Okay, I'm PUMPED! My summer officially starts in 10 days, and I can't wait!! I just know that this summer is going to be even more amazing than last summer (if that's possible!) and I can't wait to get started! So, if I haven't done so already, I'm going to fill ya'll in on my summer plans...
In ten days I leave for Missouri (I've been working on my accent for the last week! It needed a little brushing up!) and although this trip has the potential to be incredibly boring (think sitting in a motel room for seven days watching tv), I'm just praying that God is going to do something cool. I have TONS of unsaved relatives there, so right now I'm just praying that God would really open up opportunities while I'm there to talk to them, and that I wouldn't miss those opportunities. But I'm also looking forward to the down time to catch up on my reading (The Deadiest Monster, The Greatest Among You, A Call to Die, His Chosen Bride, The Sacred Romance, The Power of a Praying Teen, The Ragamuffin Gospel, and The Bible). Wow, I think I'm going to be taking more books than clothes! Of course I haven't even started packing yet. Why would I do that? That's next Wednesday night's job. Wash all my clothes and throw them in a suitcase. It's what I'm going to be doing all summer, so I might as well get used to it!! But seriously, guys, please pray for my family back there. I have no idea what kind of opportunities I might have to witness to them, and I don't want to miss it.
So I get back from MO on Thursday the 22nd, then VBS in Toledo starts on Monday! I'll be running sound and learning the songs for the music department. It's a pretty brainless job, but it's going to be my only chance to learn ALL the VBS songs before Jericho! But I've always loved the VBS songs (yes, even when I was a 6th grader!) so I love doing the music.
The week after Toledo's VBS, I leave for a week of Worldview Academy. I'm pretty pumped about that too! From what I've heard from other people who have gone to WVA, it's the most amazing week ever. I'm glad that I'm getting to go BEFORE Jericho, because I think that I'm going to learn alot that I will be able to put into practice immediately!
I get home from WVA on Friday night (the 7th) and I leave for Jericho early Saturday morning! Please pray for good sleep and rest that night!! But just a head's up, I'll be sleeping all the way to Eugene! (-: I'm so excited for Jericho this year, that I can't even describe it. Last year in Tri-Cities was simply the most amazing experience of my life, but I feel so much more ready and prepared this year. I'm ready to be completely surrendered to God and to pour myself into the kids we're serving. This summer is NOT about me!! It's about being a servant.
After Jericho, I have a week at home to rest and get ready for youth camp. (Wow, I'm spending alot of time in Oregon this summer! I just realized that!) Youth camp is another thing that I'm totally stoked about! Last winter I was thinking that I might not go to camp this year, and I just wasn't too excited about it. But now that I'm able to play for the worship team and stuff, I know that God wants me to go. And that makes me excited, to know that I'm going to be where God wants to use me. My goal this year is, again, to NOT be focused on myself. I do that WAY to easily! I don't even know exactly why God wants me to go this year, I just want to be moldable in His hands, and that's good enough for me.
So that is possibly the end of my summer. Right now, it's looking like I'm NOT going to children's camp, but I'm still willing to go if that's what God wants. If it looks like God wants me to go, the problem is going to be my parents... not to mention the fact that I really really need to be applying for jobs as soon as I get back from youth camp. But I'm totally cool with going. Please pray about that too, cuz I'm still not sure!
So there you have it! My summer plans! I'm soooo excited to see what God's going to do this summer... and it's all so close now! By the way, random thought, A Call to Die is pretty much one of the most amazing books I've ever read! (Besides probably The Purpose Driven Life) Everyone should read it!!
Mood: Pumped!!
Music: "Lifesong" Casting Crowns
