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I Kayaked on the Indian Ocean!

josiahphilip — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 21:18:59 +0000

Yesterday I had the opportunity to Kayak on the Indian Ocean. It was so cool. Me and Jeff went as a double. We had the brilliant idea to bring camera with us. Jeff had an extra camera that was older that he brought. This was a good idea in theory until we had a big wave hit us as we were getting in the Kayak. Needless to say the camera is no more, but it did not die before we had the chance to take some awesome pictures of ourselves and our friends!

The water was so warm! Mom, there is no question you would have been in the water! It was a beautiful day, I got a nice tan with no sunburn! It is amazing what sunscreen can do. We were able to go shopping and go to a couple markets. It still is crazy how something can change from an extremely touristy area to a poorer area in a five minute walk.

The only bad thing was my friend Laura Jane got stung when she was in the water and had to pee on herself. Hum. Awkward… Next topic.

I had the opportunity to watch The Crossing’s 11:30 service online a few minutes ago! Everyone did awesome. The music and message were top quality. It was also awesome how they did baptism videos! God is definitely doing some incredible things in that church in spite of a bad economy!

MONKEY UPDATE: The monkeys are still horrible, but at least they run at the sight of me so I don’t have to deal with them. The girls carry sticks around because these ridiculous monkeys are chauvinist pigs and relentlessly go after the girls.

I miss you all and hope you are doing well!

Thoughts before plane flight #1

josiahphilip — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:20:14 +0000

I find myself sitting and waiting for the first of many plane flights that I will be on over the next week. I just said goodbye to my family. I was trying to hold back the tears so I did not become a wreck in the airport.

It has been a crazy ride, the past few days has been packed with last minute errands and goodbyes. It is crazy that it is almost time to leave! It still has not hit me that I am leaving the country for four months, but I am sure that feeling will come soon enough.

I am definitely ready to leave Las Vegas and get back to APU. This weekend will be a lot of fun. I will be able to hang out with all of my friends from APU before I leave which will be really good.

I am applying to be an RA for the next school year. My interview is Wednesday morning, the day I leave for South Africa! It is going to be a crazy five days, but will be really good!

Last AC Group Meeting :(

josiahphilip — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 02:34:21 +0000

Last night was the last night I had AC Group. It was an emotional time, but also a good time. Coming into Alpha I though my AC group would be a close small group, I could not have been more wrong. God gave me an amazing group with an amazing leader. It came to a close in a good way, we had our last meeting where we had our first, in a Trinity Prayer Room. We had an emotional goodbye, and sang our rap

Scott has no idea :)

Me and the AC Group during Bridges at the Golden Gate Bridge :)

one last time before we left. All 9 of the people in my group are amazing people, I am sad the group had to end. Scott, Jessi, Jessie, Jessica, Jeff, Julieanne, Amanda, Ashleigh, and Noah mean so much to me! It has been truly a blessing and an honor to share amazing experiences with them at Bridges, in group time, and in one on ones. I am thankful for the time we had and that Jeff, Amanda, and Ashleigh are coming to South Africa with me :-)

Today I had the last day of my fall 2008 semester here at APU. It feels awesome. It is finally hitting me that I have no homework to do and no tests to study for. For December it is definitely warm here in LA. I could have work shorts and a t-shirt today. I am not leaving APU until Sunday, so I have a lot of time to hang out here, move out, and say my goodbye’s!