This has been a very interesting week!! In some ways it's been extremely Awesome and in others (our new president) not so great. The topic in class this week is Holy Spirit, and I have to tell you I have heard some things this week that have made me really think and dig into the bible to see if I really truly agree. The speaker this week is AMAZING! He is absolutely on of my favorites. I'm actually a bit disappointed that he wasn't here last year. I like being able to hear some of the speakers again and I think Mike Phillips is a man that I could listen to and always walk away with something new. I think this week is INCREDIBLE! I know I say that about every week but it really is a great subject that I really wish could be covered for more than just a week. We are going to Haiti in almost one week and so as you can imagine preparation for this outreach is FULL FORCE! I am so excited to leave and experience this new culture and really see what God does in the lives of all of us. It will be a great challenge for us all and very intense I'm sure. We have decided on a destination for our main outreach Jan. 13 through Feb. 27 and we'll be going to Nicaragua and then maybe spending the last 2 weeks in Costa Rica possibly!!! YAY FOR CENTRAL AMERICA!!! I'm very excited to be going there and hoping that in some way God allows us to have a ministry time to surfers!!! What better way to minister to people then sharing the amazing fellowship time of surfing!!! I'm hoping it could be a possibility to have maybe even an afternoon, OH how I miss it.
I'm not sure how any of you feel about the election results but as a ministry we spent a lot of time praying for the election and although I don't believe in our new presidents beliefs or even have great confidence that he is the best "change" for our nation, I have really found a peace in knowing that all I can do is Pray and God will do what needs to be done. Now is a time where we must all pray for our leaders, every one of them state, senate, congress, and presidential cabinet. Our nation is in a position that unless the hand of God is guiding us we could face very hard times... That's all I'll say about that because I'm not very political and I don't know much.
