So much excitement and anticipation for what is to come

Hey

Not much is new with me. I started classes this week and am really looking forward to the semester. Also I experienced bus ministry for the first time and am super excited about next week. We were unable to ride the busses this week because there were complications and we had to play with the kids as they were arriving in intervals since we were short busses. Next week we will be riding the buses and helping to run the Preschool program, this week we were observing more than doing so that we could learn the format, etc.

Tuesday we are opening the Fuse Box which is a hangout for youth in Langley after school. I am excited since we are planning all the activites and starting off the program for the year. All the groups that run it after us will be following our example and plan. Terrifying but also exciting.

I thank that Lord for everything that is occuring in Maple Ridge and the growth that we are experincing as a youth ministry. In the last two weeks we have had 45 new youth come to REV and expect to continue to grow. (Langley had 11 new people last week, so they are growing as well). I am excited to see these youth return and grow in relationship with the Lord. Right now many are coming out of curiosity and for something to do. We expect them to return because they had fun and felt welcomed. We had a number of skaters show up this week, which was awsome - we had gone to the skate park to invite them and they decided to come and check it out. They were then called and followed up with by some of the interns (something that we do with all visitors) and invited to come to different hubs (small groups). In my hub we had two come and in Steve and Kenny's cell (which is for younger boys) they had at least 8 new ones show up. I am so excited to see what the Lord has in store, He is moving in the lower mainland.

On another note here is a great video that we were watching this week at REV - something random and amusing (just like we are). It speaks for itself so enjoy. (the guys were joking that it was the inspiration for the REV albums).

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=7-NOZU2iPA8

I hope that it worked, my first attempt at adding a video.

I have been having many conflicts with my mom latey since we are such different people and have difficulties asjusting to the others personality and lifestyle. I am reminded of Paul Brandt's song "That's Worth Fighting For" and especially the following lines:

• "We've been around in circles 'bout a thousand times"
• "I can't believe I spoke to you that way"
• "how our two hearts are holding this much hate and blame I don't know"
• "I know I can't remember No I don't know the reason why we ever started fighting anymore"
• "If we could just loose the temper and find a way to be more tender"

Half the time we are fighting and I do not know what started it or why we are fighting, it is so petty but I do not know how to stop. I feel as though the only way that we communicate is by fighting and that really sucks. Please pray that I learn how to communicate more effectively and learn to adapt to mom's personality. Thanks so much.

I have my second interview at Starbucks on Tuesday and I am so excited but also rather nervous, I have never had a job before that requires two interviews. I just have to keep reminding myself that God is in control and has a plan for me that includes where I am to be working at this stage in time.

Well I best go and get some more reading done for classes, I have to read a book and do a report on it but it is not due until the end of the semester. I want to get it done now before I get to busy but it is hard to get motivated to do it when it is not due until after Christmas. Oh well at least it is a book that I think I am going to enjoy reading unlike many books I have been forced to read in the past. The book is The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey, for those of you who are interested.

Take care and God bless. Have a great week and I hope to hear from all of you soon.

no more burgers but lots of excitement

Hey everyone

So I have quit A&W after two shifts since I was not being trained at all and the job was more stress than it was worth. I have an interview at Starbucks on Friday so am hoping to get that job. I really should have listened to all those horror stories everyone was telling me about that specific A&W. Oh well you live and learn.

I started classes yesterday and am really looking forward to the semester. We have three classes each semester. So this semester I have Personal Bible Study, Life of Christ, and Basic Doctrine 1 (we will do part 2 next semester). I am so stoked. My first ministry link is Bus Ministry, which is the same idea as Metro Kids Ministry in New York. Every Saturday morning we will ride the buses and pick up kids, most from non-christian, broken homes, and bring them to CLA for a service and fun time. We then take them back home. During the week each of these kids are visited (although I do not think that we will be involved in that part simply because of time and the fact that we are on 6 week rotations so we would just establish a relationship and then be moving on). I think that this will be an amazing experience and am looking forward to starting on Saturday.

In other news I had a Sunday School leaders meeting last night and discovered that the person who I was team teaching with is no longer teaching so until a new teacher steps forward and volunteers I will be teaching every week. Which is okay since it is only for the second half of the service that I will need to be downstairs so I can participate in the worship service. Also I will be going over to Langley for the evening services so I will still be able to attend a church service weekly.

Last point for any of you who are in the Maple Ridge or Langley areas and are looking for somehting fun to do on Wednesday (Maple Ridge) or Tueadsay (Langley) nights you should come and check out Revolution at Christian Life Assembly. It is an amazing time and I can guarantee that you have never experienced church like this before. Come and see.

Take care and God bless, have a great week, until next time.

update

Long time, no post

So what have I been up to, hmm where to start.

I have been accepted into the CLA REV Internship so will be busy with that for the next year. This last weekend we had a retreat together to get to know each other and what the Internship will involve. We went to Seymour - it was absolutely amazing and so much fun. So it looks like we will be in Langley Monday and Wednesday and in Maple Ridge on Thursdays and a combination of the two on Sunday's. I am so excited for the year and to see what God has in store for me and the others. I am looking forward to seeing where God will lead me as well as the others and to see how much we grow. I believe that God is going to take us farther than we can imagine. So stoked.

In other news I have been promoted to Grade 5 in Sunday school - which is exciting because I will have the same group of kids that I had this summer. I was just starting to get to know them and their personalities and am really looking forward to getting to know them more and watch them develop.

I spent today applying for jobs and was hired on the spot at A&W and start tomorrow. It will definatley be interesting. I will be starting in the kitchen but will also recieve training for the storefront. I am not really excited about the job so far but am going to still give it my all. I beleive that God has opened the door and given me this opportunity for a reason so I want to be obedient to His voice and leading. So I will stick it out until something else comes up and I know that I am to move on. Then again once I start I might find that I absolutely love it and never want to work anywhere else, but I am not going to hold my breath.

God bless all and I will update you more later. FYI - comments are appreciated

Where has the time gone

Wow I find it difficult to believe that it is already August. I am now settled in Maple Ridge again and am adjusting to living back with my parents. So far it has been pretty good but then I have not been home that much either. I spend most of my time at my sister's taking care of my nephew. I love spending my days with him, they are rarely boring or predictable. I feel very blessed to have been given this opportunity to spend time with him and bond with him since I missed so much of his first year.

I have started teaching sunday school again and am having a ball. I continue to be amazed at the wisdom of children, they can be so profound sometimes. This week coming up is VBS with the theme of Power Lab and I am so excited and glad to be helping out. Although I know that I will be exhasted by the end of the week with helping with the VBS in the mornings and then taking care of my nephew in the afternoons. But it will be fun and I will enjoy every minute of it.

I will crash on Saturday and sleep most of the day then head to REV camp on Sunday for six days. REV camp is the talk of the church in the summer and I am looking forward to going, as I have never been before. Since I am to old to actually go to camp I am going as a volunteer in the kitchen which will be great, reminicent of Timberline. Ahh memories.

September 5 I start the REV Internship that I applied for and I am so excited but also a little apprehensive as it will stretch me and challange me so much but I am ready. More info to follow on this program once I get started and settled into a routine.

Life is great and I am loving every minute of it. God Bless

hey from me and the kid

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hope everything is good with you. If this post id strange it is nn because my 1 year old nephew is helping me type.

I am doing great and am having a blast with him this summer. Tonight we are staying at my parents and will probably go to the water park tomorrow for the first time. He loves his pool and bath so he should have a good time. We have errands to do tomorrow as well. We will probably take the bus into town, which will be an adventure.

I started teaching Sunday School today and it was amazing. I ha0d 9 kids in grade 4 which was lots of fun. It is such a joy to teach them again. It is interesting mm nsince I had many of the same kids in my age 4 and 5 class that I taught before I moved away for school. 0.

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settled and busy

Okay so I have been back for a week now and am finally feeling settled in. I spend three days last week with my nephew. It was a ton of fun although he is teething so is kinda cranky. I am looking forward to starting a regular schedual with him next week since last week was crazy and messed up with it being my sister's first week back at work and this week is messed up with the holiday. I am so busy the next few days I do not know when I will get all the errands done that I need to. Lets see here is my schedual, so far, for the next week.

Today - Canada Day - family BBQ from 2-5, also need to finish a paper
Tomorrow - help dad with papers during the day and REV in the evening
Thursday - meetings with Doug, Justin, and Pastor Antonio (hopefully I can catch all three) then to my sister's in the evening
Friday - babysit all day and spend the evening at my sister's
Saturday - scrapbooking for Autism with my sister
Sunday - Church then to my sister's for the night
Monday - Wednesday - babysitting all day and spending the nights at my sisters
Wednesday night - REV

Busy but should be fun. Sometime before saturday I need to get my Japan pictures printed and buy a scrapbook for them so that I can start it at the scrapbooking day. I also need to get into my storage unit and organize it as well as pick up some things that got dropped off there by mistake, such as my coffee cup, my jewlery, and all my hair stuff. I also need to apply for jobs. I am planning on working at Tim Hortons near my sister's house (since I have been told that I am basically guaranteed a job there) Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights since I will be in that area. Then I need to get another part time job closer to my parents for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday while I am in that area. Hopefully this will give me enough to put money into savings to start paying off student loans and to pay the bills in the fall cause if I get accepeted into the intership I will not be able to work more than 10 hours a week so need to save as much this summer as I possibly can.

Well I better go and work on my paper but I will touch base with you later. Love you and God Bless.

sorry

To my family

I am sorry if I hurt any of you in the last post. I was upset and frustrated and was not very nice. I am sorry. I love you all.