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Ok so i'm back.
I know I haven't had an entry lately..but its been CRAZY at Winthrop. I moved in a few days early to help FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) with Freshman move-in. So i'm all settled in now and i'm ready for some hard core studying....not

One thing that many of you know is that i'm the president of FCA at Winthrop. God has placed me in situations that i never thought I would be in epically on a college campus. This will be my 10th year working with FCA. I started in middle school and then followed through with it in high school. I didn't plan on being involved really in anything in college because i wanted a little "break" from extra curricular activities.

Well my 3rd or 4th month at Winthrop my freshman year I got a phone call from a girl named Kristine and she said that she played on the Winthrop Woman's basketball team and was the current President of FCA. (I originally thought this girl was crazy..and random) But she proceeded to tell me that she was transferring to Florida to play basketball down there. The reason that she was calling was because she had started praying about a president to take her place..and my name kept repeatedly coming to her heart in prayer.

I thought this was CRAZY for a Freshman to be put in a leadership position like a president and I immediately said that I didn't think it was a good idea at all. So i prayed, and prayed and prayed and finally I realized what God had done..I was suppose to take a step of faith and go for it..so I did.


My first year (last year) as president on a college campus was the most satisfying, emotional, exciting year of my entire life. I've met some of my best friends just being apart of this ministry. Its such a blessing to wake up every morning and know that if you need something...and i mean anything that there are people all around you that are servants for Christ and will help you with anything you need!


The woman's basketball program at Winthrop has become a major part of my life. Two girls that lived on the same hallway with me my Freshman year have remained very close to me and one of them is even one of my Best Friends. Sarah and Ashley are amazing girls that are on the Winthrop Basketball team. I met both of them very randomly that first year never thinking that I would build relationships with them and continue throughout the next 4 years with them by my side.

Not only has Ashley and Sarah become a huge part of my life so has Lacey. Lacey transferred from Coastal (Winthrop's rival school) with a chance at a different coaching staff and team. Lacey is an awesome girl and is even on our FCA leadership team and has become one of my closest friends. These three girls are so so so special to me. Fansler and Taquoia are a pair of girls that ride with us to church every Sunday morning and its been an amazing witnessing opportunity for me to reach out to them and hopefully one day make a difference in their life just by being the one that they can talk to or even the one they come to for some girl time.

FCA has put me in situations with these girls because i've used it as an "outlet" for them to come to. On Tuesday nights @ 9:13pm we meet on Winthrop's campus. We have praise and worship and also a different speaker every week to bring the word of Christ and to share that with anyone that wants to listen. These girls come all the time and i hope that one day I will be able to experience an amazing act of God with them.






me with with some of my girls! L to R (Fansler, Lacey, Me, Taquoia, G
Sarah on the Bottom

I love these girls so much and I hope that one day they realize how much they mean to me.












I joke with my mom all the time about in high school I hated basketball. I didn't understand it and I wasn't a big fan at all of watching people run and up and down the basketball court. Well now a days since i've become so close to these girls i dont't miss a game. I'm there every time the doors are open and i'm always here to listen to them complain about how sore they are from conditioning or hear them whine when they can't eat cookies cause its pre-season...but its all worth it.

(to the left FCAers at a Woman's Basketball game :)

Ok this is probably the longest one i've written..but i really wanted to get that out..

Hope you enjoy the pictures and also a little with whats going on with me!!

Laney