Student Blog Written By: Anna Claire Waddell, Fellows
The Lord is my Shepherd, I lack nothing.” Psalm 23:1. This verse has been the anthem prayer of Class 20.
Stepping into this year, I balanced an eager and expectant posture towards the Lord and His desires He would fulfill through me during this year. I commenced the year with a desire to know God’s voice above all of the others, be a grateful steward for where my feet are planted, and live the joy within me that truly comes from Him alone.
There have been battles this year – loss, sadness, conflict, pain, but the redeeming love of Christ covers us and washes us white. I am made new, and I get to live this new life.
When I arrived on campus on August 22, 2025, I was actively fighting against living as a people-pleaser. During our personality reflection surveys, I found that I seek to make people happy. I’m an avoider, so I steer clear of conflict. Talking and praying with my discipler, shoutout Milena McManus, I began to understand that this is not always a healthy position. She poured wisdom over me to step back and observe a situation.
This year, I have learned how to read the room, listen to people, face conflict, and engage in conversation with a peaceful posture. Time and time again, the Lord has faithfully showered me with the truth that “I lack nothing.” When I am listening instead of talking, I lack nothing. When I wrestle to face conflict but approach with grace and prayer, I lack nothing. When I allow my heart to break for what breaks the Lord, I lack nothing.
A moment in particular that the Lord really anchored this into my heart was on the Womanhood retreat. The challenges I faced and prayers I prayed during the weekend in March were strong and sincere. I was torn with several decisions and struggled to hear the Lord’s voice and the pursuit of my heart over other whispers around me. Sitting on the diving board tower by the lake on a sunny afternoon, I knelt before the Lord. I knelt with my hands open, my posture receiving, my heart humbled.
After commissioning, I will be attending Mississippi College and hopefully spend a semester in Zimbabwe in the near-future. I desire to grow in deeper educational knowledge, but also work as a laborer in the harvest, reaping the fruits of the Lord across the nations. I am eager to be a disciple who makes disciples, sharing the invitation and challenge method that we have strived for this season, across all those the Lord brings into my life.
Reflecting on my year as a Fellow, I am grateful for each prayer, each tear, each hard moment, and each joyful dance party. Walking each day as a peace-maker, I reflect on the growth the Lord has stirred inside me this year. I am grateful for each lesson, grace gift, invitation, and challenge of this beautiful, life-giving, and irreplaceable year.
Praise the Lord for this class, the people, the stories we tell, the memories we made, and the beautiful road ahead.
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