6/11 - 6/20 - Builders, Traveling, and Relationships!

6/11 - 6/20 - Builders, Traveling, and Relationships!

Hello Friends! It has been way too long since I've posted anything, I've been incredibly busy. So, here we go. I'll try to catch up as best as I can!

6/11 - Don't remember much, but I was still in PA and flew back to FL to lead youth group! In the middle of the flight, I remembered that I forgot my keys in PA. This means I could not get in the apartment, or drive my car, or check the mail. My Mom sent them, overnight express, but for that Wednesday I had to count on people for rides, everywhere! One friend, whom I really think is the funniest man ever, was incredibly helpful and took me to youth group that evening! It was a really good night! This was the last week of my internship with them! The goodbyes were a little hard, but I'll be seeing them soon enough! The Lord was incredibly gracious for when I spoke. In the middle of my message, I forgot what I was saying. Just stopped talking and could not get back my thoughts for a minute or two. But, some of the kids came up afterwards and said that they were so helped by the massage anyways! Praise the Lord! I ended staying at my friend's place for the evening because I could not get into my apartment and my other roommate went to sleep already! 

6/12 - Finally got in the apartment and began to pack, but could not get in the car. So, I ended up sitting around for a while not being able to do anything. After my keys arrived I packed and cleaned up a bit. I took a good friend of my with me to pick something up in Orlando area, which was an awesome trip. Just 1 & 1/2  hours stuck in traffic and talking! Later that evening I had a ballet lesson with the same friend and afterwards we went for a long walk and talk! Long story short, I had an honest moment with her and told her that I liked her. She said she likes me too! I got her Dad's number and planned to call him soon to ask to enter into a relationship! 

6/13 - 6/14 Traveling, all day! A total, over the two days, of 21 hours of driving from FL to PA! I often go through a weird cycle while driving for that long of a time. Adventures in
Odyssey, a sermon, music, singing at the top of my lungs until I cannot sing anymore, silence, try to call someone, and repeat! So, for 21 hours, went through this cycle. I also called the Dad! Crazy nervous, but it was a really good conversation! He is such an incredibly gracious man who cared about me, and his daughter's and mine's relationship. He said that we could enter into a courtship and then we prayed together! So, now officially in a relationship!  

6/15-6/20 Builders for God for the entire week. I showed up on Sunday morning and taught our Jr. High Sunday school and then got ready to go. Builders for God is a ministry where a group of people go to a camp and stay there for the week and fix up the camp and make repairs and paint and clean and whatever else needs to be done! So, we were leaving right after church and I had not yet unpacked, but took my whole suitcase and stuff with me for this new adventure! (I ended leaving all my bedding...) It was incredibly hard! The first day I painted some of the chapel, but did not complete the project. Then, the next day, went to work on a project where we were replacing an entire roof! It was an incredibly hard job! On the hot roof without any shade and tearing off the old roof and laying down the new roof. The next day, I worked on the roof for a bit, but then I was moved to help supervise some of the youth group as they worked! We went and painted another building, but they could not reach the top parts of the building and because they were too young, they could not get on the ladders. That was my job, on the ladder and painting. I made a lot of mistakes though.

The next day, went and pressure washed a deck of one of the cabins with some more of the youth! That was fun! It was more fun for me because I made them do all the work. (Is that bad of me? Too rash?) Later the same day, I finished the one building for the painting the high parts on the ladder. Friday, the last day, I led the devotional for the men. It was an awesome privilege, and I was honored that they would ask me to do it! Later, did some more painting, but it was by myself and I listened to several messages! That was a lot of fun! Afterwards, it was time to pack up and leave! So glad! The week was hard, but it was good to finally go home! 

The thing that was the most hard was the physical labor. I'm a wuss. I don't like the work and would rather just, well, not do it, but the Lord really helped me to overcome these thoughts and to actually enjoy serving in this way. Again, the physical labor was tough, but what got me through was remembering why we were there. The camp serves children from the inner-city and shares the Gospel to them. We were there to fix the camp for the furthering of the Gospel to everyone who comes through! It was not for myself that I was doing this work, but rather for the salvation of souls, by His grace, and the love and care for these children! That's what got me through. Honestly, Monday, I hated it. I hated being there and just wanted to go home, but talking with our youth pastor and really praying came to the spot where I could enjoy serving! Praise the Lord!

Thank you!