A Change of Residence

It's been a few weeks since two Fridays ago. Things have been pretty different since then with me working at church by myself instead of in a team. A week after Siera had to go back to Lubbock for summer school, Derek and Shiela left for a two week vacation in New Brunswick. So I've sort of been charge of doin' my own thing in their absence, working on some tasks he left me while he's gone but other stuff too like hanging out with Wes a lot. I've been over at his house pretty much every day, just playing XBox and listening to music. His aunt Marie and uncle Dave are amazing people and so hospitable, I love being around any and all of them. Their daughter Kylie, who's seven, is a pretty goofy kid who's fun to be around. I've also been at home with Tami, Mark, and Joshua doing stuff with them, like going to a local festival with carnival rides. I've been to Six Flags all over the U.S. and ridden all kinds of roller coasters, but I've never been on a centrifuge-style carnival ride. Josh and I paid our eight tickets to be plastered up against the wall of that giant spinning monster, and we both about died laughing turned upside down and every which-way, unable to lift our heads a centimeter off the padding because of the G forces. Even managed to call my friend Zaneta while I was pinned to the wall busting a spleen (which made the ride operator give me an angry look).

With Mark away for his job, Tami and Josh left yesterday to visit her parents in Oregon (yes EVERYBODY is going on vacation, hard to feel jealous though when this whole summer has felt like a sort of getaway vacation from everyday normal life). Marie and Dave have been so generous to let me live at that their house while their gone so I'm not by myself, and that's where I am now. Just another part of the roller coaster.

With my return date August 11th comin up fast I've started looking toward the upcoming year, new student outreach events and Bible study with InterVarsity to plan for. I want to be praying more for those things than I have been, but also keeping my focus on where I'm at and finishing strong. Thanks for everyone for your prayers and support, it's kept me going even when I don't know what it is I'm doing.

Peace, power, and truth be with you in abundance.