The rest of the week

Hi so after Backdraft the week has actually been pretty quit. We have been preparing for the harvest party. And just living life, we will probably be running like chickens with are heads cut off next week but that’s Okay. We are taking Financial Peace University (FPU) and that is a lot of fun and we are learning a whole lot about proper money management. We are still trying to get are INSTE books and having issues on that front but we are almost there. We took are personalities test this week, which was amusing. But that’s about it for now.

Monday(Backdraft)

Monday
We had the assembly on Monday are you surprised? It was in Puyallup which is on the other side of the state. So we all arrived at the church at 0430 to drive there. We all crashed in the bus and then woke up and did some scriptures and slept some more and prayed for the assembly and ate are sack lunches. And then the moment we had all been waiting for, WE saw the school (YAY). We ended up having a whole hour and a half to set up for the assembly and practice some of the stuff. Then the kids showed up and I was very proud of are team they actually got in there and started meeting the kids. Then it was time and we started the assembly. The speakers all did really well the one always scares me when he speaks because he stops (sometimes he forgets his lines others his dramatic affects are just too long (we are behind the backdrop and can’t see)) the humans video also looked really good but everyone that could get hurt did. When Nick is supposed to almost cloth’s line Trevor, Trevor didn’t go down in time so he was actually hit. Then we he picked up Esther who fell down while acting drunk (she was supposed to) he accidentally hurt her arm that was already hurt from the all-nighter. Then I came out (the nerd) and at one point I jump in his arms and he spins me around and drops me on the floor. Well I landed on my elbow and knocked the wind out of myself. But everyone covered it up well enough that no one noticed but we all got behind the backdrop and were in pain. And then when we did chains (the one where Eric gets the snot beat out of him) we hit the ground wrong and couldn’t move his arm and he was throwing up. But he also did a really good job of covering up till he finished the music video. Then Nick finished the assembly off by breaking bricks. So we had the main man of one music video down and another assembly in 20 minutes with kids showing up in 10 minutes (we did the same assembly twice). So it took some Holy Spirit power to rearrange the whole ending of the assembly (which was all based around the music video which we now couldn’t do) in such away that it wasn’t corny or short. But Josh managed to pull it off. But once again Trevor was slow in dropping and this time Nick was slow when Trevor went to punch him so Nick was hit and Trevor also hurt his shin again. But Esther wasn’t hurt this time through. I landed even worse and thought I was going to throw up with Eric but I didn’t (WOHOO). And then Nick hurt his arm breaking bricks the second time and almost wasn’t able to do it. The thing about all of this is that we practiced it ALL and NEVER really got hurt in practice, we would get bumps and bruises but nothing serious. But we finished them both. Iced Eric’s shoulder, torn it all down, and headed home. They rushed all the kids out right after each assembly so we didn’t get to talk with the kids and get there reactions which was a bummer. But I believe that looking at the opposition that we had that there had to be a kid there that needed to hear what we were saying. And seeing how we fought through and finished strong even with all the opposition I think we probably had a kingdom impact. We may never see it but that is my feelings on it. Because we were faithful with what we were given there has to be results. Eric went to the doctors today and had his shoulder looked at he strained his muscle and I am right now at the doctors while Esther has her arm looked at. This will be a great year I can since it in my bones (grin).

My week

Hey everyone how are you doing? This past week has been really busy and hectic.I was armor bearer this week, which means I pray for the staff member that is in charge of Morning Prayer and do refocus. Refocus is the 15 min right after lunch when we all come together and refocus. So I talked about being a Bond Servant for refocus I drew it out all week. It went pretty good, we will see whether or not people are going to apply what I said. If you haven’t ever looked up the meaning of Bond Servant in its original text I highly suggest you do it. Or maybe I’ll post it someday, when I have my notes with me so that I get it all actuated. We walked the first years through the first week of Masters. Which means we had a TON of meetings. The church is also doing this door to door ministry and we put those packets together all week the packets consist of a brochure and little bag of kisses with a label on them put inside a bigger clear bag which I then tied shut with ribbon that you then curl. So every spare moment we’ve had this week we worked on those. We also prepared for a couple of Backdraft assemblies, which we are doing tomorrow (Monday). On Friday we had a youth all-nighter which was a blast we did dodge ball, human fussey ball, laser tag, broom hokey, bowling, and then “watched” a movie. In a nutshell that was my week. But now to tell you about Backdraft, Backdraft is a school assemblies program where we go into the schools and do an assembly we are not allowed to mention God in any way, which is a bummer but we get to go in and provide some hope for kids and get in contact with them if they E-mail us or My space us then what we say is free game. The one we are doing on Monday is all about the power of choice. You can all be praying for this assembly all of us second years have been attacked. Mostly physically, Esther’s shoulder is all messed up from bowling, Bre is sore and stiff from broom hokey, Trevor’s fell and hurt his shin and then kept re-hurting it at the all-nighter, Lance is losing his voice and is fighting a cold, My knees are all black and blue from broom hokey. Isn’t it funny that the 1st years, that aren’t doing anything didn't get hurt it was only us 2nd years? So be praying we do two back to bakc on monday at 11:00-2:30 western time zone so be praying. Nick, Shelly, and Josh are speaking. Rena, Tim, and Lance are giving there perspectives (testimonies).Bre, Esther, Nick, Trevor, Lance, and I are doing a music video there. Then Later Bre, Eric, Lance, Trevor, and Tim are doing another music video this one is violent so pray for safety especially Eric’s. Then Nick breaks bricks. So be praying. I need to go do scriptures so till later. bye

Some of Wednesday

On Wednesday we had a bunch of workshops that were pretty much just to tell the 1st years how Master’s worked. Then after lunch we has traffic groups Olympics which was a blast. The 1st years were divided into two teams and then there was us second years, except Bre was pulled to take Rachel’s place because she couldn’t run (sad day). I was real proud of our 2nd year team because we all worked together really well and finished about 5 events ahead of the other teams. I have to go but here are some pictures I’ll write about that evening later.

My covenant night stuff

Walking down from the mountain

Isnt it pretty

The sunrise from the top of the mountian were I did devotions.

The rest of tuesday

So my dear God letter was different this year, while writing it I relieved how many fears and insecurities I had about this year. About failing and causing those who are following me to fall as well. So I finished writing it late and had only 10 minutes to get down from the mountain. Well being true to myself I got lost but I found the road with about 4 minutes to make it so I jogged back and was very much out of breath and sweaty when I got there, but I made it. That night was Covenant night and it was awesome. Pastor Nathan talked about communion and how it related to the Hebrew marriage ceremony and he talked about the death of Christ and what we are willing to give up what are we willing to kill for the sake of Christ. We had a cross up there for are 2nd year tool and we gave everyone a piece of paper to put there name on and everything that they were going to die to on and then nail it to the cross. After handing out the papers the second years went up and did there tool which was pretty much just worship and then nailing are papers to the cross. It was really cool and Bre and I were shaking so bad from excitement at being able to do this that we both ended up smashing are figures “blush”. Then Nick got up and talked and challenged the 1st years to follow suite. I went to have communion and make my covenant this year and while down in the field I could hear as one by one they made there dissensions and nailed there papers and came down to. I realized while down taking communion that Jesus had already died for my mistakes so I didn’t need to live in fear but I could stand firm in Jesus who has cover my mistakes. We had a ton of awesome worship that night as well.

Part of Tuesday

Tuesday, we started at nine. Had Morning Prayer which was good as always. Then the 1st years went and did an INSTE seminar (there is 8 1st years 6 boys and 2 girls). While us 2nd years prepared for the faith walk. We then took the 1st years on the faith walk which was good because of all the symbolisms in it. We then had lunch. After that we went over ethics for Masters. Then we all went and wrote our dear God letters. (Which are letters we write to God at the begging of the year then we bury them). I am out of time so I’ll have to finish this later. But I’ll tell you now Tuesday was life changing for everyone.

Monday

On Monday we went to Pinelow which is a rope course/team building place. I was pleased to see how well everyone worked together. I also was able to tell right of the bat who the take charge I know best person is going to be this year. We had a few people who are really afraid of heights but they all managed with encouragement to make it to the top of the telephone pole (You have to climb to the top of a 30ft telephone pole then jump to a trapezes bar) and at least ½ ways across the cat walk. (A log tied between to trees also 30ft up). We actually got about a 1/3 of the team to the end of the Mohawk walk (cables stretched between trees that you walk on). But Rachel’s knee and ankle gave out because she has weak knees, so the rest of the weak she was on crutches. We finished the other three challenges. Then we went up to Waite lake camp and had dinner, cooked by g’ma Jean her meals are always Von-da-bah. Then P. Brad came up to speak that night which was great because his message tied in perfectly with what P. Nathan was going to talk about the next night. But he didn’t know that. It was all about what are you willing to give up for God.

Sunday

On the first Sunday that everyone is in town we all go to both services and at a certain point in the service we all go up front and introduce ourselves. Well last year there was a ton of girls with pockets of boys, but this year there was 8 boys then us 5 girls. It was kinda funny. One of the girls had to say bye to her mother between services and the mom thought it would be best if us second year girls were there when she left. That was really hard seeing someone else have to say bye to a love one. That night was college group we are doing the course Tactics to defending your faith. It was really good and interesting.

The 2, 1st year girls (Rachel and Molly)

Nicholas (intern with Master's)

half of my room

Half of my room the bed is HUGE

Saturday

So today is Saturday and we just finished the 1st year B, B, Q we ended up barely having enough food. There were a ton of people. Clean up went really fast so that was geat. Now some of us are in the office a group of the guys are looking at video footage from last year. And Esther and I are on the computers. Later all us girls 1st year and 2nd year are going to go see open season. We are going to go up to Pinelow and Waitti lake for the week.

I forgot the most importan thing about tuesday. We were working on a second year tool to present our heart to the 1st years. It came together really fast and then we spent the day in prayer and worship. To fully get the heart of the tool it was very good we were all exhausted after we finished. But it was defently worth it.

Update

I made it to the library again and so it is time to update but this time I’ll start with today and work backwards.
Friday, October 06, 2006 I woke up and Esther and I went to run some errands. And we are doing internet stuff right now.
Thursday, I am in charge of the food for our Saturday B, B, and Q So I worked on finding the cheapest sausage in town, and finished making potato salad. And had lunch then while waiting to get permission to buy the meat one of the youth from the youth group that just graduated came over and taught me how to restring a classical guitar. Dad did you know that one of the strings on there was an acoustic guitar sting. He also told me the difference between the two. Classical guitar necks aren’t reinforced and acoustic ones are. So the strings on a classical are nylon. And have more given. But he had to go catch a class at the college. Then Bre and I went shopping for the meats. In my search earlier I had learned that Sonnenberger had the cheapest sausage so I got directions to go there. And after all of are other shopping we headed there. I didn’t relieve that it was in the ghettos of Spokane and that it was like a fresh meat market place I don’t think I’ll be able to eat the sausages after buying them. But I heard upon coming home that they have the best sausage in town. That evening Joanne got tickets to go see “Singing in the Rain” at the civic theater, for Bre, Esther, and I. It was so fun it was the best thing I’ve watched in a long time. Then we came home and I finished restringing the guitar it was fun and now the guitars strings aren’t rusting.
Wednesday, I planed out what to buy for Saturday and finished my second level INSTE application AAAHHHH. After lunch Bre, Esther, and I went shopping. We came back and Bre and I started making the potato salad. Then we had dinner and she went to kids and I went to preschool. Courtney ( a little girl that wanted to help), Sherer (the art teacher), Trevor (2nd Yr), and I did preschool we had a blast I had forgotten how much fun they really can be.
Tuesday, all of us Masters worked on gathering stuff together for 1st orientation. That night Esther and I had Excelsior youth. We thought hey where close another that we can walk then have the boys drop us off at home afterwards. Which was a great plan except that we didn’t know how to get there and we miss understood the directions that Joanne gave us. So we ended up getting very lost and being about 15 min late. We had called Lance to tell him we would be late so they knew we would be late.
Monday we got stuff together for orientation and Esther and I went to Taikwodo and got very lost going there and we don’t know how because we knew exactly how to get there. But that was just the first of many such adventures throughout the week. (We’ve gotten lost every day) My time is up so until later bye.

Narnia

Eating at Whit's End

Bre and Eugene

Aslan

Hollis

This is for you Cy

New Mexico

Hi, so after posting that stuff on saturday Esther helped me chech out shcolarships and grants for next year. We spent 2 hr's doing it but it is looking pretty good. I just have to figure out my GPA. We then went home and watched a couple movies. (Sinbad and Snow White (with people)) And wen to bed. I have to go so I'll write about Sun. later.

So, being secretary was fun but also pretty boring. But I got through. I did Preschool with Trevor and a couple ladies from the church at night. I was so hyper but that was alright because there were a lot of little kids so it worked out good actually. And then the moment we had all been waiting for 2nd year orientation. Pastor Nathan came in and said that Masters was dead that it had died over the summer. Which was weird but very good? So wed. Night we had a funeral for Masters. The staff did a real good job at keeping in character if they had broken out of character it would have just been funny. But they didn’t so it was actually very serious and in your face it made me really think about what I had done to kill Masters. We were also told that we weren’t aloud to talk to each other or ask questions for the next 21 hr. which maid the ride home with Esther and the next morning interesting.
Thursday we talked about what it was that killed Masters and about the vision for the new Masters. We went to the hospital to see the new born babies and to pray. There actually weren’t any babies in there till the very end. But Bre staid upstairs in that wing of the hospital (the rest of us wondered) and the nurses were about to take her into custody. But she managed to convince them that she wasn’t there to swipe a baby. We then had lunch and went up to the top of Mt. Spokane and prayed for a little bit. After that we broke for dinner and were all going over to P. Nate’s at 6:30 for Nicks Birthday and to hang out. But P. Nate got sick so us girls took the cake and went and picked up some cheap funny card for him and we went to the Mod (the Mod is a small house in the church’s parking lot that the boys live in) girls aren’t allowed in the Mod so we had his party on the front porch (everything we tried to go do was closed or opened to late).
Friday, we talked logistical things so we know what are job descriptions are Bre is the Children’s coordinator, Esther is the office manager and point guard coordinator. Lance in Evangelisms, Trevor is Multi Media, I am Academic. We had all pretty much had all of that guessed so no big surprises there. Then the boys went to go pick some stuff up and us girls started collecting stuff for covenant night. We all went to P. Nate’s for lunch and after lunch had a real good time of prayer for each other and next year with him and us five. We all broke for dinner. Bre took Esther and me to her house for dinner so we could meet her host family. They are really nice and she will fit in great. We then went to P. Nate’s just to have fun.
Saturday today we get off so Esther and I came to the library to get online YAY. Now I will try to post this but we will see if it works.

Hi, first off I can’t get a wireless connection from my host house so I’ll be updating probably once a week. Anyway about last week…
Bre and I left for Masters Commission on Wednesday we arrived in Colorado Springs and spent a couple of wonderful days with are mentors from AK and friends that moved there from AK. We went to Whit’s End (at focus on the family) while there and had a blast. They really have the place set up neat. There was a lot to do I would suggest it to anyone. They had a three story tall slide that Bre and I went on you had to be not to short but not to tall to go on it and we qualified YAY. Bre screamed the whole way down but that is normal for her. They had Narnia there as well and a Wardrobe to go though to get there. We had a lot of fun just visiting with everyone to. (Thanks again) While there it snowed it was really pretty and fun but not to fear none of it stuck not even in the passes.
We left on Saturday and made it to Hardin. That was a fun day (as far as traveling goes). We went and found all the plays we knew in Hardin and I was shocked at how smaller everything was. I knew Hardin was small but I didn’t relieve how small.
Then we drove here on Sunday (Master Commission) I didn’t think the day was ever going to end. I thought Wyoming was going to be hard to drive though but no Montana was the killer it just went on and on. And we were both pinging about getting back. We stopped and saw a friend from last year and her family fed us dinner (It was very good). We had a great time goofing around with her for a couple of hours. We were both wired when we finally made it but no one was at the church so we just pinged around waiting for them to get back. We stayed the night at one of the Pastors houses.
Monday, we went to the church and caught up with everyone. Then we went and unloaded my stuff at my new host home. I am tickled pink at my new host home I really wanted this one lady in the church and I got her. YAY. Then we went and caught up with the 2nd year guys (Esther wasn’t in town yet) for lunch. We then loaded Bre’s stuff into the car (Bre can’t move in till Tuesday) and went back to Joanne’s (my host mom) She took us out to A&W for dinner (she just had gum surgery so ya’ all can pray for a quick recovery). Then Bre went to Immerge (JrH ministry) and I talked with Joanne for a little bit and went to bed. (I have a HUGE bed)
Tuesday, I unpacked and settled in then came to the church for Shelly’s Birthday and everyone who was here went to chicken-n-more which is a small hole in the wall southern style restaurant. The place was decorated in old license plates and I love license plates so I really enjoyed looking at all the décor. Then we got back to the church and Esther was there YAYAYAYAYAYAY. Bre and I went and got library cards and then she dropped me off at Wal-Mart where I met up with Esther and her family so I could take them to Joanne’s. Because Esther is staying with us (Joanne and I) for a month while they find her a host family (be praying). She and I had a good time catching up on the summer and just talking about last year. We had dinner with Joanne later that evening us three (Joanne, Esther, and I) watched Dancing with the Stars. Then went to bed.
Wednesday, finally caught up YES. I am filling in as secretary today and we start are second year tonight at 8:30.

Monday

Today we all got up and Jamin made dutch babies for us all in honor of Bre. They were real yummy. I worked some on a puzzle then Zander got it and I didn't have the heart to start all over so I put it up. Mom, Bre, and I went and put new back tires on the honda. Put my perscriptions in at Walgreens. and went to Hobby Lobby to get fall decor. When we arrived home I put my bike on the carrier and then Jared and I took some monitors up to storage (to make sure the carrier was working right). Then I wrote this O so amazing blog about today.