Leavin' on a Jet Plane

Well.. I am just about 14 hours away from departure to Chicago and feeling all sorts of emotion.

I am so excited to meet the other interns and staff and to reconnect with those I already know. I am grateful that I'm leaving the heat of Houston for some nice, cool weather in Chicago and Wisconsin. Even Arizona will be better than this humid heat. However, I am a little sad to be leaving my family and friends for pretty much the entire summer. I am going to miss my pillow and bed and the comforts of a lazy summer at home.

BUT.. I am so ready for the adventures of this summer. I don't feel prepared to be an intern. I don't feel old enough or wise enough or funny enough or spiritual enough...etc. And that is the great part. If I felt completely qualified and prepared for this summer, I don't think I would get anything out of it, but because I feel like I'm not qualified, I have a feeling God will be able to do some cool work in my heart. What could be better than that?

I do have a few prayer requests if you could take just a moment out of your day to lift up a quick prayer:
- Safe flight to Chicago
- Safe drive for everyone to training in Wisconsin
- Effective training: May 29th - June 2nd
- Bonding between all the staff and interns
- Safe drive from Chicago to Arizona (around June 4th or 5th)
- Energy, strength, preparation for me, trip leader Dave Williams, and intern James Futrell as we prepare for our first team to arrive June 6th
- Transformation to happen in the lives of both the staff and students we meet

I'll will try and update as often as possible! Thanks for the support.

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#2, #11, #84 - Check

It has been quite awhile since I last wrote. So much has happened in this month, including the fact that my first year as a college student is completely done! It's weird but nice at the same time.

In that month several of my 101 in 1001 things have been accomplished, but I just haven't had time until now to blog about them.

#2: Attend a Baylor Baseball game

The last day of classes my friend Lyndi invited me to go to a baseball game with her and her roommate Julie. I thought it would be a great way to celebrate the end of class/beginning of finals. We played against UT and lost, but it was a good game nevertheless and I had a ton of fun. I have been so blessed with wonderful friends at Baylor.

#11: Find a church

After many, many months of searching I've finally picked a church that seems to be a great fit. It has been an interesting journey as I've visited Baptist, Lutheran, Presbyterian, nondenominational, liturgical, and more in my search. I have come to a new appreciation of each person's method of worship, and have learned a lot more about what specifically I like in a church. Highland Baptist is the one I picked, and I'm so excited to get involved in a small group and serve team next year.

#84: Go to career counseling

I went to three sessions in order to complete my counseling. Through these sessions, I determined what I was looking for in a job, what my personality type was, what my strengths were, etc. By the time the final session came around I felt a lot more confident about what I want to do with my life. I want to either work for a non-profit organization or be a full-time missionary.. or something that combines the two in some way. I want to work with the lost and hurting. I want to help be part of the solution to some of the pain in the world. That is where my passion lies and I am happy that I've finally allowed myself to realize that. So I'm excited to see what opportunities God places in my life in these next few years!