It’s midterm recess. A time to rest after the hectic time of midterms and get ready to do the next half of the semester. So, in my usual form, I have decided to take on a new project.

I think it first occurred to me last semester to start a bible study group for queer people. I had had a weird experience with a campus ministry and was feeling like I wanted a community who got where I was coming from. It wasn’t the right season for me though, I think I needed time away to heal by myself. Or maybe I didn’t, but that’s what I did.

Then a few weeks ago a new friend from diversity facilitating asked people to share stories of times they’d been discriminated against in on-campus organizations. I messaged her and told her about my whole weird thing with feeling really unwelcome at on-campus ministries. She was so unbelievably sweet to me, and reaffirmed that God loves me for who I am.

Since then the idea of starting a community for lgbt Christians has been weighing on me again.

So when I went home and saw a good friend and we talked about our lives, it came up and she basically encouraged me that if I felt moved to do something, I should do it. So, here I am, having sent out an interest form, earnestly checking for replies every 20 minutes (I have all of four right now, I’m basically killing it) and reaching in to my bible in hopes of finding wisdom about leading and starting a community. I really can’t wait to see where it all goes.