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!!!!!! :)