Here in OC

Monday morning I woke up about 5 times before I decided I couldn’t sleep anymore and just need to embrace the day I had been waiting for since I found out I was going to be serving as a student-staff intern with Crusade this summer. I spent the next few hours at my uncle’s house impatient and eager to just leave! All the way to Ocean City I just kept thinking of what an amazing opportunity the Lord has given me and how excited and nervous I am to be doing something I think I may want to spend the rest of my life doing.
The arrival: I hear Jane (GPS) tell me to take a right and I “have arrived at my destination.” OHMYGOODNESS this is actually REAL! I turn into the parking lot, pull out my cell phone, and with my shaking fingers text Matt. I take a deep breath, open my car door, and take the next twenty or so steps towards 503 N. Philadelphia Ave. I walk up the steps and meet Michael Frey…I think because he was excited to meet me and see me, it made me feel so much more at ease! A few moments later other staff women arrived and then I saw a friendly face, Jenna. For the next few hours I moved some of my things into the 3 Jacks and just hung out with my team. I even get an OC Project half zip fleece! We had dinner in the Darby Manor, where I will be moving on Saturday and staying at.

Monday-Wednesday: Most of what I have been doing has been orientation things, which I have liked a lot! It is so interesting experiencing the different styles of projects. Hampton Beach was similar in ways but differed greatly at the same time. I am learning more of what it means to be a leader full of faith. Its interesting because we are starting with the goal in mind (where we want the students to be aka Christ centered laborers ready to be movement launchers) and going from there. Today we also chose the ministry teams we will be leading and I’m excited because mine is quite different from anything I have ever done before but I’m willing to do it and eager to have students.

It is very weird without the students being here. I am VERY EAGER for my girls that I will be discipling to arrive on Tuesday! I’m excited to see how God is going to use me and move through their lives to produce life change. This whole experience is incredible. I cannot believe I am actually here doing what I one day hope to do. I know God wants me here because I’ve raised a little over my initial goal! The other women are so godly and I finally have excellent women of God to look up to and learn from. I cannot wait until we share our life stories on Thursday and just really get to know one another. I feel so blessed to be here and really cannot believe this is my JOB for the next 6 weeks…pretty amazing job if you ask me!