Sharing Ben and Jerry's...

Day 4...............

Friends, this place is amazing! The beauty here goes way beyond the surface (the waves, the lack-of sun, San Diego in general), but God is present! So many things have happened that tell me that this is a Divine Appointment and that I'm meant to be here.

I arrived on Sunday, and was very overwhelmed with the huge amount of people here! It was fun to start to meet new people. I have 12 roommates... yes, 12. They are all wonderful and patient. Never have I seen so many bunk beds crammed into a small space.

On day 2 we got into our "Growth Groups" where I'm with 3 girls and a leader and we get to dig deep into life... how exciting! We each had as much time as we wanted to share our souls. But this summer is going to be full of soul sharing. Also on Monday we got our SeaWorld jobs! I'm working at Mango Joe's cafe... ah, food service.

Day 3 was the day to jump into sharing the gospel on the beach. I was scared, but we've done that again since and it's becoming a little more comfortable, even though it's still scary to approach strangers and share my heart. I actually tried to share the gospel with a monk...

We were all put into different ministry teams... I was placed in the Evangelism team.... I didn't want to be in that because I didn't think it would fit my personality/abilities/interests. But I know God placed me there because I'm loving it! I know I'm meant to be there!

I have high expectations for San Diego, and they're being met and exceded! GLORIOUS! My discipler Jenni is investing a lot of time to get to know me.... I'm really happy.

I'm really happy here. I keep thinking it's like summer camp and I'll be leaving soon... but I'm so thankful that's not the case!

Pray for us! And the evangelism we're doing... big things are happening!

Love!