Blogging for today

I promised when I came up here that I would blog every day and that has not happened. But in a way, it is a good thing. Between the wedding this past weekend, the Easter festival that we had, and other activities that are planned throughout the weeks, I've had a lot of things to do.

A good friend I made the first few weeks that I was here left on a trip. Now that friend and her 3 year old daughter have been back for a few weeks and I'm enjoying the time I have left with her until her wedding in July.

In other news, my phone is on the fritz. This reminds me of my first iPhone which was also on the fritz. It was so bad. I remember having to take my charger to work. Every time I wanted to make a call, I plugged it into the wall. It's fine, it won't be on for much longer. Then I am going on a technology fast. No technology for a few days. (except for when I help out at the front desk)

Classes in Project 12 (which is the discipleship training) are going really well. I have my first test tomorrow on Ephesians. On Fridays, we work on a magazine that we are going to hand out in the community. I've submitted two articles a poem, and short story. I'm not sharing them! You will have to get a magazine for yourself. Ha! We also finished up a class on discipleship and started a class on Christianity and the 21st Century. We are learning how to debate topics that cause a fuss in this time. Yesterday we discussed all the different things you have to think about when you discuss something with someone. You have to think about what they think of you and what they think of the issue and their view on Christianity......etc. I never realized all of that stuff.

Neil who is our teacher for community and growth is away for a few weeks. So we won't have his class for a few. I love that book. It's so interesting and so true. I want to at some point while I am here to make a trip to the community that  the author started.

I like working at the front desk. I actually feel very accomplished. Monday I put all the mail away before my shift ended. Usually that never happens. I'm learning the mail hehehe. Last thing I have to say is that tomorrow I will be sad. Some friends I met here the first few weeks I was here. They worked in the kitchen with me and I got to know them really well. They will be leaving here tomorrow. Well, I've seen people come here. Now it's time that I see them go. I went out with them Saturday night, our last time together.

I also came to the realization that God is calling me to open myself up more. I get so used to the same people day after day. Surely there are other people I can hang out with. The three people that I met the couple from the kitchen and my friend who is getting married in July, There are 400 people here. Usually I stick myself around the same people. Then I am reminded that Jesus didn't stick Himself around the same people. He hung out with everyone from the woman caught up in adultery to children to hypocritical pharisees.