Yet another week at Kaleo

This week we had Hermeneutics. Before the class we had to read through 'Reading the Good Book'. This book was very dry and I didn't get to much out of it. The class was better than the book but I wish I could of gotten more out of it. We had lot's of homework for this course so I was pretty tired by friday.

After class ended I had to work for the weekend. There was a retreat here and I was a counselor with Bria (my roommate) to 6 young girls. I thought it was going to be a horrible weekend because I had so much homework and I was extremely tired but it ended up being lots of fun. My girls were great. They made the weekend so fun. We went swimming with them in Nanimo. The pool was so fun! There was so much fun water stuff around and the kids loved it.

Tonight was really fun. Right after dinner we went in the hot tub. It was nice to relax after a long week. Later on a couple of us had marker fights downstairs. After that we went outside in the rain and slid in the mud. Later Jordan Wilcox and three of his friends came up to visit. They are coming surfing with us tomorrow. Well I'm excited for this next week. I'll keep you posted.

Change of Plans

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So this week has not gone completely as planned but it ended up being a great time. We were supposed to go surfing but because of some bad weather we went caving instead. I loved caving. It was so fun climbing around the rocks and squished into small openings in the caves. We had some amazing worship inside the cave.

Later on that week we had a girls night. It was also pretty short notice but like caving it was lots of fun. We were all pretty tired that week so they made our girls night was pretty relaxed. Kristie and Marissa planned it for us. We went to the old folks home and sang with them. Then we went to Chermainus. Chermainus is a small cute town close to Kaleo. There was a really cute coffee shop that we went to. We walked around town for a while. Kristie made us dinner at her house and it was a sweet bonding time for us girls.

Another change of plans this week was the visitors we had. We had bed bugs in most of the girls rooms. Bed bugs are very intense bugs that do not die easy. We had to wash all our clothes in town and move every thing to different rooms so they can spray the rooms to get rid of them. After this process some people still had bugs. We are still recovering and trying to get things back to normal.

I am still trying to finish all my homework before it piles up on me. We started Hermeneutics today. I didn't really enjoy the book we had to read but I am hoping I will enjoy the class. Our prof. is a great teacher so I think I will learn a lot.

Community

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I think that the theme of this past week has been community. God has put a desire in my heart to love people on a new level. On the SALTS trip we were in very close quarters and it was a great opportunity for us as a group to get to know each other and to lift each other up. I had soooooo much fun on that trip. I got to climb up to the top of the mass and swing from ropes and all that fun stuff that put me completely in my element. The sunsets were stunning and the weather was beautiful. God has also put the people on the streets of Duncan on my heart. I am a part of New Life Church which has a group of people who get together on Sunday evenings and hang out with the Homeless in Duncan. About 9 of us from Kaleo decided to join them thin past Sunday. We got there and noticed that there was no one from New Life that week. In stead of turning around and going home we decided to stay. We split up into two groups. I was with 3 other people and we spent the whole time with 3 homeless people talking about Duncan and their own lives and what they thought of this Jesus guy. We had the opportunity to pray with them after our conversation. They were very thankful. I would love if you could pray for Bob, Brenda and Hubert (the three homeless people we talked with) and for there hearts, as well as the city of Duncan. There is lots of issues between the whites and the natives in that city. I would love to see God work in these 3 because they could have an incredible influence on Duncan. Thanks for your prayers!

Week 3 of Kaleo!

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So it is week 3. Time has gone pretty fast. We just finish our first class with Marv Penner. Marv taught us about spiritual formation. I absolutely loved his class. Marv has a lot of wisdom and gave as lots of opportunity to put what we were learning into practice. During the last class Marv gave us the opportunity to have 2 hours with God in solitude. This was a unique experience and it allowed me to really focus on God. It was not easy but I leant a lot.

Tomorrow we are going tall shipping. I am really excited for this trip. We are going to be able to climb up different parts of the ship that are really high above the water. I am really excited to get to know everyone better on this trip.

I am a part of Victory Baptist Church. I am helping out with the youth group with a focus on the grade 7 girls. I am really enjoying the youth so far. I am looking forward to pouring into these girls throughout the year. They are a great group. Victory Baptist is very welcoming and they make a special effort to feed us lunch every Sunday.

Well I'm going to go pack now! I'll keep you posted!