As time flies by

   This past week has flown by so fast but yet in the moments it was a slow process. This past week I got to do a big variety of things. I worked in the office doing research and projects. Those are going well. I am down to writing my two articles and doing a bit more research. Then we worked with street grace on wednesday and we helped out with this foster care clothing place. Here at this place they have TONS TONS TONS TONS of clothes. I am not exaggerating. They will let new foster parents come and get clothes for their foster kids. They get about 8 outfits, shoes, swimsuit, pjs, socks, underwear, backpack, and toys. They supply the parents with anything that they will need. I think that this is an awesome idea to do. Someday it would be sweet to do something like this. It just helps so many people and allows the kids to feel like they do belong and that people do truly care and want to provide for them. 

    We have been spending a lot of time with the kids at temple and that has been fun. They are cute and the ministry the salvation army is doing is awesome. They are truly touching kids lives.

    Then we have been doing kids club. It is going really well. We reached having 40 kids yesterday. We started with 22. So we are growing and that is an awesome thing. I am getting to know the kids more and I am liking going more. I am building relationships with the kids and being able to get closer with them. I have been teaching and doing games off and on. It is fun and I just like it. Yesterday I taught the kids about Nehemiah and how he had patience and faithfulness and rebuilt the wall of jerusalem. The kids responded well and we had good games to go along with the story. I am sad that as we have each club that mean that it is one less time that I will get to see the kids. My days are dwindling down here already. I have definitely learned a lot and have kept really busy. I would be in no objection to staying here the rest of the summer but I would miss everyone back home too much. I have made some new friends that I will be sad to leave too but that is two more weeks away so I am not going to keep thinking about it.

     This has been a good idea for me to come down here. I am learning a lot and God is revealing to me in strange ways some of the things he wants for my life. With some of this stuff I am confused. I am not sure how I am going to do it or if it is merely me wanting to overfill my life and try and do everything. I want to work with kids that is all i know. And i have learned about some of the things I can do withinn social work and in this case in the future it all depends where I live too. Regardless of all of that, I am truly liking it here. I just wish that all the trials and tribulations that he has placed in my life here and at home would not cause so much worry and doubt. But this is gods way of strengthening me. He says I am the strongest in him when I am weak. When I allow him to fill me I know that everything will work out and he will show me the plan he has for my life.