New beginnings....

Well i feel like i could write so much but i will just give you a brief overview of the last two weeks. From the moment we moved in it was so crazy and scheduled stuff for us every minute practically. Saturday night we had a great message by Joe white the president of the kamps i work for in the summer. It was about discipleship and what that looks like. Then we hung out had some fellowship and games with fellow students. There are 25 guys and 25 girls in the program. My roomates name is Debbie from Liberty, Missouri. We get along great. Last weekend we took a two day camping trip. Some of the highlights were cliff jumping and having about an hour and a half of solitude time called cleansing and filling where i looked at scripture pondered some questions and just prayed. A typical class day is from 8-12 then a lunch break and back in the afternoon from about 2-5 not every day do we have afternoon classes. Last week Karen chancey gave us an overview of old testament history and we did this hand motion thing to help us remember it. We also had David Lawson come in and teach us about inductive bible study which really helps you slow down and read passages over and over. We also took a spiritual gifts test which my number one is serving and ministry and my second is mercy. WE also took a personality test and i am a strong "otter" if you know what that is. On fridays in the morning we do precepts and are going through isaiah. We got a really important assignment which is to write a vision statement for where we want to go after the institute. This past saturday i found out more about my internship (which i put in 8 hours a week) and i will be working with junior highers and doing Klife. I also met my host family this past thursday great people and look forward to spending more time with them. for now thats all, will update you soon.