Well hey, it's been awhile. Today is our last Saturday in San Diego -- NOOOOOO, why so soon?! At this time next week I'll be boarding a plane back to humidity infested Indiana. Speaking of infested there has been a lot of that going on around here ... my apartment has bed bugs (yucky!) However, some good has come of that, I get to have nightly slumber parties with my discipler. :)
Tonight we are going to Little Italy which is basically the only main tourist attraction in San Diego that we have not been to. God made this place really beautiful and I'm so glad I get to enjoy that with these great friends. As we were at the Padres game last night and ran into a guy we knew from campus it struck me with this feeling that we have really made this our home. Padres won, by the way!
God keeps changing me. A big concept for me this summer has to do with relationships. Are my relationships glorifying the Lord? If not, how does that need to be altered? What are my boundaries ... do I have any? Do I have people in my life that point me to Christ? Do I value God's creation (myself & others) enough to strive for these good God focused relationships? What am I afraid of? How do I set the tone for relationships? This is just a brief insight of the processing that's been going on. I'm so thankful for the Holy Spirit's work in my life of breaking down the walls of my heart - God. Is. So. Good.
Two weeks ago was our "Killing the Giants" week where we made God-sized ministry goals for initiated and Gospel conversations. God was really faithful in providing people in our path to have these rich conversations and ultimately relationships with. Our weekly meeting has continued to grow in numbers. This Tuesday we are having a Destino meeting for those who are interested in heading up this movement when we leave back for the mid-west. I have had the pleasure of getting to know a few of the people who want to see Destino be something that lasts when we are gone. God's plan is so much bigger than ours. This makes me really excited to come back in the future to see the ways God is working & He will be working.
Life has been good. Although I am nowhere near 'ready' to go home. I am grateful for the things the Lord has been teaching me. I will be able to go back home & back to BSU with a changed heart and a heightened desire to be more like Jesus. I hope & pray that what I've learned on this trip will stick and continue to be put into practice in my everyday life. (I'd appreciate your prayers in that.)
Here's to a week left in San Diego and to enjoying EVERY moment of it! :)
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