Hello friends and family! First of all, I wanted to express the deepest THANK YOU for your support as I am entering into so many new beginnings. I certainly could not be here as a pastoral apprentice with FOCUS ("Fellowship of Christian University Students") without your prayers, encouragement, and financial partnership. The past month has been full of new beginnings. In July, Kazayet and I got married! We loved celebrating with friends and family from all over the States and from Nigeria. The day represented our relationship as a whole - the coming together of two cultures, only possible by the sustaining love and power of God.  August marked the official start of the pastoral apprenticeship with FOCUS!  Since I was part of this ministry throughout all four years of college, it has been incredibly special to get to see the "behind the scenes" as a new staff member. The entire FOCUS staff went on a staff retreat  to recenter on our mission (building and maturing di