SOOO.. day 2 of Vacation Bible School is over and complete. Random story.. but anyways a few monthes ago I told the directors of Vacation Bible School that I wanted a Challenge.. something that would make me work hard to accomplish. Little did I know that a few weeks later I would be asked to be the Celebration Leader.. I was like whoa.. forreal.. have they heard me sing.. but I said yest of course becacuse I couldn't exactly say no to a challenge.. I began learning the music, and the movements, and now day 2 is over. I got to church yesterday, and frantically made sure I knew all of my movements! Then I found out that they needed more family leaders.. so I volunteered to take on a family! My family last night consisted of 5 hyper boys, and one very shy and quiet girl. But I was excited. We did our thing, went through the market place, played a game, heard Joseph talk, and then went back to our family gathering spot.. in my family I had one little boy who seemed to not be excited to be there. He would lay down, and not listen to me, he wasn't bad by any means, just seemed a bit uninterested! I heard from one of the directors that some money had been taken or misplaced and then returned, but I didn't know who the 'culprit' if you will was.. As I got home last night, the Lord really convicted my heart to pray for this little boy in my group, and so I did, i probally prayed for this kid for like an hour! The Lord just kept bringing him to my mind.. Then I got to church tonight, and I was talking to Melanie, and she told me that this kid in my group is the one who took the money.. My heart sunk in my chest! I didn't know what to think. He wasn't there tonight.. again, my heart sank.. So I called his house.. some man answered the phone, and I told him that I missed his son tonight, and that I would love to have him at bible school tomorrow.. So we'll see, I'm really praying to see this kid tomorrow because he has only been to church twice in his whole life, and he REALLY needs the Lord! If you are the praying kind, please pray that the Lord leads him back to bible school tomorrow night! I'm excited to see how the Lord is going to work and is already working in the lives of the kids and workers at Vacation Bible School! I love my church family more than words can say, and I can't wait to see the amazing things that are going to happen at our church in the future! I don't know what I'm going to do in less than 2 monthes when I leave for school! =(

Graduation!

wow.. to say the least.. this year has flown by, and two days ago, I did what I have been waiting for for 13 years. I GRADUATED from high school.. how exciting right? As I walked across in front of all of those people. It was the most awesome feeling in the entire world. A feeling of exctiement. A feeling of accomplishment. A feeling of having the world at my fingertips. I began to think that night though about the people who have gotten me where I am today. My parents, obviously for giving birth to me, and supporting me, and giving me what I need to live. My grandparents for driving 15 minutes every Sunday out of their way to pick me up for church, and help me to accept Christ into my heart, who never gave up on me, who always encouraged me, and always showed their love to me through my whole life. My other grandparents who have helped me financially through life to be able to do the things I wanted to do such as playing travel soccer, and buying me a flute to be in the band, and for loving me unconditionally. My church family for helping me to grow up and be a Christian, and live and honorable life, and eventually accept God's call into full-time ministry. My pastor, and music minister for continuously affirming God's Call for my life at all times, especially those times when I was down, and having a pity party thinking about how I wasn't good enough to be in ministry-- which I'm not, but I have to do what God calls me to do, or else I will be miserable. SOO many people. So much encouragement, so many laughs, and even so many tears have gotten me to the place I am today, and helped me to become the person that I am becoming, so although I'm still a work in progress, I'm excited to see how God will use me in the future! Although at times the future and the fear of the unknown seems scary, it is exciting to know that God has a plan, and that He wants to use me as part of that plan! God bless guys, and I'm sure I will write again soon! =)