... hey, hey, hey GOODBYE!

Lakeside is gone.  Now it feels so weird that they're not here!  It's kinda crazy, I don't here John playing 'Beautiful Disaster' anymore, or Chase, John, and Kyle playing 'Through and Through' (The Intern Song) or the laughter of Christian and Todd trying to make a stupid joke sound hilarious!  We had an amazing week with them, Kayla and I that is.  They were my first and my best team ever!  I don't care who comes next, they were great!  These kids here responded so well to them being here!  They even had one kid decided he needed Christ as his saviour! YAYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!  WOW!!!!  Cool... I know and oh my goodness were we happy!  It was bittersweet though, for me at least, because it just reminded us of how much our work really helps but it is really all God.  We just have to be willing to let Him work through us, because neither he who plants or waters is nothing... it is all God!  So really what I'm trying to say is that our work here is really nothing compared to His power for His glory!

So it is sad to see Lakeside go, but happy for you guys cause now you get an update!  YAY!  I know some people have been checking it everyday, well get excited cause today's the day that I have finally had a chance to breathe and write you all (I'm sorry wrong terminology... ya'll)  So... it was crazy and exciting with my first team here!  I loved it, especially having my family here (Lakeside) and we just had a blast working with the kids and going site-seeing!  It has been unusually weird weather here... it's been so SUNNY!  So I have been pretty spoiled to the point in which I really don't like when it rains! 

Anyways, I have been doing the normal kids club and drop-ins, which is so much fun but frustrating at times.  God has it all planned out though but like I said, it is nothing to do with us, it is all God and we have to keep that in mind.

Something that I thought was really cool and I thought you all would want to know is that while Lakeside was here we would split up after a girls group thing and just have a one-on-one time with them which was really cool to see them open up and actually look like they were somewhat interested!  But we told them that there were people that we knew back at home that had no clue who they were that were praying everyday for them... when we asked them how they felt of course some of their responses were, "weird" or "crazy" but one in particular just made me feel so incredibly thankful for all of you guys... her reply was "it makes me feel HAPPY!"  Which I told them that some people that I had sent letters to I hadn't even talked to in a long time but they cared and loved about them and didn't know a thing about them but they prayed for each and every one of them and it really was a shock and awe experience for them!  So thank you, your prayers have not gone unseen and our mission gets one more step closer all the time!

Again, I am so sorry it has taken me so long to write you all!  It has been pretty crazy around here especially with a team in!  Thank you, thank you, thank you!  I appreciate everything you are doing for me and these children!  They really don't have a clue who Jesus Christ really is, so just pray for them to keep their hearts open and willing to hear what God has to say to them and for them to be able to feel God's love for them and even our love for them!