This past fall, I started serving as a counselor (aka small group leader) for 7th grade girls at Austin Chinese Church (ACC). I’ve always loved serving in youth ministry. Ever since I led my first youth small group at my Ohio church (CCCC) as a high school sophomore, I knew…

An empty bottle of sparkling cider… is currently sitting on my dining table. It’s a reminder that last night was real. It’s a reminder that I cried and cried and cried some more, until my eyes puffed up to the point that…

I’m not a great test taker. I am someone who experiences extreme test anxiety. I get super nervous during exams which causes me to go through MAJOR brain farts which results in…

Ok I don’t know boutchu but the Bible can be totally romantic sometimes. Lemme give some context. Over the past month, I’ve been studying the book of Genesis with my disciple, Michelle, and it has honestly been such a cool experience. Not gonna lie I was a bit wary about studying Genesis…

This week, I realized a terrible truth. INSTAGRAM HAS STOLEN MY HEART… BUT LIKE… NOT IN A GOOD WAY. Yep. This past week, I was scrolling through my socials late at night when I discovered…

In the small group I’m leading for my campus ministry, Epic, we decided to tackle the book of Revelation this semester. (More about how this decision came to be and how it’s going in a later post.) This past Thursday, we kicked off the series with study of chapter 1 of Revelation…

I was talking to a friend yesterday about baptism and the implications/significance of it. She mentioned somewhere in the conversation that she had not been baptized yet but didn’t know if she was ready. A big part of that came from not knowing how to tell she was ready…

If you’re anything like me, you enjoy watching and following award shows. I don’t know bout you, but I love the liveliness and the glamour (hey a gal will be a gal) that comes with it. And OOH GURL DAT RED CARPET STYLE THO!! Last Sunday night…

These past few months, I’ve been on an interesting journey of exploring my interests and my faith and trying to find the point at which they work together. (This is also a large part of why I haven’t been posting often + regularly.) If you’ve ever meandered your way over to the “Who Is Jo” tab…

Hello hello again friends!! Long time no see!! No lie, sophomore year has been hard. It’s been a semester of new academic challenges as well as trying to discern the path that God wants me to take in my future career…