Oh man, March is almost over an there's not a single post to be had! What madness is this? Well I'm here to save the day (and hopefully provide some laughs along the way).
So what's happened with me since I posted last? No, it is too much, let me sum up:
God: good, Weather: improving, Health: excellent, Social life: good, School: meh, Rugby: could be better. So yeah. There's a lot been happening but today I'll tell you about the spring break trip I took with the BSU group here back in the beginning of this month. I'm sure most if not all of you have heard of the crazy huge tornado that tore Joplin Missouri apart last year. I know it's been a while but there is still a ton of debris and clean up work to be done. So that's what we did. Day 1 we worked in a huge Salvation Army warehouse moving boxes of clothes and sorting said clothes and building massive tables out of saw-horses, pallets, cardboard and shrink wrap. definitely a good opening to the trip. The only down set was the day before, one of our team members injured his ankle in a roller skating accident and was quite discouraged at his temporary lack of mobility (he was well-chair bound for the day). But what was really cool was his refusal to let it get him so far down that he became useless. he worked where he could as hard as he could and was a silent encouragement to us all.
The second day, we split into two different teams and attacked (some of us in a more literal sense) two different projects. The team I went with was helping to finish demolishing a trailer that the twister had gotten the best of and cleaning up the debris (which was around 98% fiber glass, 2% safe) that was all over the yard. That day was particularly fun as I was able to use a sledgie for most of it and beat the living snot out of stuff (like a toilet!!) That day we all worked together without serious injury (sunburns all around, but it was all good in the end. I have a nice tan now =)
Day three we cleared brush and broken fence stuffs from someone's yard and then moved to another site (because we work fast and finished early like the bosses we are) to move a pile of brush from one spot, to about 300 yards closer to the road. That was intense. I worked the wheelbarrow most of the day and probably moved a literal ton of wood. Turns out, the BSU peeps work really well as a team, setting up a mid-way point to switch out loads like a relay. much less work done but much more finished.
At some point, I believe it was day 4, tragedy struck. While finishing up child-care at a local church for the evening, a good friend of mine and team member fell and seriously bruised her knee. At the time she was unable to walk and was in a good amount of pain. We rushed her to the hospital and after a few tense hours of prayer and worry, we got a phone call that she was ok, it was only a serious bruise. Praising God for that. It was kinda scary.
After that, the week finished decently quick and un-eventful but we still had a good time. And now we've been back at school for a while and we can't wait for summer.
Speaking of summer I should tell you all about my job! I'm going to be a Headwaters counselor and part-time worship leader at Camp Eagle in TX. over the summer! I'm crazy excited about it and I can't wait to see how God can use me.
But until next time: Good bye, stay safe, and don't fall into the lightning sand.
