How are you connected with P2C-Students, and what’s a fun fact about you?
My name is Erin Ng, and I connected as a first year student through a local P2C campus community in Guelph. I’ve been on staff with P2C for 10+ years.
I met my (now) husband while we were both on staff, even though we were also both students at the same university at the same time (and somehow never met then).
What's an area of your life where you've seen God at work recently?
This fall I returned to work after a second maternity leave, and the timing of returning to work and how/when my childcare support would begin was up in the air for months. My return to work was delayed as I took an unpaid leave of absence for just over one month, not knowing when I would return.
It is hard for me to release being in control. God led me to a place of surrender and peace with the unknown as I walked each week trusting his direction.
How did you recognize the Holy Spirit in this situation?
The Holy Spirit brought me into awareness of how God was at work:
helping me actively surrender
providing financially for my family
leading me to a new daily 5 minute prayer practice
grounding me in the assurance that he was saying, “Erin, just wait and see what will happen.”
God brought about an unexpected crisis with our daycare that turned all my plans and ideas upside down.
What difference does Jesus make to this part of life? In other words, how is Jesus good news in this situation?
When our childcare was disrupted and we were faced with needing to find a new preschool for our kids, Jesus offered assurance that he was in control and would provide.
When I faced grief at the sudden transition and unknown of how/when I could work, Jesus offered comfort through family and close friends.
When I felt overwhelmed with juggling the needs of vocational ministry with a busy home (2 kids, 1 dog, and 2 exchange students), Jesus offered peace and grounding to take each day moment by moment.
When I was faced with my own lack of control over my circumstance, Jesus offered reminders that he loved my family even more than me, and remained fully in control of all outcomes, no matter what they were.
How did you respond to the Holy Spirit's work and Jesus' good news?
God helped me respond to the disruption by being willing to accept change. As I embraced a new schedule with a new childcare provider, returned to work at minimal hours, and juggled the needs of my busy home, God met me with grace and grounding. God helped me release control over what I thought was going to happen and humbly accept what was happening, in faith that God is good and has good in store for my family and me.
How can we pray for you?
You can pray for my children as they adjust to their new morning preschool, and for grace as I manage a busy home and juggle working in ministry. You can also pray for meaningful projects as I provide support to our ministry through writing and managing our website.
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