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hay, much has happened since my last email. i just was talking with Bridget on the phone during lunch, she mainly wanted me to listen, which was good, since im not a well of advice, but please keep praying for her. She is really wanting to live how God wants her and she has so much baggage and things to deal with the think through, and she is so young. I could use prayer too, because well, she is so much more to me than a connie maxwell student, and i honestly don't know how im just going to leave, and i dont want my attachment to make things harder for her, i want to continue this relationship positively for her these last couple weeks. This week is arts camp for the little kids. Grace and i are leading the singing. Junior got kicked out of every rotation yesterday. Some of the kids are just having a really hard time, and its really challenging and can be very frustrating. Please pray for the kids, that they will be able to behave. i feel sorry for some of them, because they just lack self-control. also pray for me and Grace, its getting tough for us to balance all the projects of these last two weeks as well as dealing with having to leave the kids, but also really missing home too, and knowing that we will have to leave each other, and wanting to be all we can for the kids. its just tough right now for us, so please pray for patience, clear thinking, trust, and energy. thank you so much. we are working on the end of the summer worship service the kids will do. We are meeting with different groups to teach skits, interps, and help with songs, and we pray it goes well and will be beneficial, encouraging the kids with their gifts and not so much frustrating. Please pray for the situation with two girls, and also that Grace and I will respond and relate as God directs us to. I definitely got another kiss from a five year old last nite. One of the cooper nixon girls (6 yers old) told me at lunch that her mama got cut with glass all down her arm because her dad did it will a mirror when he was drunk.
ok, cool story. Grace and i go grocery shopping on fridays, and we had gotten a loaf of bread, but when we unpacked at home, there was no bread. so in church someone did a monologue of the feeding of the 5,000, and loaf/french bread was part of the flower (but not really flower) arrangement. after church, Mrs. Sally asked if anyone wanted a loaf of bread. So now we have bread. God still provides the bread! a couple girls became Christians at GA camp 2 weeks ago! Saturday was our day off and it was really good. Grace and I are continuing to learn so much with each other about ourselves and life stuff. Mama asked me if i was sad or glad we are leaving in a little over 2 weeks, i said both. Grace and i went and played tennis last nite, it was a first for her i think. it was really fun. she only hit one homerun! and oh yeah, i got to see a falling star too. that was cool! It's been really awesome to see the difference Christ has made in Austin's life since centrifuge. Please pray that He can continue to grow in that relationship. thank you so much for listening and praying. and im sorry if i seem vague and shallow a lot of times. i just dont know if i can really explain life here. Grace and i appreciate having each others mutual understanding. you dont have to understand, just thanks for listening, praying, and supporting. love you all and i hope you have a blessed week. <><