New City New Adventure

Time spent in California was amazing.

Coming home to family and friends that I missed very much was beautiful.

Getting to rest, refuel, and relax for the month of September was needed. 

But…because of all those things, and after all those things, I got to…

Move to a brand new city that is exciting, scary, and full of adventure.  

But before I explain why I moved to Nashville, I need to express my gratitude for the following Pre--move experiences!

PRE----MOVE:

I GOT TO HANG OUT WITH FRIENDS WHO I MISSED 
INCREDIBLY, 

AND HADN'T SEEN IN 
AGES!

I GOT TO SPEND SOME QUALITY FAMILY TIME & EXPERIENCE BIG CHANGES.

Paddling adventures for Daddy daughter dates.

(RENEE' GOING TO HIGH SCHOOL & BRANDON MOVING TO COLLEGE)

Renee's first homecoming!

Brandon moving in at Samford.
(little man to big man)

Last but not least I got to help teach at a pre-school in down town Birmingham for children who are homeless. The school is called MY PLACE, fitting because in these kids worlds not very many things can they call theirs. I learned, grew, loved, and got loved on by some of the most beautiful little children in the whole world!

We struck our best pose
while giving our biggest cheeses!

We read books about green eggs,
a silly cat,
and being special!

And we danced and sang songs
 to a record player,
these kiddos are way
 cooler then they
will ever know!

We painted pictures of things we were good at!

September was good to me! Thank you everyone who made it so wonderful! 

All that being said it was finally time to pack up the car and move to Tennessee! 

I moved to Nashville to continue working for Center for Student Missions (the same non-profit I worked for in L.A.) 

There are a lot of things that will be different from L.A. My main role will change from leading groups to focusing more on learning about how non-profits run, how urban ministry differs from city to city, as well as getting to work more directly with one of our ministry partners here in Nashville.

Another thing that has changed is that I now get to recruit people who will be willing to partner with me through becoming part of a prayer team and or feel led to becoming a partner through giving financially. 

This means that people (such as yourself) can now join me more tangibly in this time of my life! I am excited to be able to extend this ministry opportunity to folks outside of the CSM family! I believe that God has called all of us to be a part of his body, some may go to far off places, some may love on people who live or work right next to us. Everyone is called.

All that being said this is simply me offering you a way to partner with Me and CSM as we do our part here in Nashville! 

If this partnership (prayer, encouragement, or financial) sounds like something you are interested in or want more information about please email me at Bailey@csm.org !

Nashville is sure to hold new adventure, new friends, new insight, new growth, and new places to love, and be loved. 

I am excited to fall in love with this city! 
I am excited to grow as a person.
I am excited to give Nashville everything I've got!