The Ripple Effect | 3rd Gen Interview

Michael sits down with Jade from our 3rd Generation to discuss her current stage in life, what directed her decision to stay in Ames for College, and her excitement for all that the future holds.

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All right, what's up Jade Roush? How are you? I'm good. How are you Michael? I am
good. So Jade I've known you for quite some time. I actually remember with your
becoming a woman time when you turn 13 And when you gave the report in the church,
you remember that? - Yeah, I do. - What do you remember about it? - I don't know. I
remember feeling so awkward about it, but also I liked sharing my slide and all my
pictures. - Oh yeah. So you're not 13 anymore. - No.
- What's going on in your life? How old are you? What are you up to in your life
right now? - I'm 19, Let's see. Right now, I'm in college. I was states.
I'm studying music education. >> Okay. >> I play clarinet. Yeah. I hope to be a
little band teacher someday. >> Okay. >> Yeah. There's lots of that helping out with
the youth at church. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> I also remember coming to some of your
sisters band concerts. >> Yeah. >> Those are big time. >> Mm -hm. >> So, Jade, What
brought you into this network? It's somewhat clear, but what brought you into this
network? - So I was born and raised in this network. - Okay. And you have five
siblings, you have two parents. - Yeah, I do. - So you've been involved for 19
years. So why are you taking your faith development so seriously?
Why is it a big deal to you to take your faith development? You're on your own
now, you're an adult. Why are you serious about the faith?
Why is that important to you? - Yeah, I think it really started just with growing
up in it, just because everything became just so ingrained and just part of what I
did. And so it's hard to imagine not doing it, like everything I do I'm always
thinking of like how I'm conducting myself and yeah just constantly wanting to grow
and even like choosing college like I thought about going to University of Northern
Iowa because there's a really great music program up there but I toward Iowa State
and everything just like it felt like home and I was going to be close to church
and yeah. So you made your next stage of life decisions and priorities based on the
location? Yeah location yeah just close to home close to my family close to my
church family still get to participate in everything that I used to participate in
while also getting to grow my education and just move on as I grow in my stage of
life. - Mm -hmm, that makes sense. So why are you, we've talked some through the
years and you've known our involvement in the global work. But I heard you say
something So before we started, you said this whole idea of ripple effect or
something. So why is your freshman in college? Your sophomore in college,
my bad. Sophomore in college, how could I mess that up?
Why do you connect your decisions and what you're doing with your life into the
global work. 'Cause the Bible talks a lot about how we're,
in second Corinthians eight about how we're, about how some churches desired the,
to participate in the work that Paul and his team were doing. So you've expressed
some similar ideas that you feel that you're connected. Why are you,
Why do you feel that way? Why are you connected to the global work? Why do you
think you're connected to the global work? - Yeah, I don't know, just like that
ripple effect. I've been talking a lot about this like at our third gen meetings.
Just that the way I conduct myself and continue to grow and use my gifts,
it impacts my immediate family. And then which then impacts my church family,
which then impacts my network, which then impacts the global work, just, I don't
know, just living my life will impact someone else, which impacts someone else
greater. - Mm -hmm. - Mm -hmm. - So through the years, I'm thinking back,
you have, as you were growing up, you hosted a lot of different leaders,
what were some of the countries they were from, and what are some of the stories
that stick out to you from the global network? >> Okay, so our first guess,
we're from Japan. >> Okay. >> We just, yeah, so from Japan, they,
let's see, some fun little things, let's see. They helped us finish our basement for
the first time, and so we have pictures of them like with like drywall dust in
their hair and
Their younger Partner that was with them would always come and visit us and they'd
bring me and my sister's little little toys that we still have today
Let's see. We had lots of Indians stay with us. Wait a minute. You put them to
work They they volunteer here, as far as I remember. - Okay, so I had some Indian,
a lot of Indians. - Mostly Indians the rest of the time. I don't know, best thing
about the Indians is my favorite thing was their food. Like, my favorite food is
now Indian curry, just 'cause whenever, it was like a special treat every time,
like, we had them over 'cause we would have curry all the time and sometimes they
would make us their food and my family loves spicy, - Okay,
wonderful. - Yeah, just authentic food.
- So as you think about the future, you've been involved, you see yourself as part
of the global work.
What are you most excited about as you look forward, as you look ahead to this way
of doing church as family, this way of doing churches as families,
but yet building networks, and even a global network,
a global movement of networks. What excites you the most as you look ahead? Simple
things, complex things, what's motivating to you? - Yeah, I think just like continuing
to see my sphere expand like as I get out into like my career after I graduate
and just like
how I'm going to be able to impact people just in the future. Just exciting to me.
- Excellent. Well, this is exciting, Jade. I'm glad we could talk for a little bit.
'Cause those are noble events in my mind when you turn 13 and now here you're a
young woman and taking your faith development seriously. So, thanks for sitting with
me, Jade.