My Site director Destiny showed me this song and it has now become my favorite - I can't stop singing it! A lot has happened in this past week that it is impossible to sum up but I'll do my best...
We traveled to Chattanooga to run our first week of programming. They call it Early-bird because all the sites in a particular area come together to practice the first week together. I am in area 10 which consists of Atlanta, Birmingham, and Chattanooga. I really like all the staff in my area, we get along really well! While in Chattanooga we each acted on behalf of the role that we were assigned for the rest of the summer. I am a service coordinator so I went around to ministry sites during the day (which were mostly rec centers) and did the rest of the things that I will be in charge of during the week like leading meal prep and clean up. I really liked Chattanooga and decided that it was perfect for my comfort zone. The city was smaller, the ministry sites mostly dealt with kids, and there was air conditioning in every building. But fortunately (or unfortunately) God was not planning on putting me in a comfortable position... Atlanta is huge, the ministry sites we serving at cater to the homeless and the air conditioning is minimal. It was hard not to go throughout my week in Chattanooga thinking how great it would be to stay in that place for the rest of the summer with all 12 staff present and all the other "benefits." Now that I am back in Hotlanta, however, God has shown me a couple things. He never promised comfort when comes to doing His business. He has shown me that I need to learn to interact with people other than kids and particularly people in different life circumstances. He has brought my staff closer together and He has promised me that he will be in this place, working for His glory. I am excited for one more prep week to get this site all ready for youth to come. I am excited to meet the rest of our ministry partners and start a relationship with them and I am excited to see some of our evening activities for the summer.
Here are some of the pictures from Chattanooga:
Dominic, Micah, Me, and Destiny - Atlanta Crew :)
My lovely site director Destiny
Area 10!
Trying to be cool like the guys... I think they rock it ;)
haha... Destiny!
Janet! I am so excited for what GOD is up to! It looks like He has you exactly where He wants you, especially since He's placing you somewhere outside your comfort zone. Flip, that's how I know camp was right for me that first year. I literally cried myself to sleep the first couple of nights asking God why He had me there, but all too soon He revealed how much bigger and better His plan was than what I could perceive at the moment. I am home now from Africa and it's strange because I'm not working and at first really struggled with the transition, but God has really laid it on my heart that this summer is going to be a summer of intercession.. something I've never really delved into before, but He's given me all this "extra" time for a reason, and He's now confirmed it in my spirit and through several outside sources :) so with that said, please let me know what I can be praying for you... even very specific things! The plain and simple truth is that God answers prayers and I know He is going to show Himself faithful in huge ways! You my friend are the joy and delight of the Lord! I feel Him smiling down upon you as you persevere and endure in faith. Can't wait to serve on the same RA staff with you next year!
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