Ok, so I got back on Wednesday from our Junior High Adventure Camp. We had 23 JHers, 3 SHers and 4 adults. It was a great retreat. We had alot of fun and did so much stuff. But boy, am I kinda sick of them? yes… lol. I love each every one of them sooooooooo much, I’m going to miss them so much when I leave. It’s weird. When I first arrived here, I was like, “when will this end????” and now that I’m leaving just over 6 weeks, I’m like “Do I have to leave???? WHY????”. It’s hard leaving the peopel that you’ve become so close to. On Tuesday night, Scott asked me to give a little personal talk on what joy means to me. Joy was my topic for our bible studies nad we already talked about how you really cant have joy without a struggle prior to it. Joy is more of a response than an emotion or a possessive feeling (you can be happy, but you can’t be joy, etc). So, I talked about how internship has been a struggle, and yet, my joy is that I’ve been able to see each and every one of these kids grow in their faith in Christ over the past year. I’ve watched them struggle and overcome challenges, I’ve watched them succeed and run higher and faster than they ever imagined they would. I love these kids. Again, i’m going to miss them. But i also talked about how there is joy in the fact that I am moving on. I’m going back to school for a year to have fun and learn more about myself and my ministry. My ministry at Trinity hasn’t been all about me and it’s not really all about the kids. It’s about God. It HAS TO BE ABOUT HIM! No matter what. And when I leave, the ministry will go on, these kids will continue growing and walking with Christ. They’re replationships with me have only been a catalyst to the magnificnet things the Holy Spirit can do through us.
SO, I know that some of my youth will read this… I want you to know that I love you dearly, but that life will go on without me. You will continue to grow up, mature and learn more about your faith. Tears of joy are ok… they’re good and natural… but save it for July 30th… don’t get me started crying now!! 
ok…
peace out yo…
