Another Good Song I'm Enjoying Lately

On Fire by Switchfoot

They tell you where you need to go

tell you when you need to leave

They tell you what you need to know

tell you who you need to be

Everything inside you knows there's more than what you've heard

There's so much more than empty conversations

filled with empty words

And you're on fire when He's near you

You're on fire when He speaks

You're on fire burning at

these mysteries

You give me one more time around

give me one more chance to see

You give me everything you are

give me one more chance to be near you

When everything inside me looks like everything I hate

You are the hope I have for change

You are the only chance I'll take

When I'm on fire when You're near me

I'm on fire when You speak

I'm on fire burning at

these mysteries

mysteries

mysteries

You're on fire

You're on fire

I'm standing on the edge of me

I'm standing on the edge of me

I'm standing on the edge of me

I'm standing on the edge of me

I'm standing on the edge of everything I've never been before

and I'm standing on the edge of me

I'm standing on the edge

And I'm on fire when You're near me

I'm on fire when You speak

I'm on fire burning at

these mysteries

About Time for an Update...

Update time!

So, the students have been here for two weeks now (I think??? I lose track of time here...). It's been really fun and quite busy getting to know some of them. There are 70 students from Canada, the US, England, Costa Rica, Germany and Switzerland. It's awesome to have so many different cultures meshing together.

Actually, though, it is kind of difficult to really develop friendships with the students while I am serving here as staff. Perhaps I am meant to just serve as more of a mentor figure, but I was hoping to make some good friends with students as well. It hasn't been that long and friendship takes a while to develop... but I find myself losing hope and maybe even losing a bit of motivation to develop friendships. On the other hand, I am making some friends with the other "kitchen girls" as we are called :) Which is great and a sure answer to prayer. And I realize, also, that God will use me in the lives of the students. I am actually helping to lead a family group here of 7 students. We have met once, but our group really connected and I am excited to see how God will work in those students' lives. We have one girl from Germany, one Swiss guy, maybe 2 Canadians and 3 Americans. I am really thankful for that time to meet in a smaller group for Bible study and "family" time.

Okay, I'll end with a funny story. So, today I was vacuuming in the main house. I was responsible for two floors, so I had been vacuuming for quite a while. I was feeling pretty good about it. Then all of a sudden the vaccum handle slipped out of my hands and behind me, but I was able to do some sort of ballet looking move to prevent it from falling. It felt really graceful looking and I had the feeling that if it had been filmed it would have looked pretty awesome. So... maybe that story isn't really so exciting. But when you're cleaning all day long you find strange things to be entertaining :)

Thank you all for your prayers! Because of them I can take joy in my suave vacuuming skills! But really, I have felt very encouraged and I am positive it is because of all your prayers back home. Please continue to pray that I may listen for God's leading with my free time here. And that I can invest in some of the students' lives and get over my lack of motivation to build relationships with students who are just going to leave in a month and a half.