| July 7, 2002 4:54 PM Whew, it's been almost a whole month since I posted last. This does not mean that I did not have any profound thoughts this past month (contrary to what some people have insinuated). I just haven't been able to sit myself down long enough to update. Turkey trip is on Wednesday. I am so super excited. I can't explain it. I'm just really psyched about getting to go to a new country and meet new people and immerse myself in a new culture. I'm especially excited that we get to stay in Turkish homes and really see what their daily life is like. I'm hoping to pick up a little Turkish as well. We're also going to get to see biblical sites like Ephesus which is really really cool. I think it'll be really neat to see what God is doing over there and how He might use me while we're there. I'm a little nervous because it is new and different, but I think my excitement is outweighing my nervousness. If you remember, please pray for me and the rest of our team as we head out on Wednesday. I am so thankful for this incredible opportunity and I can't wait! =) In church today, our pastor prayed for our team and I just felt really blessed and encouraged by all the people who came up to tell me that they would be praying for us. Jessie came over on Friday and spent the whole day here. It was so much fun because I haven't seen her in awhile. She got me super excited about graduate school and I don't think she knows that. =) As I read more and more about the programs at Moody Bible Institute, I'm becoming more intrigued with the idea of going there after graduation. There are some drawbacks, like the fact that it's in Chicago and I don't deal with cold weather very well. But I think it would be a really cool adventure to go there and be in such an awesome learning environment. I'm going to try to visit in October. My dad is excited that I'm seriously considering this. And talking to Jessie about it and looking up stuff online about it just made me more excited about the prospect of going there for 2 years. But we'll see. That could all change in the next year. But for now, I just really want to see the campus and visit a few classes and then decide. I think Es will be a little sad if I choose Moody over Biola (since she's going to be at Talbot) but I figured, we've managed to have an amazing friendship over distance already. I don't think my going to school in Chicago will change that. =) *************************************** Random aside: Hi, Phoebe!!!! Jessie told me that Phoebe said hi and wanted to be in my next update and I was soooo touched. =) I miss SFCers!!! Jessie and I have such similar taste in books! We can talk for a long time about fictional characters as if they were real. It's really funny and I think people would think we were SUPER weird if they heard us talking about these people as if they were our actual friends. Hee hee. But yeah, we get giddy and giggly about the people in our books. =) Hanbanan came to visit me last week and we had such fun!!! We were supposed to be scrapbooking but we ran out of tape, so I could only do one page. It has now taken me 2 years to do this scrapbook and I still have several pages to go. Hannah needs to come over again so she can spur me on to work on it more. =) I like fireworks. Fourth of July is great! =) I watched "Independence Day" again. I really like that movie. I know it's kinda hokey but it's just such fun and you can't help cheering Will Smith and Bill Pullman on! =) |