happy camper
i have had a great week working at the radical reality easter camp! if you are not familiar, the camp i went to is a youth camp for kids from jr. high to high school. i went to this camp when i was a "kid", but have mainly gone to be apart of the worship team or as apart of the program staff. i was not going to go, but after finding out that a few of my cousins were going, i made it a point to get there. i do not regret it one bit, even though i missed a full week of work (kind of a bummer cuz of the money)... i felt so overjoyed when i saw my younger cousins respond to God during the services. i had a great time being able to serve them during the week.
this camp was also special because it was my youngest sister's first youth camp as well. she is all grown up and too old for kids' camp. it was extremely weird for all three of us (my two sisters and i) to be at the same camp. it really reminded me that i am becoming an old fart!
God is good, friends! i'm still praying in the finances, so if you would agree with me, it would be a huge blessing! a journal update is on its way, so keep your eyes open for that. ROCK ON!
Countdown to DTS: 105 days left!!!
confessions
so i have been introspectively evaluating my life lately and have found that not everything on the surface is as genuine as i would like it to be. there are areas in every person's life that are hidden beneath the surface, often times being ignored because of shame or fear. yet this is not how i plan to live. i do not like it, so i am trying to find a happy medium between being the person i present publicly and privately without being completely vulnerable to ignorant people who may seek to wound me because of my openness.
now the question is this: would it be useful for me to possibly provide a place where people can go annonymously to let out some angst w/o fear of being critisized? sort of like an online confessional... anyone need to get something off your chest? sounds like a plan, right?
rock on all you real people out there!
Countdown to DTS: 119 days
Christianity's shame
i am in a Western religion class and a man was quoted saying this:
"Christianity started out in Palestine as a fellowship; it moved to Greece and became a philosophy; it moved to Italy and became an institution; it moved to Europe and became a culture; it came to America and became an enterprise." Sam Pascoe, American scholar.
my response was that i don't know whether to nod my head in agreement, shake my head in denial or hide my head in shame!
work hard, play hard
it's been an overwhelming two weeks! i have been working my tail off in attempts to get my support letters out. unfortunately, i cannot find all of the addresses that i need to get my letters into the hands of some God-ordained people who feel led to support me on my venture. i am finally getting more excited about going! now if only i can find a decent plane ticket!
please pray for a favorable travel agency, friends! thanks a bunch! and if you have a prayer request, please let me know so i can agree that God will move on your behalf as He is faithfully doing in mine. love you all and rock on!
Countdown to DTS: 120 days
i love my job!
not many people this day and age can say that they love their job, but i definitely enjoy myself. day after day i get to play with some of the most "interesting" kids.
this is me and my favorite little girl, hannah. hannah is in second grade.
second graders: hannah, ruben and jovon
here is a fifth grader whose sister buried her underneath the woodchips! (it was gross!)
here are some of my fourth graders, running each other over on the slide!
and here they are on the climbing rock (yes, we have a climbing rock!)
yes, i love my kids and i love my job! life is good!
yummy blog
i guess no one is interested in receiving my newsletter since there were no physical addresses sent to me... how sad! it makes me wanna cry! not really, but you know...
a shout out goes to my friends from The Gambia, West Africa who have recently visited this site. ROCK ON! i definitely miss you all very much and hope to see you soon, mates.
school has been taking its toll on me. because my mind is overwhelmed, i find that my body becomes tired easily as well. we have had a number of three-day weekends, and i am just about ready for another one, how about you?
i have recently purchased a lovely apple 10G ipod, 3rd generation! it was an exciting win off of ebay...
isn't it pretty? my sister said that it was my idol. yes, i have to admit, for the first couple of days it was. but now i figure i can use it for the good of all mankind!
after a few weeks of self-pity after not having "anything cool to show for myself" (my car has been out of service and my razor scooter had just broke), i bid and won this little toy. i figure it will be great for travel so i don't have to lug around all 300+ of my cds. praise God for cool technology, and even moreso for the funds to buy new technology.
i have also purchased 5 boxes of girlscout cookies (3 samoas, 1 lemon coolers, 1 tagalongs to be exact) and since then have gained 20 pounds... JUST KIDDING! those girlscouts must be tired from making all of those cookies, boy, i'll tell ya!
Countdown to DTS: 120 days
