Breezin' Through

On Saturday, the Mississippi Youth Choir flew back home. It's surprising how attached you can get to people after knowing them for only a week. As I watched my new friends drive away to the airport, I found myself feeling sad and lonely. I knew that I wouldn't be alone for long, but it was sad to think that I might never see these people again. I really wanted to cry, and anyone who knows me, knows that is a rare occurrence. However, thanks to the internet I am able to keep in contact with my southern friends. The question is "how long will we stay in touch?". I hope that we will keep it up for years to come.

After they left, I began my real work for the summer. The past couple of days have been filled with printing, copying, addressing, and licking envelopes. I'm working on sending out the summer calendar to the current and prospective youth in the surrounding area. I'm also preparing for our big kick-off concert that's this Saturday. So I've been keeping busy lately. For the next three weeks I'll be in charge of 30 minutes recreation and 30 minutes of Bible time for the children every Wednesday night. And our youth meets on Friday evenings for now - I'm in charge of the games here, too. I love games, though, so I think it will work out great.

Now that the Mississippi group left, twelve girls from various states have moved in with me at the church. They're working with Vision San Diego for the summer. I haven't been able to talk with them a whole lot yet, but I think we'll get along good. I already knew one of the girls with Vision San Diego because she goes to school with me. How cool is it that I come all the way to San Diego, CA just to run into someone I know from Athens, GA! Well, I thought it was pretty awesome.

That's all for now. I've got to go to a picnic at Balboa Park with the other missionaries - hard times.