back home since I got here to Asbury. I am sorry for that, and so I thought it would be good to send out a short update to you all instead of the simple text messages I have sent out to some people, saying simply “things are good.”

Things have been really crazy, but also really good as I have been getting into the swing of things here. God is teaching me and stretching me so much already in these short 3 weeks, it is amazing. I am currently taking 12 hours of Masters’ levels classes, to which I was told by many people here that I am crazy for doing so….we will see how the semester goes :) I am taking the following classes: introduction to the New Testament, Inductive Study over Matthew, Kingdom Church and World, and Life of Prayer. There has been a lot of reading for the classes, and I have either just turned in my first papers for the class, or am in process of getting ready to turn them in. It is hard to pick a favorite class, but I really enjoy and have already learned so much in my Life of Prayer class.

The community life here has been really good for me, and it is such a blessing to be a part of it. Myself and a group of guys have started to meet together once a week to just spur one another on in our walk with God. To come together to pray for one another, learn from each other, memorize scripture together, fast together, and just simply hang out together. I know that God will use this group to stretch me, and am so excited for what God is going to do through us coming together, even if it will be hard at times.

I also am now in the seminary choir….we will see how that goes, since I was never in Choir. but somehow I passed auditions and the director let me in, Lol. I am also playing intramural volleyball on Thursdays now, which should be fun! Another thing I have been a part of is AHOP (Asbury House of Prayer). It is every evening at 9pm during the week, and it is just a time that students from both the college and the seminary can come together to worship and pray to God. There is no set “order” of things, we just kind of come together and go as the Spirit leads! This time each evening is so amazing to come before my Creator, praising Him, crying out to Him, and just taking the time to be silent and listen to Him.

I have also started to play the djembe during AHOP…I walked in one evening and one of the guys handed me the drum and said, “I brought this for you to play” and so I have been attempting to play it each night since then. Through my "Life of Prayer" class and my time spent each evening at AHOP, God has been teaching me so much about worship and prayer, and it has been so amazing. If any of you want a good book on prayer, I highly suggest "Prayer" by Richard J. Foster.

Needless to say, things have been challenging but really amazing here so far. I am excited for all that God will continue to teach me in my time here. I hope this has given you a little glimpse into all that God is teaching me in my time here so far.

In Christ with love,

Jordan McFall

Officially at Asbury Theological Seminary

Hello all,

After a long drive I arrived in Wilmore on Tuesday, and spent the day settling into my dorm room, and meeting new people here. Today was the first day of new student orientation, and although it was a packed day and an overwhelming amount of information, it has been amazing. I am so excited to begin my new journey here, and as I have arrived, I know all the more that this is where God has placed me. The community here at Asbury between not only students but also the faculty is amazing to be a part of, and I am excited for what God has in store for this semester! If anyone is interested and would like to send me mail, I have posted below my address here at Asbury, and would love to hear from you! I hope to post another blog on here in a couple of days to keep you all updated.

In Christ with love,

Jordan

Jordan McFall
ATS- SPO #701
204 N. Lexington Avenue
Wilmore, Kentucky 40390-1199