On our drive, I couldn't drive. Since I'm from Missouri, I do not have a license that let's me drive a vehicle bigger than a truck. So I was in charge of getting us where we needed to go, paying for gas, food, and hotels, and being the designated passenger to keep the drivers away. So since that was my job, I had many questions that I had to ask to keep conversations going. I had a whole list of them in my head. These are my answers to the questions:
Throughout this summer, what attribute did you gain the most of?
Patience: not sure if this is the best word to use but its the only word I can think of. I learned to be patient with the youth ministers when they had a problem so that I wouldn't become overwhelmed and so that I could fix it easily.
For each team mate, tell me something that you learned from them that you can take away from.
Courtney- I learned that being personable with people is a great quality to have when working with others. She did a great job at knowing when to be serious and when to have fun.
Morgan- I learned that being positive during stressful situations is key. Being able to be positive helps others not get overwhelmed. She always had a positive outlook on everything.
Austin- I learned that building relationships with the people your working with helps you work with them easier. He was great at this with the college reps that we had.
Jake- I learned that being focused helps people get things done. He was always very focused at the forgiving tree when we were cleaning it out and it helped us get to bed quicker.
What was your favorite moment of this summer?
By far my favorite moment of this summer was when Jonathon (a guy who was disabled and in a wheelchair) was cheer for this kid. Cheer for this kid is when a student gets picked to be king/queen for the day. The students are suppose to cheer for them whenever they see them and they are allowed to cut in line whenever because they are royalty. His friends treated him like royalty. They carried him up on stage so that he could be crowned. They pushed him everywhere. He was so excited! It was just an awesome thing to see!
All of us are exhausted! Going 3 straight weeks without a full nights sleep is so hard! We never had a break during the weekend. It was nonstop tearing down one event to putting up the next event. We are excited to sleep mostly. I can already tell that I'm going to miss this. I'm going to miss being on the go 24/7. It's just not going to be the same. I'm going to miss being around my teammates 24/7. I'm going to miss going to a worship session every morning and night. I'm going to miss making new friends every week! I'm going to miss everything about it! It's crazy how much God has shown me throughout the 6 weeks I was on the road. He really knew what I needed. He knew the people that I needed to become in contact with. He was with me every step of the way even when I was frustrated. I still have 2 weeks of working in the office. I will mostly be unloading trucks and doing inventory of the trucks. Our last day, we are going to white water for the day which will be fun but sad at the same time! It's going to hit me hard that day!
It's good to be home! It's a little hard because I'm going to go another week without seeing my mom as she is on an Alaskan cruise with my aunt. I haven't ever been away from her this long and when she gets back it will be 4 1/2 weeks. I think God is preparing me for something though like being away for a much longer time. It's weird to be back in Joplin and not have her here though. Oh well, I still have my brother and my team.
Kristin
Isaiah 41:10
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