I just got back from a mission trip to Rockhill, SC and it was pretty amazing [: I was surprised (even though I shouldn't be) by what God is capable of and am still on a spiritual high...hope it doesn't go away. Anyways, before I eat away your time with a day by day reenactment, I'm going to begin with some general information. The worship and message were amazing and they really spoke to me personally. The songs were some of my all time favorites like Hillsong, Chris Tomlin, etc. Our main focus for the message was John 15 and Isaiah. I've never realized what an amazing and powerful book Isaiah is, so I've decided to put off Acts (which is what I've been reading for daily devotions at home) to begin reading Isaiah. I felt like my relationship with God has been strengthened.

So now for the day to day reenactment :D All the pictures should be loaded on facebook soon. Don't read this if you have other things you need to do. So we woke up at 5:30 and got to church by 6 on Saturday. It was a typical rainy Pittsburgh morning. I was dreading the 9 hour car ride (which turned to 10 after factoring rest stops and lunch). We couldn't bring our cell phones or iPods but certain people did anyways ): I sat at the back between Cindy and Jon and it was terrible D: Both got mad at me during the ride for some reason which has escaped me. Anyways, something interesting happened during the ride. So I was really doubting this trip...to have to spend 9 hours driving there only to spend a week doing hard work...it didn't seem fun. I was also doubting my ability to evangelize =/ (This reflection happened while I was miserable from my seat buddies) However, while passing a bridge, my eyes caught 2 words: Trust Jesus. It was spray painted on the side, and although it may be just graffiti, I felt as if God was reminding me that he is in control. My attitude began to change and I became more optimistic. Jon bought connect 4 at Walmart and that provided some entertainment until we arrived at our living location for the next week--Rock Hill High School. The campus was pretty big, and the first thing we felt when we stepped out of the car was a gust of hot, humid, air. It felt like we were suffocating and the complaints started immediately. It was really unfortunate that the hottest day that week had to be the first day leaving a bad impression. But then we could be fortunate for happening on a day we didn't have to work. [: We unpacked in our spacious classroom (which has an amazing a/c vent we sit on to cool off...it never failed us) Then we went to the opening celebration and met our summer staff--Andy, Nora, Paris, and some other guy whos name escaped me. They were really friendly and fun [: Before lights out, we established a rule for our chalkboard. We'll each add interesting or funny things to the board for encouragement throughout the week. I will also have a picture of that soon [: That night we began our tradition of the circle of fluv (fun and love) where we give each other back massages. This is extremely helpful after a day of work.

Okay I'll post more tomorrow [:

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It's finally summer! Yay

So some news first. Cindy got her job as a donut seller, which made her pretty excited. [: My mom decided to tell Cindy to bring home some "whole-wheat donuts"...I'm pretty sure they don't make those. I think she meant bagels, which brings me to my next question: how do you tell your mom the difference between bagels and donuts? One's sweeter? But they make those cranberry bagels D: dilemma.

I also got into the Northwestern speech camp so I'll be doing that for 10 days this summer [: I'm pretty excited. It'll be a new experience because I'm going to have to fly there by myself and then somehow find a way to get from the airport to the campus. Should be fun...I'll probably get lost :D My dad's trying to convince me to let him drive me but I don't really want to sit in a car for that long D: In his mind, I'm still 6 years old. Yesterday, to prepare me for the trip, he told me not to get into cars with strangers because it's dangerous. :p Okay dad...I definitely didn't know that.

I need to learn Chinese this summer D: My reading's not so good...

I went shopping today [: It was a lot of fun. I bought shirts with ruffles...I like ruffles.

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It's summer! (Well almost) But I'm celebrating early because I have nothing else to worry about for the rest of the school year. It's so nice to finally have free time to do whatever I want [: For instance, I'm actually reading for fun instead of for English (not that I hated every English book I've read this year). I'm currently reading A Thousand Splendid Suns, a very good book from what I've heard, but it's a bad idea to read it during school because it's pretty sad. D: But I hope to read a lot this summer and relax [:

Ouch my arm is now sore from getting a tetanus shot yesterday...hopefully I don't have to get another one for 10 years. But I do have to get my 3rd HPV shot next Monday so my arm will be sore again...

I'm going on my mission trip next Saturday so I'm super excited for that :D But I won't be able to access the computer/my phone/or my ipod for a week...that'll be hard. Haha, unfortunately like every other teenager, I'm dependent on technology. Not good.

Our vegetable garden is growing well :D But that also means that we're eating the same types of veggies every day...not fun. And it also means that my mom isn't cooking broccoli for the time being...boo.

I've become a tv addict. BUT it's only because I've been so busy these past months that I haven't gotten a chance to catch up on my tv shows. D: I'm usually not a tv addict...

More later. [:

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