On My Toes

Well I have officially survived one week (almost) on internship and I have been having an amazing time. Thanks to a lovely little sleeping pill that helped me sleep on the plane, I adjusted to the time change within a day or two at the most. I have been thinking a lot about how this is the first time that I have been in England, that I don't feel as if I am in a foriegn country. I guess you could say it feels more like a familiar country :)

Ministry has been great. It's nice to come back to a church in which I feel I have significant relationships. Some of the people here are very dear to my heart. We have been involved in one ministry or another almost every day of the week. So far we have done a kids program, a women's bible study, a wednesday mid-week study, two youth programs (older and younger), Sunday morning service, Sunday night, and a senior's event this afternoon. Kyle, Josiah, and I are splitting up most things amongst ourselves and I think we make a fantastic team. Specific challenges for me are teaching children's church on Sunday mornings, teaching the women's Bible study on Wednesday mornings, running a children's program on Thursday nights, and team teaching older youth with Kyle on Friday nights. Children's minstry is one of those things I thought I'd never end up doing, but I've been challenged by teaching Sunday school, and doing the other mid-week kids event, and I've found that God has made a special place in my heart for the precious kids that come to us. Many come from non-Christian homes. Please pray that we will be able to demonstrate God's love to them in any way possible. Also please pray that I'll have an abundance of energy to get everything done and spend time with people!

It's funny how confident I used to be when I was younger. Nothing ever intimidated me. I always volunteered at church to do anything and everything. Now that I actually have the training, I feel less equipped then ever before. I guess I'm just realizing that God can and does use anyone that He wants regardless of their qualifications. I suppose we should always have a sense of dependance on God when we're serving Him. I'm wondering if I will always feel so nervous or if I will settle into a level of comfort. I guess we'll see.

I only wish that the "life change" would last a bit longer than 2 months. By the time I'm used to staying up 'till mid-night, drinking instant-coffee, and constantly being at church, it will all have to change. It takes me time to get used to major schedule changes, but once I've gotten a handle on them I like to keep things running smoothly. I guess God's just keeping me on my toes.