So....
I just came by to blog, cause that's always fun.
Yeah, so I've been taking a real interest in music lately. I don't know what I wrote about in the "How It Went" blog but I might not have mentioned that some of the girls that I went with were really musical. They brought up a keyboard, a jambe (hand drum) and a guitar (obviously). And so these three girls could all play all three instruments and so sometimes between songs they would switch, and it was great. But I'd really love to get into the theory of music, learning chords and stuff so I can write songs. That would be awesome. I love math, I've probably said before and I love all art so music in that sense is perfect because it's like making art with math. Even now I'm spending time blogging when I could be taking in info from musictheory.net. By the way, if you're interested in that kind of thing then that is the website for you!
So enough about that. I'm going to Belize in something like two days time to visit some relatives (my aunt and cousins) who live in that country. They don't know Jesus so if you feel like praying for me, you could pray that I get some good chances to talk with them, or at least the one I know I'll be spending time with. Much thanks from me for that!
Yeah, so I know I haven't been blogging a whole lot in the late and that could blamed on a number of things. But one reason I haven't been blogging much is because of my journaling. Don't get me wrong here. I love both, and there are different advantages to both. And one huge contrast between the two is the privacy level. So if I'm not blogging, or if I'm inconsistent with it and I attribute that to my journaling, it just means that I want to keep it real here. I want to keep it honest and so sometimes I'd rather post nothing than posting things for the sake of posting things.
Oh and another thing that I was thinking about earlier today that's been bugging me is this: a couple days ago I was watching Family Feud. And the host asked the constants to name one of the four places the people surveyed thought were mostly likely to go when looking for love. The number one answer was clubs, and the church was the fourth answer, only worth two points! I think that's rediculous and really says something about the church. That really bugs me. You don't find love in clubs, and I've never been to one but I'm pretty sure it'd be more likely for you to find drinks and maybe sex after the party's over. It's stupid.
That's all!
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Pooped
Wow, I just went on a walk that was something like two hours long. I went pretty much no where by myself. And I'm pooped. Your feet do get sore after walking that much. It was beautiful out though. Honestly, I had had nothing to do so I just went out walking and that's all.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
My Prayer
If you have been praying for me to get a best friend, then thank you, and please keep praying!
Monday, July 14, 2008
How It Went
So Thunder Bay... was amazing! I'll try mention the important things.
The drive up was 17 hours and took two days. The first day I met the people who work there. There's one couple there that we met. The man was really black and his wife was white. They have four children so it's interesting to see the mix. All of them are cool people. I also met a family that God had called to Thunder Bay from Switzerland. They are a beautiful family and they have three gorgeous daughters. The oldest was five and the youngest was only a month old. Love them all.
So I went up to this place with people I don't live in town with so there was even quite a bit of getting to know people within the group I went with. But the 17 hour drive was good for that.
The first day we got there the team went to see the Terry Fox monument and the sleeping giant on lake Superior. I was really more interested in the lake than the monument, which we had come to see.
I mostly worked in the kitchen. Quite honestly, that is pretty much the last place I would choose to work. But no complaints here. No place better for me at least to learn how to be a servant more. The job never really ends, if they need help in the kitchen you gotta be there. The biggest downfall to this I think was seeing the other staff doing devos together in the morning and probably talking about the things they had seen in the campers too. Meanwhile, I would be making coffee or cutting watermelon or something. But there were a couple times when we finished prep for breakfast early enough to join them for the prayer.
The thing I liked most about working in the kitchen getting to know the other three girls in the kitchen. One day a friend of mine told her whole life story and even told us things her mom doesn't even know. I didn't really get to know the cook much more than anyone else at camp but he was good to work with. And serving the kids food is always fun, making sound effects and talking in different voices while wearing my bright yellow sweater and also possibly funky sunglasses.
One of the best parts about camp for me each day was the small groups. Each day in the morning, staff would get to break off into small groups and spend time indiviually with one or two kids. The same kids everyday and we developped relationships that way. They were the ones I got closest to.
Um this is really getting long and I don't have that much more time. Chapel was great everyday. The people who did the music, the skits and the messages were great for what they did. And the kids loved it. It was like their favourite time of day.
Testimonies were shared at the campfires each day. Man, there's just so much else that happened.
We did the whole ride back without stopping to sleep. In my van, I got to talk to with some of the girls pretty in depth about stuff when some other people were sleeping. It was priceless, the kind of stuff that never comes up in casual conversations.
It was just an awesome, awesome trip! In general, the best part was building relationships both with campers and with the people on my team. It was really cool.
The drive up was 17 hours and took two days. The first day I met the people who work there. There's one couple there that we met. The man was really black and his wife was white. They have four children so it's interesting to see the mix. All of them are cool people. I also met a family that God had called to Thunder Bay from Switzerland. They are a beautiful family and they have three gorgeous daughters. The oldest was five and the youngest was only a month old. Love them all.
So I went up to this place with people I don't live in town with so there was even quite a bit of getting to know people within the group I went with. But the 17 hour drive was good for that.
The first day we got there the team went to see the Terry Fox monument and the sleeping giant on lake Superior. I was really more interested in the lake than the monument, which we had come to see.
I mostly worked in the kitchen. Quite honestly, that is pretty much the last place I would choose to work. But no complaints here. No place better for me at least to learn how to be a servant more. The job never really ends, if they need help in the kitchen you gotta be there. The biggest downfall to this I think was seeing the other staff doing devos together in the morning and probably talking about the things they had seen in the campers too. Meanwhile, I would be making coffee or cutting watermelon or something. But there were a couple times when we finished prep for breakfast early enough to join them for the prayer.
The thing I liked most about working in the kitchen getting to know the other three girls in the kitchen. One day a friend of mine told her whole life story and even told us things her mom doesn't even know. I didn't really get to know the cook much more than anyone else at camp but he was good to work with. And serving the kids food is always fun, making sound effects and talking in different voices while wearing my bright yellow sweater and also possibly funky sunglasses.
One of the best parts about camp for me each day was the small groups. Each day in the morning, staff would get to break off into small groups and spend time indiviually with one or two kids. The same kids everyday and we developped relationships that way. They were the ones I got closest to.
Um this is really getting long and I don't have that much more time. Chapel was great everyday. The people who did the music, the skits and the messages were great for what they did. And the kids loved it. It was like their favourite time of day.
Testimonies were shared at the campfires each day. Man, there's just so much else that happened.
We did the whole ride back without stopping to sleep. In my van, I got to talk to with some of the girls pretty in depth about stuff when some other people were sleeping. It was priceless, the kind of stuff that never comes up in casual conversations.
It was just an awesome, awesome trip! In general, the best part was building relationships both with campers and with the people on my team. It was really cool.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Thunder Bay, here I come!
So I just wanted to quickly post that I'll be leaving for Thunder Bay in two days. That's a pretty big deal. This'll be the last post before I come back. The biggest thing I'm asking for is just prayer! I haven't forgotten about you guys but summer is gonna be pretty busy. I'll give you a summary of the trip when I get back for sure though. Thanks guys!
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