The Crew

This is the Under-The-Stairs-Crew. =]

Outreach!

So, we just got our ten day outreach locations assigned. I’m on a team of 14 going down to Exeter, to work with Southwest Youth Ministry. We go down five days earlier for training and then we get split up into two teams. So really, we’re going on a fifteen day outreach. Exeter is pretty far south, so we’re taking the train down. I’ll have to look up more about the area.

Our areas of work will be schools and youth groups.

Tomorrow night we’re having our first team meeting. My team leaders are Bex and Gloria, and the other members are Stephen, Faye, Kiki, Bishwa, Kristine, Danny, Nicolette, Samuel, Angelique, Elsa, and Clark. One of my good friends, Sam, is on the team, and I’m really looking forward to getting to know the rest of them. I don’t know who my small team will be, but I’m going to be living with those six people for two weeks, so I’m guessing we’ll get pretty close. I already know most of them, but there are about four people on my team that I’ve never had a real conversation with.

Apparently Exeter is on the ocean. At least it sounds scenic…

My new room has almost doubled in size from the last one. I’ve gone from four people to seven, but almost doubling sounds a bit more dramatic. I’m no longer living in the castle, unfortunately. I’m now in the Conference Hall, which has advantages (wireless internet in our bedrooms) and disadvantages (lack of hot water). My new roommates come from Canada, America, Mexico, Slovakia, and Peru. It’s a nice mix, but a large one. It’s hard to set any room guidelines with so many people living together. Karena is in the same building as me, which is convenient. She’s actually in the room on the other side of my wall, but you have to walk outside and around to get to it. We’ve been discussing plans of burrowing through the wall. Maybe we’ll do it Narnia style and go through the wardrobe.

I’m currently working on a book report on John Ortberg’s book, If You Want to Walk on Water You’ve Got to Get out Of the Boat. I think the title is half of the book. Actually, I wish it were half the book because the title is all I’ve read so far. I should be reading it today, but instead I’m going to Lancaster with Jacquelyn. She needs some things in town, and I’m going to buy some more chocolate to send home to my little brother. I don’t mind supplying him sugar as long as I’m not home to deal with the aftereffects.

I’ve also been trying to figure out where to travel when school gets out. While I’m here, it would be silly not to take advantage of it and go see things. I’m torn between mainland Europe and staying in Great Britain though. I’ve never been to continental Europe, but there are a lot of places to see on the island too. Wales, for example, is somewhere I’d really like to go. It depends a lot on traveling partners and budget as well as my traveling partners’ budgets. I wouldn’t even mind returning to Scotland, maybe seeing some sites outside of Edinburgh. If you have any recommendations, let me know. =]