This past week has been hard mentally, but I have learned a lot. I got to hang out with my small group gang, AUDAX, several times this week. From movies, to apples to apples, to 02 night, it's been really good to connect with them, since I have not been seeing them all on a regular basis. Our group is good at getting people to come out, but lacking on the spiritual side. As a leadership team we are really praying to see more growth not for more kids, but for the ones we have to grow closer to God.
Experience is coming up, and so we have been busy preparing for that every day. Experience is three days where anyone interested in Masters can come, stay at the apartments with us, and see what we are all about. We have so many fun things planned, and I can't wait for them to come! I am a part of the sisterhood spotlight, and the worship team spotlight, where we just give a brief synopsis of how awesome our programs really are. We have a run-through with Jeanne tonight, I'm so excited!
Living with 5 other girls is not always a party, as I'm sure you have guessed. The past week, we have all been struggling to get along, and keep our apartment clean and organized. Tensions were building up, until on Friday when Pastor Adam called us into his office. Whoever was on trash duty threw it in the woods instead of the trash disposal, and the apartment maintenance people found out it was us. We got a probation, a $25 fine, and were requested to clean up around our apartment building the following Monday. At first, I was furious! I didn't throw the trash out there, and I didn't see who did it, so why should I be punished for it?! The next day at probation really changed my attitude, and helped me understand his reasoning for our punishment. We are an apartment, we all need to help each other out. If one of us fails, we all do. We needed to work on our communication as an apartment: if someone was running late and wouldn't be able to take out the trash, then we should help them out and do it for them. That's what being sisters is all about. We all grew closer during that probation, as we had to work together to get the tasks done. By the end of it, I was actually glad we had probation! This is just an example of the things we learn at Masters. Not just about God and his word, but every day things that make you a better person. God has been changing me the past few weeks so much, and I know I would never have had the motivation to change if I was at home. I love every day of being here, no matter how hard and testing it may be.
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