1st post in six months! Wahooo!

Clearly, I am an excellent blogger. I would like to blame my lack of blog updates on my zealous commitment to my schoolwork, if only that were true. I mean I am a senior. This means that: I rarely go to class, If I go to class I space out most the time, I do all my homework last minute, I play lots of Call of Duty with the roommates. (Mom, don't take this too literal, it is more of an elaborate way of illustrating the point that I have "senioritus"--my grades are fine.)

In all reality, It's been a busy six months. Because I highly doubt that anyone reads long blogs, I'll be brief...

I have been working as the Intern for High School Ministry at Glenkirk Church in Glendora, CA. I was helping cover the high school ministry for an interim period while we as a church were waiting for our new high school director, Lisette, to move from her come in Canada to Glendora (turns out that this process takes many months). I taught youth group and Sunday school classes each week. God really stretched me during this time and the lessons have ben numerous. Lisette is here now after a long wait and it's super fun to help her transition into her new position. I am learning lots of things about ministry through that process, the things that are overlooked in my classes.

I am going to Kenya! If you haven't heard, I am co-leading a team of 15 ministry students to Nyeri, Kenya this April. We have been working hard to raise over $25,000 to afford airplane tickets and supplies for our trip. It was frustrating at times, exhausting at others, but overall I just PRAISE God! When our team returned from our Christmas vacation in the beginning of January we only had $4,000...that means God has provided over $20,000 in about two months which I think is pretty phenomenal. Now we are preparing for the ministry that we will be doing while in Kenya. I know that this will entail a whole lot of soccer, which is awesome because I am super good at Soccer! Yeah right... I just learned tonight that I'll also be speaking during our night programming, which is really exciting. I already have tons of ideas going through my head as I ask God what he wants to teach the young people of Kenya.

Well, I'll stop there for now. More to come soon...hopefully.