Something like forever

Wow. Nothing like waiting forever and a year to let people know that we still exist somewhere! Of course, when I (Sara) am the only one who usually writes anything at all, and I've been in Indy for exactly a year and a day now... I guess you have to expect updates to be relatively few and far between! I have lots of good pictures to post someday, but for now, you'll have to be content with just a brief synopsis of my past couple of months at the grand ole' ITC...
I worked this summer with a Leader-In-Training, making many good memories and learning more than I'll ever have time to write about here. God challenged my heart in so many amazing ways...I'm sure I couldn't write a book like some others leaders may be able to do, but the things that I learned regarding my own heart and in relating to other people have been such that I'll never be the same, I think.
I think the biggest two lessons God was consistently teaching me during my EQUIP training and service times (if I could possibly narrow it down to only two) have been learning to love as Christ loves, and coming to know just how big and real and near God really is to me--such simple concepts that you would think I would have learned years and years ago, but I've barely begun to learn them, I'm sure!
Since I graduated from EQUIP in the middle of August, I've continued working here at the Training Center, mostly keeping up with "behind the scenes" work. I'm helping with the Hispanic ministry on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and that has provided a lot of diversity in working with different people--from babies and children to young ladies and mothers... I'm even teaching some of the ladies how to quilt! I find it incredible the way that God uses gifts and talents to provide openings to minister to deeper needs of the heart...
I'm not sure where God is leading me at the moment. All I know is that I'm here now as an extension of my family, expanding my dad's vision for serving at the ITC, doing whatever I'm able to do. People ask how long I'll be here and I usually reply "forever, I think." ;-) I honestly love it here, even though it's hard to be away from my family and I miss my home-life like crazy sometimes (it helps to have my sister Stef here with me though!).
Not too much has changed in our family since June. The biggest thing (and best thing possible, I think) is the birth of my little nephew Benjamin Joshua Heagy last July (he's two months old already...hard to believe!). I've included a few pictures of him and Josh and Suzi's family for you all to see...Enjoy!