Unlikely People, Unlikely Place

Hi Guys!
Boy, has the Lord just plopped a ministry in my lap! Most of my life I have had to search for where my ministry was suppose to be because I was in my little "Christian bubble." But just yesterday I realized I didn't have to search for it. It just kind of happened. I started school at a community college and started working at a sports apparel place last week. Both places are filled with lost people. And I am befriending the most unlikely people! It is quite an awesome ministry!
And as I was reflecting on my unlikely friendships yesterday I remembered all the people that turned their nose up to my being opposed to going to a Christian university. Now let me say first of all, I have nothing against Christian universities at all and I think getting a Christian education is a great thing!! It just wasn't where I felt God was leading me!
But as I was looking at what college I wanted to go to when I would tell people where I was going, (or thought I was going before the Lord moved us to LA.) people would turn their nose up at me. Because the school that I thought I was going to go to was known as the party school. But what a sad thing that it was looked down upon for a Christian to go to a "worldly" school. Wasn't it Jesus himself that hung out with the drunkards, notorious sinners? Jesus didn't hang out with the "religious people." So why would we as Christ Followers center our lives only around "religious" people?

I just turned 18, and yes I know that I am young. But why wait until I am out of school to do something big? Why wait until I am married, or older, or more qualified. God's will for my life is right here. Right now. So why wait? I am ready for this amazing, crazy, whirlwind of a journey that God has for me! And I pray as I am on this journey that the Lord would give me boldness to make known the mystery of His Gospel!

Ephesians 6:19-20
   Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the Gospel,  for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.