Hey, Girl, Hey!!!

Howdy! I am back from Tennessee....ughh! I'm exhausted. I'm sunburnt. My back hurts from the bus ride. I'm sweaty. I've had an "interaction overload". And...I thank God for it! The trip was amazing...no hitches until the end. Lack of sleep but comfort in Christ. Yep. It was good. We served with Open Hearts, Empty Hands and Feed The Children. We attended an insanely cool lock-in. We went to the Opry Mills Mall. We hung out and worshiped with some pretty cool Tennesseeins. We white water rafted. And sooo much more. I'll prolly post some stories tomorrow but for now I'll just post what I learned. Here goes...

~ Learning someone's name has an amazing impact on the way you interact with them.
~ Tennessee sweet tea rocks my face off!!!
~ A southern accent is almost impossible to not pick up.
~ God's love has no limits. It permeates social, financial, and racial bounderies.
~ White water rafting is freakin' sweet ya'll!
~ My heart is meant for student ministry...nothing gives me as much joy or satisfaction as seeing students mix and mingle, open up, and learn to love each other.
~ The best kind of worship occurs when there is total abandon.
~ God's plans for my life are just beginning...it's gonna be crazy.
~ Going into this trip, there were a few people that I thought I was gonna have trouble getting along with. But I decided that instead of going at it with a predisposition, I would just love 'em and let God handle it. Lemme tell ya'll...it was fine. I atually connected in different ways with each of them.

I just pray that God would continue to work with this group of students...they are something special!
~Lola~