I haven't been doing too, too much this summer. I work just about everyday (still at The UPS Store), and in the time I'm not working, I am usually either hanging out with my sister or a friend. Katie is in Europe for the summer and Nicole and I want to spend as much time with each other as we can before I go off to college, so almost every night we either watch a movie together or just simply hang out with each other. We both miss Katie a lot, but we get see pictures every now and then on her Facebook. However, the great thing about Katie being gone is I get her car for the time she is gone, and boy, is that glorious. :) Ah, the taste of freedom...I am finally not the one asking other people for rides!! The independence of a vehicle is remarkable--I am getting the opportunity to visit with the people I am going to miss the most and to solidify the relationships that I know will last for many years to come. And it's also nice to be able to get myself to and from work without having to depend on my parents or work around their schedules. Work is going well. We have an extremely interesting cast of characters working there, so going to work is a new adventure everyday. I only have another week or two working there, though, until I leave for all of my trips. I never thought I would say it, but I really am going to miss working there, as crazy as it can be sometimes.
On June 29, the youth mission team is going to North Carolina on a mission trip for a week. This will be my fourth (and last, unfortunately) mission trip with that organization, Youthworks!. We will be painting houses for a family who cannot afford to paint their house (either financially or capability-wise) for two days and then leading a kids camp similar to a Vacation Bible School for the impoverished children of the area for two days. There are eight members of the team, all women. I ask that you would pray for our safety and for God to move in our lives and the lives of the people we meet when we go there. The team is: [Leaders] Mary Sherer (my ma) and Becca Watt; [Participants] Elizabeth and Chloe Jensen, Julie Wardman, Nicole Sherer (my sister), Emily-Ann Moriarty (my best friend), and myself. Thanks so much. About a week after we get back from the mission trip, my family is going to spend a weekend in the mountains. That'll be really nice because that will be the last time for a while that the whole family will be together in one place.
On July 24, Mom, I, and five other members from Living Faith Anglican will be leaving to go to Rwanda, Africa, for 18 days. Living Faith has developed a relationship with Taba Parish, a remote, destitute village located in the southwestern portion of
One week after I return home from Rwanda, I will be moving into my dorm at UofA. I will be living in Villa del Puente, one of the newer dorms near Wildcat Stadium, the student gym, and Highland Market. I have no idea who my roommate is, but I should find out who she is some time in July (hopefully before I go to Rwanda). I am so ecstatic to be going college. I absolutely love my major (Secondary Education with an emphasis in Extended English) and the Pre-Ed department down there is so inviting. I am looking forward to joining Future Teacher's Club and I am hoping to find a good Christian group down there as well. Ahh, just thinking about beautiful UofA makes me smile. :D
I apologize that this post is so long; I figured my first post needed to start things off with a bang. My posts after North Carolina and Rwanda are bound to just as long (if not longer), but after college begins, I am sure my time schedule will not allow for me to update this thoroughly. However, I will do my best to update as regularly as possible. Thanks for reading--stay tuned! :)
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