I can't believe it's only been 10 days since I last wrote. I feel like it's been a month and I'm way behind. So much has happened, and I've wanted to write so many times, but just haven't had the time.
My week without Lisa here went okay. It was busy and hard, but by God's grace I got through it and was able to savor the last couple days with our second session waterfront crew. I was definitely exhausted, but the Lord got me through it, and it definitely made me appreciate Lisa.
A while ago on our day off we went cliff jumping. It was so much fun! I had been wanting to go for a long time, and we finally got around to doing it. It was definitely a thrill and we had some good intern bonding time. That morning we also did the ropes course just for fun and it was awesome. I love the swing at the end! It was a day full of high heights and adrenaline. It was awesome.
Pamper pole. There is no way I could jump that far!
Then that week we went bowling as a whole intern group for Bible Study. We had the whole alley to ourselves and it was the place where you keep your own score. It was so much fun! I was in a lane with Kyle (who I think I've mentioned as one of my favorite people ever, he's on property staff here) so of course my goal for the night was to beat him. He's actually a really good bowler, and my bowling skills have gone down the drain. But I did beat him! Yay! I was really excited, just because I get to rub it in his face. (granted, he got 170 something the first game while I got like 80 something, and then I beat him by a couple points the second game, but hey, a win is a win.) Don't worry, I'm not at all competitive :) But it was a really fun night and we all went out for ice cream afterwards.
Kyle and me!
Some of the guys dressed up. Chocklett looked ridiculous, yet somehow pulled it off.
Matt Shortt and I with our shakes!
Our second session summer staffers have left and our third session has arrived. I have to say, I was so sad to see our July session leave. I really enjoyed getting to know them and working with them. They were a fantastic group of people who have hearts for the Lord. It was amazing to see the changes in them in the month that they were here. They really embraced the experience and stepped up to the plate. We had a great last couple days and they definitely finished strong. I miss them all dearly. 
While second session is gone, it is great to welcome in nine new waterfront summer staffers. We definitely have a great group and I am looking forward to getting to know them better. It is a lot of work though. I have to build relationships with them, we had to go through and train all over again and just getting to know them takes time. I am excited though. August is such a great session to work since it is our "off" month, meaning we have groups other than the normal suburban high school young life. Right now we have wyld life kids (middle school), next week is young lives (teenage moms) and the next is urban. I'm super stoked. I know the Lord has so much still to teach me.
Sorry this is getting really long, but one other thing I wanted to add in, was the amazing night I had the other night. We had Bible study on a different night than we typically do because of the changes in our schedule due to it being wyld life and not young life. Bible study night all of the interns have off, and we all had off the next day as well. So we had Bible study, which was great, then went over to Cory and Jess' house and had milk shakes, and then we finally went over to canoe breakfast. We've been talking about doing it all summer, and we finally did it. We had every single intern go over to the other side of the lake and we built a fire and sat around and got to know each other better. It was a miracle that we were all together; all seventeen of us. That never happens. We sat around the fire and played hot seat, which essentially is ask someone a bunch of questions and get to know them better. I loved it. It was my favorite night here so far. We were out until like 3 in the morning, which everyone here can tell you, is WAY past my bedtime. But I loved it, and I enjoyed every minute of it.
On switch over day I was able to spend time with my best friend Amy! It was amazing! I met Amy here, at Champion, last year during summer staff, and somehow, over the past year, we've managed to stay in really good touch with each other. I hadn't seen her since Thanksgiving, and it was SO awesome to see her again. We were able to catch up, and hang out, and it was really super awesome. She came to visit just for one night, but I loved every minute of it. I love that girl dearly, and as we are oh so different, which makes me laugh, we are real with each other and challenge each other in our walks with the Lord. Through her, God has shown me what fellowship looks like, and I love it. It was so amazing to see her!
While second session is gone, it is great to welcome in nine new waterfront summer staffers. We definitely have a great group and I am looking forward to getting to know them better. It is a lot of work though. I have to build relationships with them, we had to go through and train all over again and just getting to know them takes time. I am excited though. August is such a great session to work since it is our "off" month, meaning we have groups other than the normal suburban high school young life. Right now we have wyld life kids (middle school), next week is young lives (teenage moms) and the next is urban. I'm super stoked. I know the Lord has so much still to teach me.The summer is nearing it's end and it makes me so sad. It has flown by faster than I could have ever imagined. I knew it would be fast, but I never thought it would be this fast. I have loved it. Ever minute of it. This is the most amazing job anyone could ever have. The Lord has been teaching me a lot as well. So many little things in so many different ways and areas of my life. My heart is on fire though. I want to tell the world about Jesus. I want to share the gospel with every person I meet, even those who have heard it hundreds of times. It gets better and better every time. It makes me realize how in need of his grace I am. This has been an amazing season so far, it's definitely not over quite yet, but I've been loving it.
Sorry this is getting really long, but one other thing I wanted to add in, was the amazing night I had the other night. We had Bible study on a different night than we typically do because of the changes in our schedule due to it being wyld life and not young life. Bible study night all of the interns have off, and we all had off the next day as well. So we had Bible study, which was great, then went over to Cory and Jess' house and had milk shakes, and then we finally went over to canoe breakfast. We've been talking about doing it all summer, and we finally did it. We had every single intern go over to the other side of the lake and we built a fire and sat around and got to know each other better. It was a miracle that we were all together; all seventeen of us. That never happens. We sat around the fire and played hot seat, which essentially is ask someone a bunch of questions and get to know them better. I loved it. It was my favorite night here so far. We were out until like 3 in the morning, which everyone here can tell you, is WAY past my bedtime. But I loved it, and I enjoyed every minute of it.
The next day we all slept in, I played frisbee golf with some of the interns, it started raining while we were playing, after that I went for a run in the pouring down rain. I'm not really a running in the rain kind of person, but I absolutely loved it! I just got to pray, and exercise and spend time with the Lord. It was so much fun, I enjoyed it so much! We then all went into town and went to the mall, a couple interns got tattoos and we went and hung out with them. It was really fun. We were all together for the majority of the two days and it was such a sweet time of team building and getting to know one another better. My favorite thing ever. The Lord continues to bless me in so many ways.
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