I've promised myself that I'd starting writing more, a promise I've kept. Also a promised that I'd stop writing so much of me. That promised has failed. I can't help but share my joys, my tears, and my learning. It scares me and well encourages me. Frankly though I'd rather share my joys than my tears.
Within two months, I will be a Pellissippi Graduate. I can not say that I'll miss it. But is has been wonderful. But I am so ready to move on. It is very often these days that I want to pack up my bags, load up the car, grab a handful of cash, and explore without any adenda. Perhaps stop in a small old fashion town, and live for a while. Photography every where I go, whatever interests me. When I get tired, leave. Sounds like a fairy tale...sounds like a dream. But it'll be a lonely road at some point.
But I am staying the course...almost. There's a small detour that I *might* take. Other than that, the plans are the same. Within two years...not three I'll be owning my own business. Having two majors, two trades, and two passion all avaible to be used for the glory of God.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Two weeks and four days
The kids are coming tomorrow. I am SO nervous. My 17 days of intense training is over...and it WAS intensive. Almost every day I woke at 7:00 and go to bed at 11:30 or midnights. Sometimes I had to awake at 6:00. Every day was filled with training on how to properly tie ropes, understanding the gospel, safely.
This week alone I had to pass five tests and they were HARD. But I was grateful for them. The first was CPR and First aid. So I am a certified to give anyone first aid here at this breathtaking camp. I mean they went all out in training us. Fake blood 'n everything thing. I felt like a little nurse. lol. The second was the swimming test. Now, picture this wee blonde lass who can't hear squat without her aids acing her swimming test and astonishing her testers. Thanks mom for insistencing I learn to swim at an early age. The third test I had to pass tying knots correctly. Then the rest was doing taking the S.W.A.T test and the general test.
One thing that they were insistent about was understanding and telling the gospel correctly. We spent four hard core crucial days training on understanding the gospel. It was great. There was heavy discussion, people quoting scriptures and then would get quoted back. They back it up with background references. I have never ever been in a friendly scripture debate, where the instructor encourage discussion even if we disagreed with him. I was one of them (cough). To be honest I did wrestle with some of the things that was said, but my eyes were opened to things that I had been taught that were wrong. I carefully prayed and ex aimed the scriptures for myself of what was said. Someone in the group said they loved my questions and tiny little arguments. Because I wasn't disrespectful at all, and I was trying to understand, but I wasn't going to just accepted it either without scripture backing it up. I was on the instructor side, but I couldn't understand for a while what he was getting at. Then it became clear. Here's what they believe:
The only way you can get to heaven in the BELIEVE that Jesus Christ is the Son of God who died and rose again so that you may have eternal life.
Grace is heavily and I do mean heavily taught here. I feel like I am back where my Pastor had been teaching for the past two years on this subject. It is so amazing! The focus or the theme this summer? Magnify. Worship essentially.
Other than telling the Gospel correctly, their second goal is to make sure everyone is as safe as possible. In fact my understanding was if I had not passed the test, I would have been sent home if I didn't pass it the second time. I could have been wrong on that though. They want to make sure their staff and the kids are safe. Which would explain why they are crazy about us drinking water and staying rested as much as possible.
There is so much more to tell. In fact I have two or three sermons up my sleeves just of everything I had learned with my own personal relationship with God. My poor family will most likely get a "preaching". Lol. They'll love the stories....well most of them.
By the way...for the very first week I'm going to be a S.W.A.T which is where I tied the ropes, prepare all the activities for my group, and care for the general safely. After that they're working hard to get me back on the Photography route since that is what they "hired" me to do. I'm excited.
I don't mind filling in other roles for a short time. After all am I not on a mission field? I went to be a photography missionary and I am one. But if there are holes to be filled, sometimes I must step in when I can.
Here's a scripture that has kept me going even before I left to come here. Joshua 1:9. Ironically, it is the same scripture that my dearest sister wrote on my good-bye note.
This week alone I had to pass five tests and they were HARD. But I was grateful for them. The first was CPR and First aid. So I am a certified to give anyone first aid here at this breathtaking camp. I mean they went all out in training us. Fake blood 'n everything thing. I felt like a little nurse. lol. The second was the swimming test. Now, picture this wee blonde lass who can't hear squat without her aids acing her swimming test and astonishing her testers. Thanks mom for insistencing I learn to swim at an early age. The third test I had to pass tying knots correctly. Then the rest was doing taking the S.W.A.T test and the general test.
One thing that they were insistent about was understanding and telling the gospel correctly. We spent four hard core crucial days training on understanding the gospel. It was great. There was heavy discussion, people quoting scriptures and then would get quoted back. They back it up with background references. I have never ever been in a friendly scripture debate, where the instructor encourage discussion even if we disagreed with him. I was one of them (cough). To be honest I did wrestle with some of the things that was said, but my eyes were opened to things that I had been taught that were wrong. I carefully prayed and ex aimed the scriptures for myself of what was said. Someone in the group said they loved my questions and tiny little arguments. Because I wasn't disrespectful at all, and I was trying to understand, but I wasn't going to just accepted it either without scripture backing it up. I was on the instructor side, but I couldn't understand for a while what he was getting at. Then it became clear. Here's what they believe:
The only way you can get to heaven in the BELIEVE that Jesus Christ is the Son of God who died and rose again so that you may have eternal life.
Grace is heavily and I do mean heavily taught here. I feel like I am back where my Pastor had been teaching for the past two years on this subject. It is so amazing! The focus or the theme this summer? Magnify. Worship essentially.
Other than telling the Gospel correctly, their second goal is to make sure everyone is as safe as possible. In fact my understanding was if I had not passed the test, I would have been sent home if I didn't pass it the second time. I could have been wrong on that though. They want to make sure their staff and the kids are safe. Which would explain why they are crazy about us drinking water and staying rested as much as possible.
There is so much more to tell. In fact I have two or three sermons up my sleeves just of everything I had learned with my own personal relationship with God. My poor family will most likely get a "preaching". Lol. They'll love the stories....well most of them.
By the way...for the very first week I'm going to be a S.W.A.T which is where I tied the ropes, prepare all the activities for my group, and care for the general safely. After that they're working hard to get me back on the Photography route since that is what they "hired" me to do. I'm excited.
I don't mind filling in other roles for a short time. After all am I not on a mission field? I went to be a photography missionary and I am one. But if there are holes to be filled, sometimes I must step in when I can.
Here's a scripture that has kept me going even before I left to come here. Joshua 1:9. Ironically, it is the same scripture that my dearest sister wrote on my good-bye note.
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
The seventh day
Great News
Hey Friends,
This is a little late in coming, but I wanted to share with you some awesome news. I have been at a camp for close to a week. A little over a month ago I visisted a camp for a discovey weekend. They fed me, housed me for free while sharing the vision and mission of the camp of sharing the gospel in a adventerous way.
So fast foreward two weeks. I had the hardest time in deciding whether or not I was going to go. My dad asked me point blank one night and it was right then that I decided to go. One of the main guys and I talked. The talk that was supposed to be thirty minutes ended up being an hour and thirty minutes. We talked the gospel and of my business.
I had already talked of the forty foot pole (check my later posts), which in of itself is such a testomony or for debriefing as they call it of describing an experience.
My position is being a photographer for the camp. They will provide the meals and housing, but I must raise my own support. This is for the entire summer and so I have chosen a photography mission field over a paying summer job. It is truly a faith building summer in so many ways.
I so wish I could tell you more in depth of my mission. But I only had about 10 minutes to type this and I wanted so much to tell you. Hopefully I can keep up with blogging and telling you news of my summer.
This is a little late in coming, but I wanted to share with you some awesome news. I have been at a camp for close to a week. A little over a month ago I visisted a camp for a discovey weekend. They fed me, housed me for free while sharing the vision and mission of the camp of sharing the gospel in a adventerous way.
So fast foreward two weeks. I had the hardest time in deciding whether or not I was going to go. My dad asked me point blank one night and it was right then that I decided to go. One of the main guys and I talked. The talk that was supposed to be thirty minutes ended up being an hour and thirty minutes. We talked the gospel and of my business.
I had already talked of the forty foot pole (check my later posts), which in of itself is such a testomony or for debriefing as they call it of describing an experience.
My position is being a photographer for the camp. They will provide the meals and housing, but I must raise my own support. This is for the entire summer and so I have chosen a photography mission field over a paying summer job. It is truly a faith building summer in so many ways.
I so wish I could tell you more in depth of my mission. But I only had about 10 minutes to type this and I wanted so much to tell you. Hopefully I can keep up with blogging and telling you news of my summer.
My room
Hello this video was taken in like the third day of camp. Wanted to share with you some of my living quarters. Soooo...here goes my very first video post. I'll probably be posting most likely in video considering I do not have much time to type. Enjoy.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Brother sister time
Okay so I didn't do my hair nor put on make-up. But Chris did treat me to an awesome pizza place. Apparently he finds great delight of my backward word instead of pizza buffet he has now dubbed it in my own words buffet pizza. So we went to an awesome place that serves buffet pizza. If you love these type of places go to the Pizza Inn on Clinton Hwy. While their pizza isn't my favorite their genuine happiness and excellent service more than makes up. While there try their cheese and macaroni pizza and the s'more dessert pizza. They're both excellent pizza. I am so glad we got to go. I know that is a place I really want to go back to. The atmosphere is incredible and almost all the employees were all smiles because they seemed to throughly enjoy working there. I for one will. E returning.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Brother+Pizza+Movie=Awesome Night
So excited! Tonight, Chris-my brother- is taking me out for dinner and a movie. And you know something? I'm going to dress up. Shower, put on a slight amount of make-up, do up my hair and wear really cute clothes. Well...except for the make-up part I pretty much do all of those things. Yes, for my brother I do "dress up" put on a little jazz...actually when any one takes me out, I take a little extra care of assembling myself.
We're going to Ci Ci's pizza or Pizza Inn...my personal vote is the Pizza Inn if its good and then seeing Pirate for the movie. I could use a good light heart movie and on the plus side I really enjoy claymations. God knows I could use the bend over laughing, can't breathe laughter again. I have heard it said laughter makes for better sleep. Which sounds amazing.
Chris isn't aware of it, but I'm going to (hopefully) sneak in a couple of Reeses cups and sour gummy worms. I love sweets at a movie theater. It isn't going to be much just a couple of pieces for the both of us. We hardly need the extra sweetness.
At any rate I am exited!
We're going to Ci Ci's pizza or Pizza Inn...my personal vote is the Pizza Inn if its good and then seeing Pirate for the movie. I could use a good light heart movie and on the plus side I really enjoy claymations. God knows I could use the bend over laughing, can't breathe laughter again. I have heard it said laughter makes for better sleep. Which sounds amazing.
Chris isn't aware of it, but I'm going to (hopefully) sneak in a couple of Reeses cups and sour gummy worms. I love sweets at a movie theater. It isn't going to be much just a couple of pieces for the both of us. We hardly need the extra sweetness.
At any rate I am exited!
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