What a great week! On Tuesday I went in to church and where we had the usual classes. After our day at the church, we came back to my apartment and filmed a video showing off what the apartments are like. Next week we have a thing called "Experience"; basically Masters version of College Days. It's going to be a lot of fun, and I can't wait to meet the girls staying with us. I definitely have a lot of good things to say about this place to them!


     Wednesday was really fun. Hosanna and I got to teach creative art and design, and we made it a fun one. One thing we always try to point out to our students is that God was creative, and He made us in his image. If you scan the Bible, you will find countless acts of him creating from nothing restoring things, or even using punishment to be creative (ever heard of Jonah and his adventure in the belly of a large fish? What about the plagues of Egypt?) The Bible points to one feature of God's character, and that is that He is creative. We all looked up different passages of God being creative, and shared them with each other. Then, using the random object they brought from home, we gave them supplies and told them to make something out of what they were given. 50 minutes later, we had a number of very different things. It was cool to see our students begin to realize that they can be creative too, and they didn't think that when they walked in here.


     On Thursday we had another creative art and design class, and we went on a field trip! We went to an art gallery in downtown Decatur called the Fat Cat. They had some great stuff, and we just looked around and talked about what we liked, and what wasn't exactly our cup of tea when it comes to creativity.


     Friday is chapel day, and this week our 4th year support staff brought us the word. They talked about the promises of God, and gave us our own promise that they found from the Bible. It was a great chapel that left us all really encouraged and ready to go out and claim what God has already given us.


     We had missions practice this Saturday, and so we worked on dramas and testimonies for when we are there. I am really getting excited to go; I leave in a week and a half! It really has snuck up on me, but I believe God is going to use us to do great things on this trip. We also found out that someone has sponsored us and is giving us a day of snow tubing at a resort in New York- now that will be a fun day! I know God is going to do great things, and I can't wait to tell you about them.


     Sunday was an early morning: I got up and was at the church at 7 am for drama practice. Pastor Jordan was speaking, and had us to a short drama to the song "This is What it Means to Be Free" by the LaPointes. Beth and I were laughing, remembering how they always used to come to Rock Church and sing for us. We had practice, sunday school, our regular church service, meetings with our small group, and then I came home. Did I take the Sunday afternoon nap I so desperately wanted? Nope! I finished reading "How to Read the Bible Book by Book" and after evening service, I finished up my book report on it. It was a long day, but I really can't complain. I accomplished so much, I can enjoy my day off today!


Today is Monday, and I slept in... until 8 am. Nevertheless, I'm going to get some homework and laundry done, even hit the gym! Here are some pictures of the week:

MegDeb and I on our field trip!

The Yogurt Tap: Best frozen yogurt in town!

I love this picture: Allie and I walking in Decatur on our field trip!