Oh goodness.
I got on here,
and I realized how long it has been
since I last had the time to write.
But,
today is the day.
And I have internet access to do so.
And I have a pumpkin spice latte to help me along the way.
Oh the joys of small town coffeeshops.
Anyway,
it has been a joy working in the LowCountry
the past couple of weeks.
Busy,
but a complete joy.
All last week we continued working with
the lifeguards on the beach,
and we were able to see God working,
not only in their lives, but in ours as well.
We've seen doors open among many of the lifeguards
for us to share a little bit more about our faith
and about who God is.
And they are all starting to ask questions about spiritual things.
So it's been great!
Last Wednesday
I went to a small church called May River Baptist Church
and I was given the privilege to share my testimony with them.
It was awesome.
I got to meet and talk with several people,
who were amazing.
They made me feel like I was at home,
and they were all excited to hear what God is doing
in my life and the lives around me.
Last Thursday we went to Hilton Garden Apartments.
Honestly,
I wasn't that excited to go.
I was tired that day.
I was hot.
And I just wanted to go home where it was cool
and where I could take a shower.
But God wanted us there,
and I'm glad we went.
All of the kids were awesome.
They were so sweet,
a little crazy,
but they just wanted attention.
They wanted us to love them,
even if all we did the entire time was play games with them
or push them on swings.
We got to share a Bible story with them
and give them a snack,
but we mainly just played with them.
I fell in love with one little boy,
he was three.
And all he wanted the entire time I was there
was for me to push him on a swing.
And that's exactly what I did.
And by the time it was for us to go,
while I was pushing him, he kept saying,
"I love you. I love you. I love you."
All because I was spending some time with time
by pushing him on his swing.
Needless to say,
I can't wait to go back tomorrow.
It will be the joy of my heart.
Friday we went to the beach
and passed out popsicles,
and then we stayed at the beach for a while longer.
Just to have a beach day.
We hadn't done that yet.
So we just hung out,
and had some fun.
Then I went home and I made dinner
for my team!
It was a lot of fun!
I had forgotten how great it was to cook
and make things for other people.
I also made individual
chocolate cakes
and some banana bread.
It made me happy.
Saturday we were all eagerly awaiting the arrival of
MG's family!
They finally came around noon,
and we were all so very excited to meet them!
After MG left to hang out with her fam
for the afternoon,
we all got ready for our performance!
We got to Coligny Plaza when we were supposed to,
and then we got the bad news from Larry...
the sound system was still broken.
So, we ended up just prayer walking.
Flexibility is key.
Sunday we went to church,
and then had lunch with MG and her family.
Then we hung out at the house for a while.
We went back to Coligny that night,
and we just made lots of balloon animals for the kids.
We were all a little freaked out at the beginning,
because we really had no experience.
But after we got started,
it all came naturally.
We had a lot of fun.
And one of the lifeguards,
Michelle,
came and helped us,
which was awesome!
Anyway,
after that, we went to dinner with a few of the lifeguards at
Wise Guys.
It was pretty good,
however,
my feet were eaten by mosquitoes.
That part was not so much fun.
The 4th was pretty great!
We had a lot of fun hanging with all the other teams!
And then Parris Island was great!
The fireworks were awesome!
And I was so glad we went!
The driving off the island wasn't so much fun,
but that's what happens when
a lot of people all try to leave at once.
Anyway,
I don't think much else is going on.
We have our normal schedule this week.
And we WILL perform this weekend!
(At least, that's the plan as of now.
Remember, flexibility is key!)
Prayer Requests:
-the lifeguards- we know a few of them are indeed Christians, and we're trying to figure out how to encourage them. And we're still needing doors to open up in conversations for us to share our faith and about God.
-my team- we're experiencing a great deal of spiritual warfare at the moment. a GREAT DEAL. And I know that we're doing what God is wanting us to do, but it's also hard to keep standing up under all this. So be praying that we will all stand firm, knowing that God will take care of us all and that He will do the fighting for us.
I do believe that is all for right now.
It has been a joy being here!
And I am seeing God at work every single day.
And it's incredible.
But I know that I would not be able to do anything apart from Him!
He is Lord Almighty,
and He is worth everything I could possibly give Him.
All the glory for what has happened in my life
and the lives around me belongs solely to Him!
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