Jesse Joyner, PhD

I write to you from Fort Wayne, Indiana. I am currently at First Missionary Church near the campus of Taylor University Fort Wayne (go Trojans!). I don’t have time to share all my fun experiences at camps and churches this past summer. But I will chronicle the locations in case you care where I was all summer. I’ll give one fun memory from each trip:

June:
Central Florida Nazarene Camp (Lake Placid, FL) – winning the beach limbo contest

Latonia Christian Church (Latonia, KY) – stealing an apple from Roger’s dinner snack

Vineyard Community Church (Lexington, KY) – juggling for my own church and local community

The RISE Program (Bergin, KY) – getting the coolest set of thank-you letters ever

Alive Christian Music Festival (Canal Fulton, OH) – juggling with singer Vicky Beeching

New Life Baptist Church (New Wilmington, PA) – the human table that miserably failed

Camp Hickory (Ingleside, IL) – showing off my toe-touch dive to the kids

July:
Wall Highway Baptist Church Camp (Trenton, GA) – playing Loot with the leaders late at night

Fellowship Community Church (Norwalk, IA) – taking a 40 mile bike ride

The International Juggling Festival (Winston-Salem, NC) – meeting my new friend Daniel and throwing the 5-foot yellow ball at each other at 1am in the gym

Prince Avenue Baptist Church Camp (Helen, GA) – taking my wife, Sarah, to a camp

Vineyard Community Church (Cincinnati, OH) – messing around with Thataway the Clown

August:
First Missionary Church (Fort Wayne, IN) – having a dropless program on the first night

I know all these reflections are simply fun things, but I want it to be known that I got to see God do some amazing things in the lives of children this summer, including many first-time commitments to be followers of Jesus and also prayers against fears and prayers for healing. It is so exciting to be a part of the ever-increasing work of the Kingdom of God. All praise to God on high. Grace and Peace, Jesse.