Caitrin Allen

Caitrin graduated from the School of Discipleship in August 2022 as a 1st year student. She then came on staff in the Guest Services department in the main office where she helps register guests for events and summer camp throughout the year as well as doing other office work. She is also in an advisor position mentoring students in the School of Discipleship program.

Caitrin’s Winter 2024 Update

Happy New Year! I hope you all have had a wonderful holiday season and time to rest and reflect on our Saviour’s birth. This is a slower season at MMR but we will be picking back up again with winter and spring retreats very soon, starting with S.A.L.T (Servant Attitude Leadership Training) for teens mid January. We will host this retreat as well as a winter camp for kids, Men’s Retreat, Couples’ Retreat, Quilter’s Retreat, a Family Fun Weekend and several other private retreats over the next few months. We are already accepting registrations for summer camp and are at nearly 200 registrations already. I am looking forward to getting to host each child and provide them with the opportunity to hear about the work Christ has done for them (and for the sunshine that comes along with summer!). However, there is still plenty of opportunity right now. I have been reminded of the importance of living each day for Christ, content with current circumstances and present in the moment to take advantage of ministry opportunities now rather than always looking to what’s next. The students have chosen their departments and we have one student in guest services again this year. Sarah, who is also one of my advisees, has been doing great and quickly learning skills in housekeeping and in the office. She is a joy to work with and her cheerful willing spirit as well as willingness to be open and vulnerable with me about things in her life has been a blessing and encouragement. I am excited to see all the ways she will grow throughout this school year. This year guest services has combined with programming, so I have Sarah on Tuesdays, she is with programming on Wednesdays, Thursdays are work projects for all students, Fridays she is in housekeeping with Melissa and our Saturday schedule varies from week to week. Sienna, my other advisee, is doing an amazing job as a second year in the barn. She is great at being involved in the lives of other students and encouraging them to serve the Lord. I love our advisor group and am thankful for the opportunity to be involved in their lives and grow alongside them this year. In February I will be attending the Biblical Counseling Training Conference at Faith church in Indiana for a second year. I’m looking forward to this opportunity to learn more about encouraging and helping others from a biblical standpoint. At the end of March I hope to go to Mexico once again, if the Lord provides the finances and open doors to be able to leave the office for that long. Although at this point I probably will not be able to go but I would love to be a part of the projects that we have planned for this year’s trip, including drilling a new water well and continuing the building of a house that we started last year. Following that, summer will once again be right around the corner before we know it.

I appreciate you all and your involvement and interest in my ministry at MMR. Going into 2024, here are several ways you can be praying and/or join in with me in serving at MMR:

• Praise for money provided to quickly pay off the mortgage for the land that MMR recently purchased
• That I will be attentive to opportunities to serve and intentional in serving the Lord in each day
• For a successful winter and spring retreat season and that the Lord will use MMR to impact many and encourage them in walking with him
• For wisdom and discernment in understanding which direction the Lord is leading me
• That the Lord would provide someone to take over the role of bookkeeper left open after Chip’s departure this past August. If you or someone you know may be interested in joining with us in more of a hands on way we are actively looking for someone to fill this staffing need. The Lord has been faithful, but we definitely have a real need for someone to serve in this position.

In Christ,
Caitrin Allen

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