Hey,
So it has been about a week since I’ve arrived at Kaleo and I must say it has been a pretty eventful week. Let me tell you a little about this very exciting time in my life….
So the first night was pretty cool we played some games to just kind of relax and have some fun with one another. One of the games involved a slip n slide, water noodle and was full contact…slightly hilarious. I went tubing and it turns out it we are on the ocean and it just so happens that I only remembered this after I swallowed half of it. I’m sure those of you that know me best can imagine what was going through my head when I flipped of the tube and was swimming in the ocean…where my oh so beloved sharks live…. have fun with that thought friends.
A few days later we were given a list of churches and some background on them and told to look up some more information on the ones we would be interested in making our home church. After much research and prayer I settled on Bethel Tabernacle which I am quit happy about. Having attended my first service this past Sunday I feel as if I have made the right choice, for those of you that have gone to Church Of God in Moose Jaw that would be the closets feel to Bethel. I’m very interested in working with the Junior Youth or the smaller children age four to grade five. I think it may just be from observing my four nephews but that age group is just so pour and I want to help them maintain the image of the world in the innocent beauty that they view it in and maybe allow them to explore things and ask questions in an environment that will allow them to keep their faith and trust in the way that only children can have. I’m very excited to serve my new church family. I have my first youth group this Friday and I am STOKED!!
The first adventure was a three-day hike in Strathcona Park. I had such an amazing time. It is unreal how beautiful it is. It was so sweet getting to know the people in my hiking group and just walking through the bush with packs that weigh the same as like a five-year-old child, I LOVED IT!! We hiked to the top of Mt. Albert Edward. Seriously the last bit of the hike to the top was probably one of the most physically demanding things I’ve done in a while (for real the last thing I did that made me feel that way was Coach Frank Spinozzi’s bag skating sessions and we all know I have not done any of those lately). I never really thought of hiking up a mountain as being helpful in building relationships but now I know that it is. You are walking together, talking and sharing stories with each other and encouraging each other to keep on going when your feet are begging you to stop. The blisters, dirt and sweat were totally worth it to see the view from the top even if the time it took to get there was longer then the time spent on top. But that’s like life most of the time right? It’s the journey that makes the end so sweet.
Anyways friends I must leave I have some reading to do. I shall update you more next week hopefully with more information on my church and the ministry I’m doing.
STAY FROSTY
Abby.
