me and my roommate andrea
8.22.2005
8.20.2005
first week events
Just wanted to update the blog with the first week events at the dubya. Here's just a few pics I snapped. Paci sa.
8.16.2005
by popular demand...
So, I moved in last weekend to the big dub. It's fun. I have loved getting to know my way around town, I don't even think I've gotten lost too many times. I have a few friends here from Meredith, Leslie, Ashley, and Wallis. Then I met my roommate back in March and we're getting along great!
We kicked off the school year with a pizza party for the students currently involved in Crusade. I'd say about 30 or so people were there, we talked about plans for the new year and prayed for the incoming freshmen.
The next morning at 6:30am we went to campus to help move students into the dorm. That was lots of fun and lots of good hard work, we experienced a terrential downpour which resulted in somewhat translucent pants. Note to self, do not wear khaki linen capri's on a day when there is the slightest chance of rain.
Yesterday we set up some tables in Wagoner (the main dining hall for freshmen) and had surveys and a bike give away for the weekly meeting (must be present to win) pretty clever, indeed.
Afterwords we had ice cream and games at the gazebo, like beach volleyball, once again proving my non-athletic skills. Oh my, I'm ready SRC.
It was so fun, and I really really love every student that I've met so far. People here are so easy to talk to. I love that.
In the midst of all this has been a whirlwind of trying to figure out things with how to deal with distance in a relationship with Mateo. I mean, after all it's not something that you'd think would really be that big of a deal if it's only 2 hours. But I'm telling you, regardless of the distance, there are just somethings to hash through that you may never go through if you are together 24/7. So yes, I'm saying that this is absolutely a great thing. We are learning together how to love each other in distance. (sorry if that was too sappy) One of the main things I have learned is just to communicate, through everything, I've got to let him know when something seems not right or how else is he supposed to know, and vice versa. That is the single most thing that I appreciate about our relationship.
This past Sunday at church I learned a very cool thing, the pastor of pc3 said, "the opposite of faith is not doubt, it's certainty, if you are certain about something then it doesn't take any faith to get through it." The reality of that is freeing and perfect to realize that when my faith is in an soveriegn God who IS in control of everything, I can sit back and let God do His job, not me.
I really loved pc3, perhaps it will be my Wilmington church home.
In short, I love it here, and I'm so excited that God has called me into the campus ministry and here to UNCW. I am really so amazed by His goodness.
We kicked off the school year with a pizza party for the students currently involved in Crusade. I'd say about 30 or so people were there, we talked about plans for the new year and prayed for the incoming freshmen.
The next morning at 6:30am we went to campus to help move students into the dorm. That was lots of fun and lots of good hard work, we experienced a terrential downpour which resulted in somewhat translucent pants. Note to self, do not wear khaki linen capri's on a day when there is the slightest chance of rain.
Yesterday we set up some tables in Wagoner (the main dining hall for freshmen) and had surveys and a bike give away for the weekly meeting (must be present to win) pretty clever, indeed.
Afterwords we had ice cream and games at the gazebo, like beach volleyball, once again proving my non-athletic skills. Oh my, I'm ready SRC.
It was so fun, and I really really love every student that I've met so far. People here are so easy to talk to. I love that.
In the midst of all this has been a whirlwind of trying to figure out things with how to deal with distance in a relationship with Mateo. I mean, after all it's not something that you'd think would really be that big of a deal if it's only 2 hours. But I'm telling you, regardless of the distance, there are just somethings to hash through that you may never go through if you are together 24/7. So yes, I'm saying that this is absolutely a great thing. We are learning together how to love each other in distance. (sorry if that was too sappy) One of the main things I have learned is just to communicate, through everything, I've got to let him know when something seems not right or how else is he supposed to know, and vice versa. That is the single most thing that I appreciate about our relationship.
This past Sunday at church I learned a very cool thing, the pastor of pc3 said, "the opposite of faith is not doubt, it's certainty, if you are certain about something then it doesn't take any faith to get through it." The reality of that is freeing and perfect to realize that when my faith is in an soveriegn God who IS in control of everything, I can sit back and let God do His job, not me.
I really loved pc3, perhaps it will be my Wilmington church home.
In short, I love it here, and I'm so excited that God has called me into the campus ministry and here to UNCW. I am really so amazed by His goodness.
8.05.2005
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