I Kayaked on the Indian Ocean!
February 8, 2009
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
January 16, 2009
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!
Leaving Las Vegas
January 12, 2009
It has been a busy and interesting Christmas Break. Instead of the usual downtime I have been working at The Crossing and helped with the Christmas Services and get the new Jesus in HD series off the ground. With all of that I have been fitting in appointment after appointment so I could be ready to leave the country for four months. In all of that, I did not forget to have a little fun :)
Me, Nicole, Amanda, & Stephen at the Las Vegas Sign
Stephen and I at the Caesar's Palace overlooking the Paris and Bellagio
This past weekend my friends Stephen, Nicole & Amanda came to visit me. Stephen was here for a few days and Amanda and Nicole made a 24 hour trip from Phoenix. It was a great trip full of many fun adventures. It was so good to see my friends again and reconnect with them. I am excited because Amanda and Nicole are coming to South Africa with me which is completely a God thing in itself. It is hard because Stephen will be staying at APU this next semester, so it was good to have some quality time before I left.
It is a weird feeling to know that I am leaving the country to go on a crazy adventure for the next four months. Yesterday was my last Sunday at The Crossing until May 10th (Mother’s Day). Between now and then my life is going to be turned upside down and the world I know will be shattered. I am praying my eyes will be opened to the rest of the world. Here I stand knowing that in the next 9 days there will be lots of packing and emotional goodbyes, but I need to trust God as I so easily forget to do during this time. The adventure has not begun yet and I already have doubts. With all that said I am moving forward with full force because it is coming, trusting that God will lead me through this time.
Engaged? Snow? Las Vegas?
December 15, 2008
Today was a good day. It was my first day back home in Las Vegas, also my first day working at the church during the Christmas season. It was crazy. Final preparations are underway for the Christmas eve services. They are going to be incredible.
I was at a video shoot from 6-10:30 tonight for a video that is going to be showed during the services. It was a very technical shoot. If you have ever seen Heroes where there is still shots while someone pops out of the screen, that is what it is going to be like. It was funny, last night my boss, Lee, told me I was going to be in the video and I was going to be engaged. When I got to the shoot, I found out I was the main character! I really enjoyed it, I am looking forward to seeing the finished product. The filming went longer then planned, but it will turn out really good in the end. I hope I did a good job :-)
Today, was the longest snowfall I have ever experienced in the Las Vegas valley. it definitely snowed for most of the day. It was extremely fun.
