work, church, bethany d., philippines!

Good Morning!! (or good afternoon and good evening depending on when you read this :) ) There has been a lot going on so I hadn't really had time to post a new blog. After I came back from my mini vacation con mi familia, I had to work--booooo! Although it got interesting at the end of work that Wednesday. Someone in the house across the street from the church I work at died unexpectedly and so there was an ambulance, 2 police cars, a fire truck, and then the investigator people came to do their job. It was pretty intense because the whole neighborhood came out to see what was going on. All I found out though was that a thirty something man died unexpectedly. Made the work day interesting but was very sad at the same time...

I've been leading a small group of high school girls at church on Wednesdays and I am really enjoying it! This group of girls I have are so energetic and talkative. It's great! I thought I would have to pull stuff out of them. They're really asking questions too and soaking up what we're learning about. I do believe they're challenging me more than I'm challenging them. Love how God works like that :)

On Saturday night a group of us went to a Bethany Dillon concert for my friend's birthday. When I say concert, it was more like a little show. Acoustic Jeremiah in Canton, GA gets people to come and play in their historic chapel. Never heard of it, neither had I. Much less did I really know where Canton, GA was. Well we thought we were going to be late since we had stopped to eat on the way in Atlanta, but as Atlanta goes, there's always traffic you run into. So we were short on time plus we didn't really know where we were going. We finally get there (on time I might add) and find out we have front row, center seats. The guy in charge of this thing told me to tell him how many tickets I wanted and he'd hold them for me. And he did! Front row, center seats! Now, this chapel is really old (historic) and small. So basically we were sitting in Bethany's lap. She was that close. It was amazing! She played some new music, some old, some really old and then she played a few hymns. It was a great time of worship. Wish I had pictures to capture the moment but I don't. We also got stopped on the way back because someone, who will remain nameless, didn't have their seatbelt on. Good times!

In July I am going on a mission trip to the Philippines. I'm really excited about this opportunity God has given me and kind of surprised, yet not really cause it's God. I guess I'm just honored to be a part of His work. God has truly called me to this trip and it's been a blessing to see Him work already. A friend of mine is going to Ireland about the same time I'm going on my trip and we've been meeting to go through our guide packets together, share thoughts and fears and pray for one another. It's been good to be able to prepare for our trips and have that accountability and encouragement as God gets our hearts ready to be the light to others. I'm also very thankful for this friend. We haven't really been friends that long and so it's been a good opportunity to get to know her better. God's already used her in my life and I'm thankful for that. Please be in prayer for me as I get ready for this trip.