last week was world vision week. it was amazing… we did different things to learn about God’s heart for the nations… it was awesome…

what else… oh, we surprised out impact group guys with a date last week…we made tons of desserts and had sparkling cider on the beach at night… it was really fun. they’re cool guys, and it was fun to just chill… we actually started talking about our hearts for different countries…and i discovered that both grant and i have a weird thing for india… and kind of want to spend the rest of our lives there… so that was informative…

so staff leaves on friday… we all found out our roles this weekend… i’m the directer of the pr and employment team…. and my impact group leader…and today kim asked me to lead campus time with minjae… so i’ll be busy… but i’m excited! 

oh, i started work last week…. it’s a little boring…but not too bad… it’s not difficult or anything… it’s just an exercise in keeping myself busy… but hey, i’m getting paid… and i’m super-pumped to not still be looking for a job… that sucked…

what else, what else… oh, i had a realization…so in high school i used to pray this prayer that was something like, “Lord, stir up in me a dissatisfaction with the things of this world…” i just realized that God totally answered that peayer… and that has a lot to do with who i am today… basically, when i prayed that before, i just kind of meant, “God, don’t let me  pretend to be happy with drinking, smoking, partying and empty relationships…” i was kind of focused on the really obvious “things of this world” that were never even that much of a problem for me in the first place… what God actually did was to make me dissatisfied with the whole world system…with the things people pursue…with the ways they pursue them…with the empty cyclical nature of life…with the american dream…so, yeah… it’s probably because of this prayer…a prayer i didn’t even understand when i started praying it…that i feel like God is preparing me for a different kind of life…i know that i will never be satisfied with 9-5, suburbia, and that whole deal…but i also know that God isn’t just going to leave me dissatisfied, but he’s going to offer me a way to be completely content serving him in a unique way…it’s just awesome to see God answer prayer…

that’s another thing i’m seeing a lot here…answered prayer… i got a job….i’m enjoying community…other things are happening…it’s soooooo cool to see…things i’ve prayed for for yearrrrrssssss…they’ve just been kind of happening…it’s weird… i love it…things that were really getting between me and God are just kind of gone…not to say that life’s perfect or anything…it’s just been amazing to see his faithfulness in answering prayer…his teaching me patience, but also answering me and giving me the desires of my heart… ugh, i just love God….

so, yeah…oc is pretty legit…

i’m getting more and more settled here every day… i love the people here more and more every day… i get closer and closer to being employed every day… (i have an interview tomorrow)… life is good…

my favorite memory of the week so far is my friend date with minjae… we went to mcdonald’s, ate some food, shared a sundae, chatted about our lives… it was wonderful… however, it was pouring rain when we were ready  to leave. one of the cashiers gave us a couple of huge garbage bags to use as ponchos, but they were nothing against the torrential downpour… or the 4-5″ of standing water on the sidewalk… minjae and i essentially waded from mcdonald’s to the inn… it was good bonding time…

what else, what else…oh, we had women’s conference on monday… which was lovely despite the fact that i had to wear a dress. it was a little annoying, though, ’cause the guys had steak for dinner while we were at women’s conference… and while they were at men’s conference we had salad… oh, cru and its gender stereotypes…

oh, hopefully some cool maryland people will be visiting this weekend… that would be nice… i love them.

so, to sum it all up… i…love…ocean…city…

I started this blog to record and process my thoughts and experiences during ocean city summer project.

it’s more for the sake of my sanity, as well as so that the things i do and learn here have a lasting effect, than for anything else…

however, so many people have asked me what i’m actually doing this summer… so maybe this will answer that question, too.

so far, i’m having a pretty amazing time here. i’ve learned a lot about God and myself and other people… so that’s all been cool. 

as far as the job search is going… it’s frustrating. i’ve literally been in every store on the boardwalk at least twice, as well as every shop on asbury as least once to ask for a job… no one is hiring. no one. i don’t understand… and it was weird, cause a couple days ago some people came to the inn and told a bunch of us that we were hired to work at their campground, but yesterday they only called a couple of the people back… so i thought i had a job for a few hours, but apparently not… it’s starting to get really frustrating and discouraging… i’m basically out of money, but i still have to buy lunch every day and dinner twice a week… so i don’t really know what i’m going to do… i guess i’m just going to keep begging until someone hires me out of pity…ugh…

everything besides the job search has been amazing. i’m loving getting to know people… it was hard the first few days, coming into project late and not knowing anyone, but now i’m starting to feel like i know people and they know me… tonight the girls that live in the mansion are having a potluck… so i’m pretty pumped about that!

and last night i had a really good talk with two of the guys in my impact group and minjae… it was good times. christians can be really, really cool.