I'm sorry I still haven't posted more about San Francisco...:) I didn't have time on Saturday morning and I haven't had computer access until now...Anyway, I'm at World Changers and I'm having a great time!! I'll definitely post more this weekend about all of my adventures in San Francisco and World Changers. Let me just say that God is absolutely amazing and I can't wait to see where He take me on this adventure called life...:)
Love you guys and miss you all!!!
Kimberly :)
PS This is my new favorite song...I'll explain more later...:)
From The Inside Out
by Hillsong United
A thousand times I've failed
Still Your mercy remains
And should I stumble again
I'm caught in Your grace
Everlasting
Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending
Your glory goes beyond all fame
Your will above all else
My purpose remains
The art of losing myself
In bringing You praise
Everlasting
Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending
Your glory goes beyond all fame
In my heart and my soul
Lord I give You control
Consume me from the inside out
Lord let justice and praise
Become my embrace
To love you from the inside out
Everlasting
Your light will shine when all else fades
Never ending
Your glory goes beyond all fame
And the cry of my heart
Is to bring You praise
From the inside out
Lord my soul cries out
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Friday, June 22, 2007
San Francisco...
Hey guys!
I got back from San Francisco this afternoon! :) It was a lot of fun and definitely an interesting experience to say the least. We took 4 Junior High students (3 boys and a girl) to Urban Plunge that is put together by CSM (Center for Student Missions). We did a lot of inner city ministry and service there in San Francisco, mostly centered around the Tenderloin district and other programs that help the poor and hungry.
I guess I'll give a brief day by day summary and then talk about some things that I learned as a result of this trip...
Sunday
We arrived around 5 on Sunday and got settled in. We had an orientation and met our City Host, Rich. (Your City Host is with you throughout the week at each ministry sight and helps with debriefing and things like that.) We ate Vietnemese food on Sunday night. It was good, but challenging because we had to eat with chopsticks! :) Rich had to teach me how to use the chopsticks and then I kept having to have lessons throughout dinner to work on my "form". It was a lot of fun and the food was amazing! :) We then went on a Prayer Tour and saw various parts of the city and prayed for different things. It was really really neat to see how different the city is and how much need there is there. We went up to Coit Tower (it's on top of a hill) and we could see most of San Francisco from up there and it was amazing!!! All of the lights from the city were absolutely incredible! :) Definitely something I won't soon forget!
Monday
Monday we worked at the San Francisco Food Bank in the morning. It was a really neat place and there was so much food there! We worked on putting together one pound bags of rice from a one ton bag. It was really fun to get to work with the kids and get to know them better as well as Rich. Monday afternoon we worked at the Salvation Army Service Center sorting through clothes and putting together various gift type things for older teenage girls. Again, it was a lot of fun to get to hang out with the group and get to know each other better. It was amazing to me how many clothes we sorted. Old Navy, Banana Republic, and Gap had donated all of their sample clothing (things that the mannequins wear) and other clothes that were out of season or whatever. We also prayer walked over the Golden Gate Bridge on Monday afternoon and it was AMAZING!!!! It was really foggy and windy so we couldn't see much of the city, but it was still sooooo cool!!!! Oh how I loved it!!! So much fun!!! (We also saw the family from Little People Big World before we started walking so that was exciting too!) We ate Nicaraguan food on Monday night and it was interesting. Not anything like I remember eating when I was in Nicaragua, but it's all good. It was a good experience. We went to a park for debriefing on Monday night and it was a lot of fun to hear what the kids had to say about what we had done on Monday. We got into an interesting conversation about where do you draw the line as far as just meeting people's spiritual needs (preaching the Word of God) vs. meeting the physical needs of people. I think that's something I've struggled with alot, especially since becoming a social work major and I know there's a delicate balance between the two, but I also know that people are never going to listen to us preach if their stomachs are growling. It was an interesting conversation and something I know I will continue to wrestle with as I get older.
Tuesday
Tuesday was a hard day, but a good one. We went over to Oakland and worked in the St. Vincent de Paul Dining Room in the morning and then served lunch for a couple of hours to homeless and poor people in the area. It was a lot of fun. I enjoyed working there because it was very organized and run very smoothly (I'm learning I love organization and chaos really bothers me!). I got the job of banging trays during lunch time. It definitely took me back to the good ole days of Pineywoods and working in the Deuce!!! Oh how it made me miss it! Anyway, it was fun and I had some interesting conversations with some of the volunteers. Before I left, I was crowned Queen of Garbage by the guy that was spraying down the trays. It was amazing! :) One man I talked with had been volutneering there every Tuesday for 17 years. It really challenged me to be more involved in doing something like that on a regular basis and not just for my service points for KXA or something else. Rich (our City Host) had to leave our group on Tuesday afternoon due to a family emergency. It was terrible heartbreaking and we really hated to see him have to leave. He was a great leader and definitely an amazing man of God. Please pray for him and his family during this time. We got a new City Host, Lisa, on Tuesday afternoon when we went to work at the St. Vincent Day Home, a day care for lower income kids also in Oakland. I loved Tuesday afternoon and it was probably one of my favorite things we did!! I was in the Dolphin class room of 4 year olds for the afternoon and I had a blast!!! We had snack when they got up from their naps and then we played for a little while in their room. It was such a blast! The kids just latched on to me and wouldn't let me go. How sweet it was to feel that unconditional love that they just poured out on to me. Kids never cease to amaze me...:) and these were definitely no different! :) Theire energy was so contagious and definitely an encouragement to me because Tuesday was a rough day, with Rich leaving and everything and just being exhausted from working all morning. :) Anyway, it was a good time and I really loved the Day Home. So much fun! Tuesday night we had Indian food, which definitely added a little spice to our week! :) haha! It was really good, but different, almost a little too spicy for me, but I'm glad I tried it.
Anyway, that's a couple of days from my trip. I'll write more in the morning before I leave to go to World Changers about the rest of the week. It was a good trip, but it's definitely good to be back in the land of Clovis! I'm definitely looking forward to sleeping in my own bed tonight!
Please be praying for us tomorrow as we go to World Changers. We'll be working here in Clovis/Fresno, but we'll be staying at a local college. :) Yay for another week away from "home!"
I got back from San Francisco this afternoon! :) It was a lot of fun and definitely an interesting experience to say the least. We took 4 Junior High students (3 boys and a girl) to Urban Plunge that is put together by CSM (Center for Student Missions). We did a lot of inner city ministry and service there in San Francisco, mostly centered around the Tenderloin district and other programs that help the poor and hungry.
I guess I'll give a brief day by day summary and then talk about some things that I learned as a result of this trip...
Sunday
We arrived around 5 on Sunday and got settled in. We had an orientation and met our City Host, Rich. (Your City Host is with you throughout the week at each ministry sight and helps with debriefing and things like that.) We ate Vietnemese food on Sunday night. It was good, but challenging because we had to eat with chopsticks! :) Rich had to teach me how to use the chopsticks and then I kept having to have lessons throughout dinner to work on my "form". It was a lot of fun and the food was amazing! :) We then went on a Prayer Tour and saw various parts of the city and prayed for different things. It was really really neat to see how different the city is and how much need there is there. We went up to Coit Tower (it's on top of a hill) and we could see most of San Francisco from up there and it was amazing!!! All of the lights from the city were absolutely incredible! :) Definitely something I won't soon forget!
Monday
Monday we worked at the San Francisco Food Bank in the morning. It was a really neat place and there was so much food there! We worked on putting together one pound bags of rice from a one ton bag. It was really fun to get to work with the kids and get to know them better as well as Rich. Monday afternoon we worked at the Salvation Army Service Center sorting through clothes and putting together various gift type things for older teenage girls. Again, it was a lot of fun to get to hang out with the group and get to know each other better. It was amazing to me how many clothes we sorted. Old Navy, Banana Republic, and Gap had donated all of their sample clothing (things that the mannequins wear) and other clothes that were out of season or whatever. We also prayer walked over the Golden Gate Bridge on Monday afternoon and it was AMAZING!!!! It was really foggy and windy so we couldn't see much of the city, but it was still sooooo cool!!!! Oh how I loved it!!! So much fun!!! (We also saw the family from Little People Big World before we started walking so that was exciting too!) We ate Nicaraguan food on Monday night and it was interesting. Not anything like I remember eating when I was in Nicaragua, but it's all good. It was a good experience. We went to a park for debriefing on Monday night and it was a lot of fun to hear what the kids had to say about what we had done on Monday. We got into an interesting conversation about where do you draw the line as far as just meeting people's spiritual needs (preaching the Word of God) vs. meeting the physical needs of people. I think that's something I've struggled with alot, especially since becoming a social work major and I know there's a delicate balance between the two, but I also know that people are never going to listen to us preach if their stomachs are growling. It was an interesting conversation and something I know I will continue to wrestle with as I get older.
Tuesday
Tuesday was a hard day, but a good one. We went over to Oakland and worked in the St. Vincent de Paul Dining Room in the morning and then served lunch for a couple of hours to homeless and poor people in the area. It was a lot of fun. I enjoyed working there because it was very organized and run very smoothly (I'm learning I love organization and chaos really bothers me!). I got the job of banging trays during lunch time. It definitely took me back to the good ole days of Pineywoods and working in the Deuce!!! Oh how it made me miss it! Anyway, it was fun and I had some interesting conversations with some of the volunteers. Before I left, I was crowned Queen of Garbage by the guy that was spraying down the trays. It was amazing! :) One man I talked with had been volutneering there every Tuesday for 17 years. It really challenged me to be more involved in doing something like that on a regular basis and not just for my service points for KXA or something else. Rich (our City Host) had to leave our group on Tuesday afternoon due to a family emergency. It was terrible heartbreaking and we really hated to see him have to leave. He was a great leader and definitely an amazing man of God. Please pray for him and his family during this time. We got a new City Host, Lisa, on Tuesday afternoon when we went to work at the St. Vincent Day Home, a day care for lower income kids also in Oakland. I loved Tuesday afternoon and it was probably one of my favorite things we did!! I was in the Dolphin class room of 4 year olds for the afternoon and I had a blast!!! We had snack when they got up from their naps and then we played for a little while in their room. It was such a blast! The kids just latched on to me and wouldn't let me go. How sweet it was to feel that unconditional love that they just poured out on to me. Kids never cease to amaze me...:) and these were definitely no different! :) Theire energy was so contagious and definitely an encouragement to me because Tuesday was a rough day, with Rich leaving and everything and just being exhausted from working all morning. :) Anyway, it was a good time and I really loved the Day Home. So much fun! Tuesday night we had Indian food, which definitely added a little spice to our week! :) haha! It was really good, but different, almost a little too spicy for me, but I'm glad I tried it.
Anyway, that's a couple of days from my trip. I'll write more in the morning before I leave to go to World Changers about the rest of the week. It was a good trip, but it's definitely good to be back in the land of Clovis! I'm definitely looking forward to sleeping in my own bed tonight!
Please be praying for us tomorrow as we go to World Changers. We'll be working here in Clovis/Fresno, but we'll be staying at a local college. :) Yay for another week away from "home!"
Saturday, June 16, 2007
end of the first week in clovis...
hope you guys enjoyed those pictures...i'll post some of clovis really soon...:)
sorry it's taken a few days to write again...everytime i sit down to do it, i get distracted or i'm tired and ready to go to bed...
so, let's see what's been going on the last few days?
wednesday i worked around the church for most of the day. kara and i also ventured to downtown Fresno to get a tb skin test. that was definitely interesting. :) california roads and signs can be really confusing so it's always an adventure when we're looking for somewhere new...:) needless to say, we made it back alive! :) kara and i also went and hang out at starbucks for a while on wednesday night and then we watched so you think you can dance @ her house. i'm definitely hooked now. it's so good! dave, your dreams of us becoming hooked on reality tv while we are here is coming true! :)
thursday we worked at the church some more doing random thigns for people in the office. we cleaned up one of the storage areas in the youth room for dave for a while. let's just say that kara and i should have our own organization/cleaning show on tlc or something because that place looks AMAZING now...:) we also did some planning for our girl event on thursday.
yesterday (friday) was an amazing day!!! oh it was so great! definitely one of my favorite days since i've been here. we spent pretty much the whole day planning out priceless, our girls only event in july. i am so so so so excited to see how God uses this event in the lives of the girls of clovis hills. as kara and i talked and planned, things seemed to flow so well and our hearts are definitely on the same page for this event we are planning. as we talked and discovered what we truly wanted to convey to these girls, i was taken back to all of those times in junior high and high school when i struggled with relationships and purity and wanting to fit in and how there were always people investing in my life, helping me navigate through all of the lies that the world tells you at that age. i realized that i want to be one of those people for these girls here in clovis this summer. pray that i would be open and available for that this summer.
so, i've survived my first week in clovis. it's hard to believe that i've been gone for almost two weeks!!! i think that the fact that i'm going to be here all summer without the parents and friends is finally sinking in so please pray that i'll have peace and not get too homesick. this is such an amazing place and i don't want to miss anything that God has for me here, so pray that i will be focused on california and not missing home too much. also, pray that i will be patient in allowing God to show me why He has me here this summer. while i definitely know He brought me here (because i would never think up something like this on my own), this week i've really been struggling with why i'm here and all of those questions. thanks so much guys!! you are amazing!!!
i'm leaving to go to san francisco tomorrow and i won't be home until friday afternoon/night so it'll be awhile before i update again, but know that i love you all and i miss you bunches!!!!!! :)
sorry it's taken a few days to write again...everytime i sit down to do it, i get distracted or i'm tired and ready to go to bed...
so, let's see what's been going on the last few days?
wednesday i worked around the church for most of the day. kara and i also ventured to downtown Fresno to get a tb skin test. that was definitely interesting. :) california roads and signs can be really confusing so it's always an adventure when we're looking for somewhere new...:) needless to say, we made it back alive! :) kara and i also went and hang out at starbucks for a while on wednesday night and then we watched so you think you can dance @ her house. i'm definitely hooked now. it's so good! dave, your dreams of us becoming hooked on reality tv while we are here is coming true! :)
thursday we worked at the church some more doing random thigns for people in the office. we cleaned up one of the storage areas in the youth room for dave for a while. let's just say that kara and i should have our own organization/cleaning show on tlc or something because that place looks AMAZING now...:) we also did some planning for our girl event on thursday.
yesterday (friday) was an amazing day!!! oh it was so great! definitely one of my favorite days since i've been here. we spent pretty much the whole day planning out priceless, our girls only event in july. i am so so so so excited to see how God uses this event in the lives of the girls of clovis hills. as kara and i talked and planned, things seemed to flow so well and our hearts are definitely on the same page for this event we are planning. as we talked and discovered what we truly wanted to convey to these girls, i was taken back to all of those times in junior high and high school when i struggled with relationships and purity and wanting to fit in and how there were always people investing in my life, helping me navigate through all of the lies that the world tells you at that age. i realized that i want to be one of those people for these girls here in clovis this summer. pray that i would be open and available for that this summer.
so, i've survived my first week in clovis. it's hard to believe that i've been gone for almost two weeks!!! i think that the fact that i'm going to be here all summer without the parents and friends is finally sinking in so please pray that i'll have peace and not get too homesick. this is such an amazing place and i don't want to miss anything that God has for me here, so pray that i will be focused on california and not missing home too much. also, pray that i will be patient in allowing God to show me why He has me here this summer. while i definitely know He brought me here (because i would never think up something like this on my own), this week i've really been struggling with why i'm here and all of those questions. thanks so much guys!! you are amazing!!!
i'm leaving to go to san francisco tomorrow and i won't be home until friday afternoon/night so it'll be awhile before i update again, but know that i love you all and i miss you bunches!!!!!! :)
Picture Time!
Here are just a few pictures from my first week in California (I know, I've been here for two but I've been bad about taking pictures...I'll take some I promise!). They're mostly from Jenness Park (where I was at orientation.) The last one is from this week when we ventured downtown for a TB test.
On the way to Jenness Park...so GREAT!
Mountains....so beautiful!!!! 
Jenness Park...BEAUTIFUL
Chris---he's from Alabama...
The girls in my cabin-Kayla, Kara, Anna, and Hope---they were the best!!! :)
Having fun @ Jenness Park...Kara, Emily from South Carolina, and ME!
The famous Oreos on the forehead...
My beautiful, amazing, oh so much fun partner, Kara---she's from North Carolina!
Waiting to get a TB Test in downtown Fresno...SCARYTuesday, June 12, 2007
Paper Fish
Hello again from Clovis! :) The last couple of days have been a lot of fun and I just wanted to write a quick update.
Sunday I went to Clovis Hills for the first time and it was great! I went to the first youth service and got to meet some of the teenagers that I'll be working with this summer! It was definitely a little intimidating, but good. I had read just that morning in 1 Thessalonians about the faithfulness of God as I was getting ready to go, and He was definitely faithful to give me some courage to talk to some of the students. While most of the time, my personality is to be very outgoing, sometimes it takes me a little time to warm up to people and be that outgoing one, but praise God that He gave me that courage on Sunday. I really enjoyed the services at Clovis Hills. Dave (my supervisor)'s wife, Kimberly, is the worship leader for "big church" and it was great to watch her praise God on Sunday morning. I also enjoyed the preaching time and found the pastor to be very easy to listen to. While Clovis Hills is definitely a little different than what I am used to (Grace Temple or Central), I think I'm going to like it. Change is good, and I think it's something that I need right now. While I haven't been actively leading worship for over a month now, I must say that it is so nice to sit in the congregation and be an active participant instead of playing the piano all of the time. :)
Sunday night Kara and I went to ICON, the college group. It was exciting to meet some other college students @ Clovis Hills and I really hope that I'll get to spend more time with them and get to know them better in the coming weeks. :) I know I'll eventually need a break from the teenagers. :) We went over to Dave's house afterwards for hamburgers and to hang out. Two of our friends from Orientation were there. They are also serving in Fresno and one of them's host home are friends of Dave and Kimberly's. It was good to see them and hang out with them again. :) Hopefully we'll see them often this summer.
Yesterday (Monday) we had the day off. Kara and I ventured to Wal-Mart (let me just say that they are not as good as back in Texas!) and then hung out by the pool at my house for most of the afternoon. :) It was glorious! :) The kids came and played with us for a while and it was so much fun! I love having kids around all the time. It's so much fun! Never a boring moment. :) Kara and I went to her house and watched a movie (well, I slept through most of it---the sun is so draining here!) and then had dinner together. It was definitely a great day of relaxing and hanging out.
Today was my 1st day of "work" I guess you could say. I'm working in the office this week helping out various people and doing various things. I cut out paper fish of all colors (hence the title of this blog) for a good 5 hours today. They are going to be used in the Children's Ministry for Scripture memory or something like that. It was fun and it gave Kara and I more time to talk and get to know each other so it was good. We got to meet some more people that work in the office and I must say, it's a pretty fun place. :) Dave also gave us something to think about along the lines of doing something for the girls of the youth group. Because we are not going to Philly anymore for M-Fuge (so sad about that!), we will have a week here with nothing really planned so he wants us to plan something for the girls of the youth group for that week. Something like a Princess Camp or something like that. Pray that we will be able to get a lot of the planning for that done this week because we will be gone the next two on different mission trips. I'm really excited about doing this because it's definitely something that is close to my heart, but pray that I wouldn't let myself get in the way of God's plans for that week. It's so easy for me to get caught up in what I want, so please join me in praying that I will be open to what He wants us to do to reach out to these girls. :) Thanks so much!
Anyway, I'll try to post some pictures on here later this week so you guys can have some sort of reference as to where I am and what I've been up to. :) Also, if you are reading this and you would like my address for any reason, email me and let me know and I'll get that to you. I think that most of my readers are already on my email list, but just in case you aren't, let me know. :)
Prayer Requests at the moment:
-boldness in making relationships with teenagers and all those I come in contact with
-strong relationships with Dave (my supervisor) and Kara (my partner)
-continued adjustment to the time zone difference
-mission trip to San Francisco next week with Junior Highers :)
Thanks so much for praying!! I love you all and miss you!
Falling in Love with California,
Kimberly :)
Sunday I went to Clovis Hills for the first time and it was great! I went to the first youth service and got to meet some of the teenagers that I'll be working with this summer! It was definitely a little intimidating, but good. I had read just that morning in 1 Thessalonians about the faithfulness of God as I was getting ready to go, and He was definitely faithful to give me some courage to talk to some of the students. While most of the time, my personality is to be very outgoing, sometimes it takes me a little time to warm up to people and be that outgoing one, but praise God that He gave me that courage on Sunday. I really enjoyed the services at Clovis Hills. Dave (my supervisor)'s wife, Kimberly, is the worship leader for "big church" and it was great to watch her praise God on Sunday morning. I also enjoyed the preaching time and found the pastor to be very easy to listen to. While Clovis Hills is definitely a little different than what I am used to (Grace Temple or Central), I think I'm going to like it. Change is good, and I think it's something that I need right now. While I haven't been actively leading worship for over a month now, I must say that it is so nice to sit in the congregation and be an active participant instead of playing the piano all of the time. :)
Sunday night Kara and I went to ICON, the college group. It was exciting to meet some other college students @ Clovis Hills and I really hope that I'll get to spend more time with them and get to know them better in the coming weeks. :) I know I'll eventually need a break from the teenagers. :) We went over to Dave's house afterwards for hamburgers and to hang out. Two of our friends from Orientation were there. They are also serving in Fresno and one of them's host home are friends of Dave and Kimberly's. It was good to see them and hang out with them again. :) Hopefully we'll see them often this summer.
Yesterday (Monday) we had the day off. Kara and I ventured to Wal-Mart (let me just say that they are not as good as back in Texas!) and then hung out by the pool at my house for most of the afternoon. :) It was glorious! :) The kids came and played with us for a while and it was so much fun! I love having kids around all the time. It's so much fun! Never a boring moment. :) Kara and I went to her house and watched a movie (well, I slept through most of it---the sun is so draining here!) and then had dinner together. It was definitely a great day of relaxing and hanging out.
Today was my 1st day of "work" I guess you could say. I'm working in the office this week helping out various people and doing various things. I cut out paper fish of all colors (hence the title of this blog) for a good 5 hours today. They are going to be used in the Children's Ministry for Scripture memory or something like that. It was fun and it gave Kara and I more time to talk and get to know each other so it was good. We got to meet some more people that work in the office and I must say, it's a pretty fun place. :) Dave also gave us something to think about along the lines of doing something for the girls of the youth group. Because we are not going to Philly anymore for M-Fuge (so sad about that!), we will have a week here with nothing really planned so he wants us to plan something for the girls of the youth group for that week. Something like a Princess Camp or something like that. Pray that we will be able to get a lot of the planning for that done this week because we will be gone the next two on different mission trips. I'm really excited about doing this because it's definitely something that is close to my heart, but pray that I wouldn't let myself get in the way of God's plans for that week. It's so easy for me to get caught up in what I want, so please join me in praying that I will be open to what He wants us to do to reach out to these girls. :) Thanks so much!
Anyway, I'll try to post some pictures on here later this week so you guys can have some sort of reference as to where I am and what I've been up to. :) Also, if you are reading this and you would like my address for any reason, email me and let me know and I'll get that to you. I think that most of my readers are already on my email list, but just in case you aren't, let me know. :)
Prayer Requests at the moment:
-boldness in making relationships with teenagers and all those I come in contact with
-strong relationships with Dave (my supervisor) and Kara (my partner)
-continued adjustment to the time zone difference
-mission trip to San Francisco next week with Junior Highers :)
Thanks so much for praying!! I love you all and miss you!
Falling in Love with California,
Kimberly :)
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Clovis!
It's so nice to be "home," or at least "home" for the next 2 months! :) I got to Clovis yesterday and it's great here! :) It's a lot bigger than I imagined and there's so much to do and see here. :) I'm pretty sure there is a Starbucks on every corner, which definitely makes me happy and my host family is super super sweet! :) They have two kids and they are adorable! I've colored, played with remote control animals, and everything else in the little over 24 hours that I have been here! :) Today Kara and I got our car (which I get to drive all summer because I'm the only one that is 21) and then shopped around Clovis/Fresno for most of the day with one of the girls that lives at Dave's house.
Like I said before, it's so great to finally be here and meet Dave and see Clovis and all. Dave's really great and I can already tell we're going to have lots of fun this summer! :) I'm excited to meet some of the youth tomorrow at church and get into the swing of things! :)
Anyway, that's about it for now I guess. I'll write more when there are more exciting things happening. God has been so good this week as I have been "orientated" to California and Summer Missions. I've met so many awesome people and had so much fun. I'm excited about what the summer holds! Pray that I will fall in love with the people of California. :)
Like I said before, it's so great to finally be here and meet Dave and see Clovis and all. Dave's really great and I can already tell we're going to have lots of fun this summer! :) I'm excited to meet some of the youth tomorrow at church and get into the swing of things! :)
Anyway, that's about it for now I guess. I'll write more when there are more exciting things happening. God has been so good this week as I have been "orientated" to California and Summer Missions. I've met so many awesome people and had so much fun. I'm excited about what the summer holds! Pray that I will fall in love with the people of California. :)
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Day 3!!
It's Wednesday and that means the week is almost half over! :) It's crazy to think that I've been gone from Texas for 48 hours, but I have been! It's been a great experience so far---God has definitely blessed my time here already. The other summer missionaries are amazing and I've made so many neat friends! There are several that are also serving in the Fresno area so hopefully we'll get to hang out sometime this summer.
Jenness Park (the Christian Camp where we are at this week for Orientation) is absolutely amazing! It's about 50 degrees right now and the sun is shining! So great! Yesterday it was cold and rainy all day, but still amazing! :) We're in a little vally amongst the mountains and there's no cell phone reception and we're about 30 minutes from civilization. I climbed a mountain with some friends yesterday to see if they could get cell phone reception and it was absolutely gorgeous! I'm so glad that I'll get to come back here at the end of July for camp with junior high and high school kids! :) It's gonna be GREAT!
Needless to say, God is amazing and I'm so glad that I am here. I'm really anxious for Friday to get here so I can go home to Clovis, where I'll be all summer. :) I'm excited to see what God is going to do in my life and my prayer is that I will come home a very different person than I left. Love you guys and miss you alot!!!
Jenness Park (the Christian Camp where we are at this week for Orientation) is absolutely amazing! It's about 50 degrees right now and the sun is shining! So great! Yesterday it was cold and rainy all day, but still amazing! :) We're in a little vally amongst the mountains and there's no cell phone reception and we're about 30 minutes from civilization. I climbed a mountain with some friends yesterday to see if they could get cell phone reception and it was absolutely gorgeous! I'm so glad that I'll get to come back here at the end of July for camp with junior high and high school kids! :) It's gonna be GREAT!
Needless to say, God is amazing and I'm so glad that I am here. I'm really anxious for Friday to get here so I can go home to Clovis, where I'll be all summer. :) I'm excited to see what God is going to do in my life and my prayer is that I will come home a very different person than I left. Love you guys and miss you alot!!!
Tuesday, June 5, 2007
I'm here!!!
Just wanted to let everyone know that I made it here safe and sound! I'm at Jenness Park Christian Camp for the week doing Orientation. I don't have long this time, but I'll write more later tonight hopefully. :) It's beautiful and God is so amazing! :) It's gonna be a good summer...:)
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