i'm in czech.
whenever i come here it feels like i never really left, and so it does now.
so i'm done with the amazing race (finally). my team came in last...well, we were disqualified because we got back late. none of us minded at all though...we spent our time mosying along eating food and sleeping in. details will come eventually but for now this will have to do.
hope you don't all miss me too much!
Friday, May 30, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
i think a change will you do good.
well, lots of changes have been occurring in the past month or so. several friends have graduated or left pbu, making me realize how many friends i don't have ;-)
tomorrow i leave for czech. tonight my mom made an awesome fare-thee-well meal - steak. that's always what i ask for when she wants to make me a meal. in light of all this, i'm realizing that it's my first summer spent away from home, and i'll be somewhere in the vicinity of 4000 miles away, with people who i don't really know.
not to say i'm not excited. i'm not the biggest fan of change, but i've never tried to stop it from happening. and i think that this change may be one of the best yet.
so...i'm leaving tomorrow. i feel unprepared, but never more ready to go. i've wanted to do this for four years, and now i'm doing it. it feels good doing something i've always wanted to do, rather than just letting it go. i've done that too many times. last summer i had a whole list of things to do and didn't do half of it...needless to say, last summer was pretty disappointing.
sooo, this summer will be different. i have many hopes that i'm sure won't be fulfilled, but the biggest one of all is for God to change my heart. for too long i've been in limbo with Jesus; concerned about my relationship with Him but not willing to change my stubborn ways. i pray that this summer will be filled with His word and His love. i pray that i will be a part of His love [this semester, while speaking with a friend/counselor, i finally realized that we see God's love through His people...but am i showing His love to my brothers and sisters?]
i'll be arriving in czech on wednesday afternoon (their time), and right away will head out into the depths of the czech republic in a great amazing race, where we will do who knows what - last year they had to de-feather a turkey. hmm. so for 2.5 days we'll be running around. when we head back to our training at a hotel owned by Josiah Venture [the organization i'm working with], we'll finally rest and have a week of apologetics, culture, and fun.
right now, though, my hiking backpack is partly-packed and adds about 40 ell-bees to my weight. i will come back a hunchback.
and i'll be in touch.
tomorrow i leave for czech. tonight my mom made an awesome fare-thee-well meal - steak. that's always what i ask for when she wants to make me a meal. in light of all this, i'm realizing that it's my first summer spent away from home, and i'll be somewhere in the vicinity of 4000 miles away, with people who i don't really know.
not to say i'm not excited. i'm not the biggest fan of change, but i've never tried to stop it from happening. and i think that this change may be one of the best yet.
so...i'm leaving tomorrow. i feel unprepared, but never more ready to go. i've wanted to do this for four years, and now i'm doing it. it feels good doing something i've always wanted to do, rather than just letting it go. i've done that too many times. last summer i had a whole list of things to do and didn't do half of it...needless to say, last summer was pretty disappointing.
sooo, this summer will be different. i have many hopes that i'm sure won't be fulfilled, but the biggest one of all is for God to change my heart. for too long i've been in limbo with Jesus; concerned about my relationship with Him but not willing to change my stubborn ways. i pray that this summer will be filled with His word and His love. i pray that i will be a part of His love [this semester, while speaking with a friend/counselor, i finally realized that we see God's love through His people...but am i showing His love to my brothers and sisters?]
i'll be arriving in czech on wednesday afternoon (their time), and right away will head out into the depths of the czech republic in a great amazing race, where we will do who knows what - last year they had to de-feather a turkey. hmm. so for 2.5 days we'll be running around. when we head back to our training at a hotel owned by Josiah Venture [the organization i'm working with], we'll finally rest and have a week of apologetics, culture, and fun.
right now, though, my hiking backpack is partly-packed and adds about 40 ell-bees to my weight. i will come back a hunchback.
and i'll be in touch.
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