soaking up the son!: the end of the beginning

there is so much to say in this post! first, a lot has happened since i last posted! project has ended, i have come home, and there are still so many stories to tell. i'll start with a recap of the last week's happenings. tuesday was my last day working as a housekeeper; after i finished on tuesday, i had to keep saying goodbye to my ladies throughout the rest of the week...i will miss them so much! i am amazed at how deep my friendships with them have become in just one short month. the Lord has definitely used my relationships with them to teach me how to love people better. wednesday was a free day for the students on project to be tourists. i got to go with some friends to Disneyworld's Magic Kingdom...it was magical (and really hot :))! don't worry, fellow californians, i still prefer the 'land' to the 'world' :) for the rest of the week, our project focused on getting geared up for our campus ministry. thursday, our last group outreach, was on the local college campuses; all of us paired off to try our hand at person-to-person outreach on campus (practical training for what outreach will be like without the ability to perform an audience-gathering stunt). i had one of the best conversations i've had all summer; the girl i was talking with, Amanda, really opened up to me and i got to share the Gospel with her so naturally. God was definitely in that conversation! friday, in keeping with the "back to campus" theme, the student leaders put on workshops for the rest of the project...another way to train/get people thinking practically about their ministries on campus. students got to choose which one they wanted to attend of the four ones available: how to lead a Bible study, the basic of discipleship, targeting specific groups in the student body, and mapping our a personal vision plan. i got to lead the discipleship workshop, and, again, God definitely moved in and through it. it was amazing...i was even learning from the things i was saying! this was really a great success--and the last major business of our project. saturday was an all day social event for project students to soak up as much time with each other as possible. sunday was our last day of church (and a hectic day for me...my laptop got stolen). monday was a day of packing and then the final banquet. tuesday everyone went home! with everything that happened and emotions all over the board, this week was kind of a blur. i'm home now and trying to process! here are some photos from the week...

last time in my smock :)