Goals for the summer

T-shirt The link beside takes you to a booster for raising money for my internship this summer. The design is amazing.  You can see them on the right and the left. Designed by Hailey Keele. (My best friend from elementary and beyond till heaven may we party.)

I love my job

Right now I am only training but I have a pretty cool job. I am getting paid to build relationships with the other interns and our bosses.  While we also learning about the environment we are going to be working with. 

The people I work with are godly christians young ladies and "men" (I am just joking) along with Melia, Amanda, and Matt (the best bosses).  I will tell stories a little further down however I need follow the title of the blog. 

My Goals for the Summer

• Connect with the kids
• Learn to Trust God 
• Let him have control 
• Face my Fears
• Talking in front of people
• Being in charge
• Driving a ton of people
• Being alone and teaching
• Losing Weight
• I have done yoga two nights in a row (ow! I may feel that in the morning)
• Make lasting relationships with Brothers and Sisters

Fear Conquering Stories

Over the last few days we have been doing drive training for the 15 passenger vans. The insurance has a policy of being 21 to drive the vans. This was something told me in the interview and I was less than thrilled. 

So when Matt asked me to drive, yesterday, the bus full of the rest of the interns.  Before I stepped into the driver seat I prayed and asked for strength and you know what (???) driving was not so bad. I had a great navigator thou.

Today we were driving on the highway.  It was all well and good. Part of me drove slower than the speed limit because of nerves and because sometimes I can have a lead foot (it may in the genes (just kidding)).  Two moments while I was on the highway Matt changed the location of where we're driving (slightly frustrating but more practice).  When we finally got to our destination it was Sonic so that was a fun bonding experience. 

Tomorrow, I have to give a short devo for the group before our training.  I am a little nervous but I think I am going to let God teach me as I talk. For my voice is his.

Good night guys,
Evynn
P. S.  Another Tshirt link below. The booster ends June 2nd and shirts are $20 with a $5 shipping fee. Don't make any excuses three have been bought already! Buy one for your family if it is getting shipped to the same place for only 5. God is Good, He will provide. Love you all.
You know you love God's Mission! Please by a shirt! Love Evynn 

When things just click

School over.... 

Summer to do list:

1. Read five books
1. When Helping hurts  (Class)
2. To live in Peace (Class)
3. 5 Love languages of Children (Class)
4. Blue Covent (Personal Interest)
5. Crazy Love (Small group)

+++++++++ Moving on to some thoughts ++++++++++++++

I started my summer Job well we are in training at the moment. This is a very fun experience at the moment getting to know everyone that I am going to be working with this summer. I am an intern at Capitol Hill Church of Christ along with some other cool cats.

Yesterday, I had a moment when things just clicked together. You know that minute when things you are learning in your personal time with God meets you and just clicks.  From the book I am reading, morning devotional, to small group that night.

I got to work early yesterday, not much early but enough to start working on reflective questions in Chapter 1 of Helping Hurts and the Initial Thoughts of Chapter 2. I did not completely finish before we circled up for devotion. Amanda was doing it and she gave us time to reflect on the Glory of God. 

I sat back down at my couch and worked on the questions again and when I was finished I read Exodus 21-22. These verses I highlighted because they jumped out at me. "But if the servant declares, ;I love my master and my wife and children and do not want to go free,' then his master must take him before the judges. He shall take him to the door or the doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl.  Then he will be his servant for life. " Exodus 21:5-6

I have always sang the song:

"Pierce my ear, O Lord my God.

        Take me to your door this day.

        For I will serve no other God.

        Lord I'm here to stay. 

     For you have paid the price for me;

        With Your blood you ransomed me.

        Now I will serve you eternally.

        Lord I'm here to stay."

It caught me by suprise to be sitting and reading then finding the verse that is the rule for Israelites. If they decide, choose to stay the master would pierce his ear. What else can say Glory to God. 

There is so much about the amazingness of the Glory of OUR God. IT is for US to decide if we want to get closer to see the Glory of God as the Holy Spirit reveals it to us. This is what I believe. God speaks to us through the Holy Spirit just as he spoke to the others.