As the anticipation builds for my upcoming commissioning service, the enthusiasm and support from friends, family, and faith communities have been overwhelming. Among the many expressions of interest was a simple yet powerful question: “Where is the link, so that I can support you in God’s mission?”

Summer is almost over. For many, this season provided opportunities for vacation, road trips, barbecues and so much more. I am a summer person, and so I am a little bit sad that this season is coming to an end. But happy that it will come around again next year and every year. In looking back at this summer and late spring, as far as my networking efforts were concerned, I had the wonderful opportunity to engage with individuals, families locally and abroad, seminarians, professors, mission committees and churches.