Last year in Nicaragua I had the opportunity to speak with a missions pastor, Mike, about doing an internship with his church in Edmond, Oklahoma. I felt like the whole thing was too good to be true. Events turned out quite the opposite, and I find myself 19 hours from Virginia and New York as the missions intern for Henderson Hills Baptist Church. This past year has not been an easy one; and much of that has been my own fault. I have learned the difference between knowing what good decisions are, and what the best decisions are. I haven't exactly made bad decisions; I just haven't been making the right ones that God has in His will for me. In the past 2 weeks that I have been in Edmond working for the church, I have learned more than in the past year at college. I have a list of things that I am making a point to change in my life during this upcoming summer. There have already been alterations, and it's like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders.
Last week I had the opportunity to be a leader for middle schoolers at a Camp here in Oklahoma. I knew I would have been pulled out of my comfort zone multiple times; and I was. Although camp was tough and exhausting, I fell in love with the work I was doing. The kids I got to learn about all had different stories, backgrounds, and challenges they faced, but all were just as loving and in turn, needed to be loved. This upcoming week I am planning an event for a new food and distribution center for the public to be educated of the program. The week after that is VBS, and then I'm headed to help lead a trip to Mexico. This summer is going to be an eventful one; but I wouldn't have it any other way.
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