1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:08,880 Hello everyone and welcome to this week's episode of Trinity Talks. My name is Kyla 2 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:13,960 and I'm the online engagement director here at Trinity. And this week I am sitting down 3 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:19,440 with our brand new Children's Ministry director, Megan White. So Megan, welcome to the podcast. 4 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:21,720 Thank you so much. I'm happy to be here. 5 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:25,400 Yeah. So I thought it would be great to just take some time to get to know you a little 6 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:30,440 bit and so that the folks in our congregation can get to know a little bit about who you 7 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:31,960 are and what makes you tick. 8 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:33,720 That's a great idea. I'm excited. 9 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:37,760 Yeah. So maybe you could just start by telling us like what's one thing that we need to 10 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:41,760 know about Megan, like one fun fact or something we really need to know. 11 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:47,240 One thing you should know about me is that I really like to eat. 12 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:52,080 That's the funnest fact about me I think. I'll eat absolutely anything. I love trying different 13 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:56,040 food. My family jokes that my love language is food. Like don't give me a hug or give 14 00:00:56,040 --> 00:01:00,360 me a compliment. Give me a snack. I'll just eat absolutely anything and I love nothing 15 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:04,240 more than sitting down and eating with people. So I hope I get to sit down and enjoy a meal 16 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:06,080 with some people at Trinity sometime soon. 17 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:09,440 Okay. That's great. Do you have like a favorite food or snack? 18 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:10,440 Oh my goodness. 19 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:11,440 I mean there's lots of options. 20 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:15,880 So many things. I will eat anything. I'll try absolutely anything. I'm a big fan of Indian 21 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:20,480 food. My best friend's Indian. I get a lot of really, really authentic curries from them. 22 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:22,840 It's so good. So probably something like that. 23 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:25,080 Okay. Great. We will keep that in mind. 24 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:28,360 I appreciate that. Yeah. Definitely not putting this out there so that everybody knows what 25 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:33,680 snacks I'm like. Definitely don't have a different motivation there. 26 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:37,600 Yeah. So maybe you could tell us a little bit about your sort of faith journey. 27 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:38,600 Yeah. Absolutely. 28 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:42,800 So when did you first hear about Jesus and when did you decide to follow Jesus? 29 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:46,640 Yeah. And I'm really excited to share it too because I think it really relates to the work 30 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:50,600 that I'm doing in kids ministry here because I actually came to know Jesus at a summer 31 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:51,840 camp. Okay. 32 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:56,280 I did not grow up in a Christian family. I have a wonderful family, but they didn't go 33 00:01:56,280 --> 00:02:01,520 to church or anything. And so I went to this summer camp called Silver Lake Camp. It's 34 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:05,920 up by King Carden. It's very small. Nobody knows what it is. And my best friend was working 35 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:10,080 there and she said, oh, you would just have so much fun. Like there'd be kids and there's 36 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:14,680 games and everything. And I distinctly remember thinking to myself like, isn't it a Christian 37 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:15,680 camp? 38 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:18,760 Like, I don't know if we're going to like that. Like a little 15 year old me doesn't 39 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:21,960 know how she feels about that. She's like, oh yeah, but like you won't even, you won't 40 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:27,280 even notice. Like it'll be fine. And she was very wrong because I did notice in the very 41 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:33,680 best way. I went there and I volunteered in the kitchen and I just had the best week of 42 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:38,600 my life. It was just so much fun. And the reason that it was so much fun is not just because 43 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:44,000 I got to cook and eat all the food, which we've established that I like to do. But I really, 44 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:49,440 really love the community. I remember thinking to myself like these people just have something 45 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:54,480 different. There was just this different piece about them. They were just, they were also 46 00:02:54,480 --> 00:03:00,240 authentically loving and kind to each other. And I had never experienced that before. Like 47 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:05,280 I remember for example, the head counselor was working with a particularly challenging 48 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:10,200 camper who was just having a really hard week and like being super physical and just having 49 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:14,080 a really hard time. And then like five minutes later, I saw that same counselor sitting in 50 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:19,440 the staff lounge, just like reading the Bible, like very chill. And I had just seen her like 51 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:23,360 wrestle a camper, like prevent him from like running away and like hurting other people 52 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:27,040 and things. And I was like, oh my goodness, are you okay? Like that was crazy. I saw everything 53 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:31,040 that happened. That must have been so wild. And she's like, no, like I'm good. What do 54 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:35,520 you mean you're good? I just saw it. Like I know that you're not good. Don't lie to me. 55 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:41,080 And she said, no, like the camp really puts into perspective. I really need Jesus. I was 56 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:47,280 thinking there's something on that. Like I need to know about that. So I, I got a Bible 57 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:52,360 from their little staff lunch. I still have it. And I just sat down and read and I don't 58 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:55,840 know if there's one particular moment, but I remember I was reading first, John, and 59 00:03:55,840 --> 00:04:00,160 just about how God is love and how he's shown us his love in Jesus and how he wants to be 60 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:04,960 reconciled to us. And, and we tell the campers all week, all of those good messages. And 61 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:10,520 I remember thinking like, I need this and somewhere in there, I gave my yes to Jesus 62 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:12,240 and I haven't looked back. That was 10 years ago now. 63 00:04:12,240 --> 00:04:15,760 Wow. Yeah. Yeah, that's great. Yeah. Thank you. 64 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:21,040 And definitely like really then leans into like your passion for kids ministry, camp 65 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:26,400 ministry and that sort of thing. Yeah. I mean, I was told about Jesus at a kids ministry. 66 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:30,240 So I really believe that it's powerful for me. I was a teenager at the time and for me 67 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:34,480 and for the kids and yeah, and I got, and I got to go on and work in camps in different 68 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:36,920 settings for a long time. So I'm really passionate about it. 69 00:04:36,920 --> 00:04:42,360 Yeah. That's great. Thank you. Yeah. So you got to know Jesus a little bit more at this 70 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:46,560 camp. So what has your faith journey looked like sort of from that moment until now? 71 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:51,000 Yeah, because it's been 10 years. So there's a lot of times since that initial moment. 72 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:57,440 Um, yeah, I'd say it's been, it's been a rocky road, I think as it is for everybody, 73 00:04:57,440 --> 00:05:03,240 but, but like, but so good. Um, it's just been like this refining process with God. 74 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:09,200 Like I think he needed to get that message to me that he loved me as I am like right 75 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:13,640 right there in that camp and that in that staff lounge. Um, and I just needed to know 76 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:18,520 that he was there and that he cared for me and that he was this good father. Um, I went 77 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:24,240 to university after that point and university is a little crazy sometimes. And so I think 78 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:29,080 it was this process of like then suddenly being aware that there was a God guiding me 79 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:35,040 through this life and allowing him to do that important work of guiding me because I think 80 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:40,040 I was really ready to just take like the, there's a God and he loves you and he sent 81 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:45,360 Jesus to die for you. I was like, that sounds great. Cool. I'll keep going. And God's like, 82 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:50,000 wait a minute. Like I'm actually, I'm not done yet. Like quite not done. And so I go 83 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:54,320 through university and just feel like the different polls. Like for example, I was 84 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:59,080 studying English literature, which I love. I love writing. I love stories. It was so 85 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:02,640 much fun. But I felt like this really strong pull when I was thinking about what do I do 86 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:07,160 after with this? Cause I thought, oh, I'll be a writer, journalist or something exciting. 87 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:10,760 And I felt like he was saying like, I want you to do ministry. Like I want you to work 88 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:15,560 with people. I want you to take care of these, my sheep. And I was like, that's not what 89 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:21,120 I studied. Like I don't want that. Nope. So I said, no. Um, but I couldn't get away from 90 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:25,560 it. Like this feeling that I was called to ministry to something more. And it took a 91 00:06:25,560 --> 00:06:30,760 few years for me to realize like why he wanted me to do that. But more importantly to realize 92 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:35,440 that he is trustworthy in his calling of my life. And that when he guides me into certain 93 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:40,520 behavior and to certain paths, it's because it's for my good. Um, and it's because he 94 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:47,360 knows best what, um, is going to be good for my life. He knows best, um, for me. And so 95 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:53,000 I did make that switch and I had a bunch of other fabulous jobs. Um, afterwards more focused 96 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:58,680 on ministry and working with people. Um, and I just enjoy it so much. And it's part of, 97 00:06:58,680 --> 00:07:03,840 it's part of what brought me to this job here to do ministry. And, and it's no, it's not 98 00:07:03,840 --> 00:07:06,680 what I would have planned for myself, but I have so much peace about it. Like I'm just, 99 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:10,800 I'm just so excited to, to work with people, especially kids and just be with them on their 100 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:15,440 journeys. And so that's, that's definitely one part of the process. This is refining 101 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:20,440 and this allowing him to really be the Lord of my life and lay down the other things, 102 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:25,960 um, trusting him. Yeah. Yeah. For sure. And you mentioned this idea that like God is trustworthy 103 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:30,760 and God's calling of you. And I think it's also that, that moment where we recognize 104 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:32,120 that like God is trusting us. 105 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:38,800 That like we are somehow trustworthy or even if we're not worthy, God trusts us anyway. 106 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:43,640 He does. Right. And like gives us this calling that says like, no, you can't actually go 107 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:49,040 and like do these good things. Yeah, it's beautiful. Yeah. Because he's God. He could 108 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:54,840 do anything. Right. But, but he chooses to partner with us. He's just so, he's just so 109 00:07:54,840 --> 00:08:00,980 deeply relational and wants to work with us in that way. And when I've done different 110 00:08:00,980 --> 00:08:05,840 jobs in ministry, like at a shelter that I worked at, for example, like just listening 111 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:10,400 to the different women who came through that ministry and like, and like co-laboring with 112 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:15,240 him in that, like paying attention to what, what he might be saying and, and really diving 113 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:20,240 into scripture to understand like how I can love these women really, really well. And, 114 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:24,680 and that was just really illuminating. Like, yeah, he trusts us with these different ministries. 115 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:29,600 Um, and it's, and it's amazing, um, that he would put us in that position and that we 116 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:35,800 can grow close with him through that opportunity. I think it was amazing. Yeah. And I know for 117 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:42,120 myself and thinking about, yeah, just getting to do ministry as a job, like it's also partly 118 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:48,680 like I have had so many people pouring into me and like now I get to like pour that out 119 00:08:48,680 --> 00:08:54,200 in other people. Right. Like that whole sort of reciprocal thing where it's like God has 120 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:59,320 given us these people, these gifts, these like things. And now we get to like actually use 121 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:03,680 that and do some like really cool things in the world. Exactly. Yeah. Absolutely. And 122 00:09:03,680 --> 00:09:09,960 I mean, it's, it's very good news. Yeah. We are fully, we are fully redeemed to, to relationship 123 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:13,600 with the God that we are created for. Like I want, want people to know that like when 124 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:19,280 people are kind and told me that and that one girl at camp told me that Jesus is what 125 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:23,600 she needs. And, and because of that, I have everything that I need and I have a relationship 126 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:28,800 with God that I was created for. And so of course I want to tell people about that. Like 127 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:33,360 it just feels like it feels like being penned up. If I don't tell me, it's just this natural 128 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:38,000 like flowing, like people have told me the good news and like God pours into me and heals 129 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:41,840 me and restores me and like, and to get to pour out to other people is just a pleasure. 130 00:09:41,840 --> 00:09:45,360 Like it's just, it's just a joy. It's like, it's just fulfillment is all I want to do. 131 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:50,280 Yeah. Oh, that's awesome. Thank you. In these 10 years, there's been one sort of moment that 132 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:54,800 really stands out as like, this is a significant moment in my faith journey. Yeah. That's a 133 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:58,720 good question. There's so many, right? Because the throw with God is just so beautiful and 134 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:06,320 complicated and difficult and good. I really, my baptism was a really big deal, which feels 135 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:11,760 kind of basic when it was, it was so spontaneous. Just a friend of mine and I were talking and 136 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:15,600 this friend is like, I was praying for you and I just really feel like you need to be baptized. 137 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:18,480 Like I feel like God was telling me that really clearly and I'm like, I don't know, I don't really 138 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:24,240 have it all worked out in my life because I thought of baptism as like, this is like, I'm going to be 139 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:28,000 the good Christian now. Like I'm going to have it in order. I'm going to go with it. And there 140 00:10:28,000 --> 00:10:31,760 was still stuff I was like working through my life. I'm like, I'm not, I don't have it all 141 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:36,080 together. I'm not perfect. Like you don't want me for this. And I remember this friend said, 142 00:10:36,080 --> 00:10:40,800 like, yeah, and I prayed that to God and God said, like, but she can't do it without me. 143 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:45,760 And I was, I was just struck by him like, yeah, absolutely. And it was like the next day I got 144 00:10:45,760 --> 00:10:52,880 baptized and it was just, it was so meaningful and beautiful and just this important moment 145 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:58,480 of God is with me specifically when I don't have it together. Like he is always with me. 146 00:10:59,040 --> 00:11:07,040 I'm a bit of a mess as every person is like, we all have our stuff. But he sees me and he loves me 147 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:13,440 exactly as I am right now, no matter what. And so that was a big turning point for me. And 148 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:19,920 baptism is a big deal for everybody who does it. Yeah, for sure. So yet you've been working at 149 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:24,640 camps as you sort of mentioned for a while. So maybe you can share a little bit about what have 150 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:29,920 you been doing prior to coming to Trinity? Yeah, absolutely. Kids ministry. Yeah, I love kids. 151 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:34,400 They're so much fun. I can't wait to meet the kids here because I haven't gotten to yet. And 152 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:41,120 yeah, I've been working at the camp. So I from that point, I guess my testimony that I shared, 153 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:45,120 I worked as a counselor for a couple of years, I worked in integrations and working with campers, 154 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:50,160 especially on these, which I just love so much. And then I went on to direct another camp for four 155 00:11:50,160 --> 00:11:55,600 years, which I was really excited about just down on Lake Erie. And that was so much fun. So kind 156 00:11:55,600 --> 00:12:01,120 of like getting to see the bigger picture of camp. And in between camps, because campus is not all 157 00:12:01,120 --> 00:12:05,360 year, even though I want it to be, I would work in different kids ministry. So I worked at City 158 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:10,000 Kids and Hamilton, which is the beautiful organization that puts on like big shows and 159 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:15,760 activities for all kinds of kids living in the downtown core. And I also worked at an organization 160 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:21,200 called Michael House, which is a pregnancy and parenting support center in Gualt. So I would 161 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:25,600 hold babies all day and hang out with little kids. And it was the best. So just kids, kids, kids all 162 00:12:25,600 --> 00:12:31,200 the time. And yeah, now I'm here because I want to be able to tell them about Jesus explicitly. 163 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:36,960 And I'm really excited about that. Yeah. What has sort of led you to now at this point come to 164 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:43,680 Trinity? Yeah. Yeah. I really want to do full time ministry. Like I talked about, it's really what 165 00:12:43,680 --> 00:12:49,760 I feel God is asking me to do is to further his kingdom coming specifically in his church. And 166 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:54,960 I'm just so honored to get to work in the church. Like I think I've, because I didn't grow up Christian, 167 00:12:54,960 --> 00:13:00,480 I've always felt like a little bit like an outsider. And I know that that is not God and that is not 168 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:04,800 the truth, but that's how I feel. And so like, and so like working in the church is just like 169 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:10,400 this amazing opportunity. Like I'm just so honored that I get to be part of building God's house here 170 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:14,400 on earth and be a part of an organization that just gets to talk about him all the time. 171 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:20,640 And I did some work at, like I said, different shelters and organizations. And it's beautiful. 172 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:26,160 I'm really excited to specifically disciple. I think the word disciple has really been on my 173 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:32,800 heart lately, just to get to not only be there for people for the kids to love them well and 174 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:39,280 to care for them overall, but to specifically get to tell them about Jesus. I always really 175 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:44,320 loved camp because that was my one outlet where I got to explicitly share the gospel. Now I get 176 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:49,040 to do it every week. I'm so excited about it. Like I just, I'm so excited to talk about Jesus all 177 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:53,280 the time, like reading my Bible is part of my job. Like, how is that? Was that a job? Like, 178 00:13:53,280 --> 00:14:00,080 I just do that. It's just so fun. And yeah, I got connected to the church through a friend who knows 179 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:05,040 it. And I just connected with the team so well. It just, it just really felt like the place where 180 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:09,520 God wanted me to do this ministry that he's called me to. Like it's almost like any how, 181 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:14,480 how he lined it up for me. Like it's very clear and direct. So yeah. 182 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:18,640 So what's something that you're really looking forward to while you're here at Trinity? 183 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:24,400 Yeah, I want to meet the kids. I don't hang out with kids. I've got, I've got games plans. Like I 184 00:14:24,400 --> 00:14:29,120 love camp. I like the crazy games. I like the big games. I like the quiet crafts. I like everything. 185 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:34,800 I just want to, I want to get to play. I think I'm so excited to get to be in children's ministry 186 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:39,680 because I think that's where it's at. I think that's where the fun happens. I think it's for the big, 187 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:44,480 big faith moments happen. Like I've just seen it time and time again, and I just can't wait to get 188 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:48,000 in there and just hang out with the kids. I'm excited that I get to meet with them every week too. 189 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:52,960 Yeah. Because I've done camp for a while and camp is great, but you hang out with them for a week, 190 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:56,320 and then they go home, but I get to hang out with these kids all year. So I'm just excited to get 191 00:14:56,320 --> 00:15:00,640 to know them and hang out and play games. Yeah, that's definitely like a different vibe, right? 192 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:04,880 Very different. When you get to like build those relationships over a long period of time and 193 00:15:04,880 --> 00:15:11,600 yeah, and speak into their lives like consistently. Exactly. That's what I'm definitely most excited 194 00:15:11,600 --> 00:15:15,440 for. Like the kids and their parents, like just getting to know the families at Trinity and building 195 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:22,160 these longer term relationships and really looking forward to that. Yeah, for sure. So folks might 196 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:26,560 know they might not know you're going to be here for about three months. Yes. And then you're going 197 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:32,960 on another adventure for a little while. Yes, I am. Yes. I'm so excited. Some faith formation 198 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:36,880 stuff that I hope will serve my role here at Trinity really well. I'm going to be going to 199 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:42,160 a Bible school that's offered through Youth with a Mission or YWAM as people in it know it. They 200 00:15:42,160 --> 00:15:46,560 offer this Bible school that travels around to the different places that the Bible was written 201 00:15:46,560 --> 00:15:52,560 and as you read it. So I'll be there from April to June getting all filled up with good knowledge. 202 00:15:54,560 --> 00:16:00,240 So what sort of led you to want to do that? Yeah, that's a good question. I could talk about this 203 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:07,760 all day. I just love the program so much. I just want to know God. That's it. Like it's really not, 204 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:13,200 I wanted to do it a long time ago. It's really not a career move. It's not like a strategic move. 205 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:18,240 It's like just something I want to do to just be close with him. Like I just want to know him 206 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:23,440 better. I want to devote three months to going deep in my relationship with him. Also, I mentioned 207 00:16:23,440 --> 00:16:28,400 earlier I didn't grow up in a Christian family and so I didn't, I didn't get to go to Sunday school 208 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:33,360 when I was a kid. So I want to build this biblical foundation for all the work that I'm going to do 209 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:38,240 here. Like I want to get to know the word, be able to know these stories in this really cool 210 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:43,360 experiential way. So when I'm telling the kids a trinity about it, like I have, I have this 211 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:47,360 experience to tell them about, like I can share my stories of what it was like to be there. 212 00:16:47,360 --> 00:16:51,360 So I just think it would, it would change, it would change everything if I saw the Bible that 213 00:16:51,360 --> 00:16:58,880 way and got to experience it. Definitely. Yeah, for sure. Yeah. And so as you're coming into this 214 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:03,280 role, I know there's a lot of new things being thrown at you, lots of information to take in, 215 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:09,520 lots of stuff, lots of people to meet. So how can the trinity family sort of best support you 216 00:17:09,520 --> 00:17:15,680 through this transition? That's so nice of you. Just chat with me. I love chatting. I just love 217 00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:21,360 little chats here and there. Like I love being distracted by talking with new people. So this 218 00:17:21,360 --> 00:17:25,440 is actually really ideal for me meeting new people all the time. I just love it. So just talk with 219 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:29,760 me. I love having conversations and getting to know people. So just come into my office and visit. 220 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:35,520 It's downstairs, but it's open. And just come in and chat and get to know me. Yeah. Okay. Great. 221 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:39,840 So is there anything else that you want to say to the folks here at Trinity? 222 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:45,360 Yeah, I just want to say I'm just so excited to be here. I'm very confident that this is where 223 00:17:45,360 --> 00:17:51,200 God wants me to be right now. I just love working with kids. Kids, I am just so excited to get to 224 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:56,080 spend every Sunday with you. I'm so honored to have that experience. I'm really, really excited 225 00:17:56,080 --> 00:18:00,960 to get to play some games just to get to know you. And for the whole congregation, I'm just so 226 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:05,840 honored to get to serve and to talk about Jesus every single Sunday with you. And I'm really, 227 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:10,000 really excited to dive in and be a part of what God is doing at this church because I think he's 228 00:18:10,000 --> 00:18:14,800 doing really, really big things. So thank you for the opportunity, kids. I can't wait to get to know 229 00:18:14,800 --> 00:18:20,880 you. And God's got big stuff, so get excited. Yeah. Oh, that's so great. Yeah. And I think 230 00:18:20,880 --> 00:18:26,320 we're really excited to have you here as well. And even, you know, we haven't known each other 231 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:31,840 very long we met yesterday, but like your energy coming into this is so, so clear and so evident. 232 00:18:32,800 --> 00:18:38,080 Yeah. And I think God's going to do some cool things here. Thank you. He is. He's got plans here. 233 00:18:38,080 --> 00:18:42,400 He's definitely moving at this church and excited to be a part of it. Yeah. So thank you so much 234 00:18:42,400 --> 00:18:47,200 for sitting down and taking this time for us to get to know you a little bit more. Yeah. Thank you. 235 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:53,280 And for those who are watching, hopefully you can also get a chance to meet Megan and maybe 236 00:18:53,280 --> 00:19:00,720 go out for some Indian food or just like hang out and chat together. Yeah. And I hope that you can 237 00:19:00,720 --> 00:19:06,480 also sort of in hearing Megan's passion for Children's Ministry that you get a little taste 238 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:12,640 of that as well and maybe find some ways to pour into some kids in your life. So thank you so much 239 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:17,680 for joining us for this week's episode of Trinity Talks and we'll see you next week.