So this last week has been great. A lot of thinking and a lot of alone time with Christ. We didn't have a camp here at all so all of us here on the property just did random tasks and projects to help prepare for first session to arrive. This past week I have basically done everything there is to do at camp as far as jobs. For landscape/maintenance I did the usual fix-it stuff, watered flowers, dug a ditch, and mowed some grass. I helped out in the kitchen with helping with food preparation but also doing the pits every night for cleaning up for the day. In the house keeping department I went through and helped clean up Kenata(brand new assignment team housing) for the Pastor's camp that just arrived yesterday. I would also say I was a little a part of the harbor team as I learned how to drive the lifetimer boats and the HURRICANE! Let's just say I am a natural. Emily one of my fellow interns told me I was the best driver she has ever taught so that was super cool.
These thoughts are gonna be random order and just things that have been going on this week and such...
-bioluminescence in the water here at Malibu is so cool. So when it is night the water literally sparkles from this algae that is somehow reacts creating almost like a lightening bugs in the water.
-Sitting on docks and just sitting there at night is what it is all about.. nuff said
-Started reading Crazy Love(a book).. so far it is really interesting
-Psalm 19:1-4
-So here at Malibu it is tradition that every week the interns/property staff take on the summer staff in hockey. Lately we have been able to play a little. The first week I played goalie and surprised everyone including me, my guess is that is was mostly from being a catcher in baseball. Yesterday when we played i decided that i wanted to run around and play, and apparently I am Wayne Gretzky. I had a hat trick(3 goals) and an assist. Lets just say I am looking forward to hockey this summer.
-Geese are the devil.. they poop on our yards and won't go away.. Campers please come soon so the geese will perish. I was on poop patrol with colton and pip yesterday
-All the guy interns here are great.. we seriously feed off of each others humor and we just laugh and have a good time every night
-Climbed up inspiration point twice this week. It is a view point of the whole camp and it is beautiful.
God has called me to this place. I know that I am supposed to be here rather than anywhere else. It is weird how God works and the way he works through others. The bonds that I have gained already through this experience are ones that will be hard to break. I was sitting on the dock with Colton just having a chat about life when I realized that him and I are so close yet I barely know a thing about his life. It doesn't take much for two people to bond when the only commonality that you know is your love for Christ.
To fear God.. this is something that I don't think I have thought of that seriously. I have always thought of God as a buddy.. something safe when the realization is that He is everything but safe. He is gonna make you risk some things. He is going to challenge you. He might make you go where you would never want to go. What does it mean to fear? God is big.. TOO BIG for us to even think about comprehending. He has created things more massive and beyond us, yet he cares and loves us more than anything else. His POWER is unlimited. Why fear him? Because he is POWER. Let this fear drive you.
Looking at these mountains and the creation that God has blessed me with brings me back to something my friend Zac Slay once said. He said look at those mountains.. wow aren't they beautiful? Whats more beautiful then those mountains? And really at this point you really don't know how to answer it but the answer is you. Jesus didn't come down from heaven to die for those mountains.. He came for you.. because He loves you. You could wake up tomorrow.. lose your belief, curse God, run away and commit unspeakable crimes but guess what God still loves you. You could wake up everyday seeking God's face by prayer and getting into the word and doing "good" things but it doesnt matter because Christ loves you the same. His love is constant.. limitless.. and patient. It is all up to you to realize the love He has for you because whether you believe it or not, it has been there all along, it just took you some time to find it.
Just remember you are LOVED
We loved you so much that we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well, because you had become so dear to us. -1 Thessalonians 2:8
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Monday, May 17, 2010
NEWS: From Malibu
Hey guys!
So after all I won't be able to update my blog near as much as I had hoped. It turns out that the Malibu internet isnt near as accessible as I had anticipated. So hopefully I will be able to update y'all weekly on my day off. Another bummer is they won't allow us to upload any pictures or videos so these blogs will seem pretty plain but I hope you all can still enjoy it. So let me catch you up on what is going on in my neck of the woods...
So the travel there was quite the process after all... Addie(another intern) and I traveled from Kennewick to Seattle on Sunday(5/9).. We ended up getting to Seattle much later than I had hoped and by the time I had dropped Addie off at her friends I was looking at arriving at Lauren Lavergne's house at 11 pm.. When arriving Lauren's family welcomed me with open arms.. they are the nicest people. Her father David then tried helping me figure out traveling details for the following day to get to Malibu. He helped tremendously.
The next morning I met up with Addie and we left Seattle around 7 am.. We got stopped at the border and had to get out of the car and get interviewed by the border patrol.. they probably asked us 30 times if we were getting paid this summer which we had to kind of lie and say that we weren't. Realistically we are getting gifted the money for our hard work.. we don't have wages so I would say we were just bending the truth a little.
Once we got across the border we ended up meeting up with some of the fellow interns at the first ferry. That is where I met Pip, Stephfan, and well I already knew Shawn. As we boarded the ferry, we sat around chatting with each other briefly about who we were and where we came from. As we got off the ferry we realized that we were gonna be pressed with time in arriving at Egmont, I instantly turned into a rally car driver. On the way there Addie and I listened to "Outsiders" by Needtobreathe probably around 6 times. We were rocking out! I was so excited.
At the Egmont landing I met other property staff such as Harold the main man in charge and of course another intern who i consider to pretty much to be on staff there and that is David Wood. David turns out to be a guy that both Noah and Kevin got to work with last summer and he is awesome. He is 27 but the age difference really isn't that bad.
When I arrive at Malibu I see my boss.. the man himself Gil! He is a bearded man kind of larger but with a kind of lighter voice that I recognized from my phone interview. I move into my room and Pip and I decided to share a room together. At our first meal I look around and realize that I am 1 of 15 total people at Malibu.. It was crazy.. But I LOVED it.
The first morning I wake up and watch as Pip a larger fellow tries to get off the top bunk.. He explains to me that it has always been tough for him to get off top bunks because he has bad ankles.. at this point we hear wood cracking and with a slight boom the bunk bed collapses.. Thank the Lord I wasn't under there.
I can't really describe my job totally to you yet because I am still trying to figure it out still. The first day I planted a bunch of flowers and watered, but since then I will go ahead and let you know everything I have learned:
After the mens camp left I was able to to just rest up a little bit and bond with the other interns. Last night we had a get together at one of the property staff guys house named Matt Sear. His family is darling and I love hanging with his kids. But anways, all of us interns got together and watched a movie and then had a super sick jam session. Colton the sound tech intern who came in with the the mens camp just jams on the guitar. I watched as he picked up and figured out how to play a bunch of songs including some needtobreathe. Colton and I have really started to bond a bunch already. We get along really well and laugh together.
Today on my day off I had a quiet time at the dock and just sat and took in the beauty that is here. This place never gets old to look at. I really believe that is a taste of heaven. I love it. After my quiet I saw with Colton and we just talked about life.. most specifically marriage and stuff it was cool. I am really excited for that the summer has in store. Praise the Lord for this opportunity. Well until I have time to write again.. Keep me in your prayers!
So after all I won't be able to update my blog near as much as I had hoped. It turns out that the Malibu internet isnt near as accessible as I had anticipated. So hopefully I will be able to update y'all weekly on my day off. Another bummer is they won't allow us to upload any pictures or videos so these blogs will seem pretty plain but I hope you all can still enjoy it. So let me catch you up on what is going on in my neck of the woods...
So the travel there was quite the process after all... Addie(another intern) and I traveled from Kennewick to Seattle on Sunday(5/9).. We ended up getting to Seattle much later than I had hoped and by the time I had dropped Addie off at her friends I was looking at arriving at Lauren Lavergne's house at 11 pm.. When arriving Lauren's family welcomed me with open arms.. they are the nicest people. Her father David then tried helping me figure out traveling details for the following day to get to Malibu. He helped tremendously.
The next morning I met up with Addie and we left Seattle around 7 am.. We got stopped at the border and had to get out of the car and get interviewed by the border patrol.. they probably asked us 30 times if we were getting paid this summer which we had to kind of lie and say that we weren't. Realistically we are getting gifted the money for our hard work.. we don't have wages so I would say we were just bending the truth a little.
Once we got across the border we ended up meeting up with some of the fellow interns at the first ferry. That is where I met Pip, Stephfan, and well I already knew Shawn. As we boarded the ferry, we sat around chatting with each other briefly about who we were and where we came from. As we got off the ferry we realized that we were gonna be pressed with time in arriving at Egmont, I instantly turned into a rally car driver. On the way there Addie and I listened to "Outsiders" by Needtobreathe probably around 6 times. We were rocking out! I was so excited.
At the Egmont landing I met other property staff such as Harold the main man in charge and of course another intern who i consider to pretty much to be on staff there and that is David Wood. David turns out to be a guy that both Noah and Kevin got to work with last summer and he is awesome. He is 27 but the age difference really isn't that bad.
When I arrive at Malibu I see my boss.. the man himself Gil! He is a bearded man kind of larger but with a kind of lighter voice that I recognized from my phone interview. I move into my room and Pip and I decided to share a room together. At our first meal I look around and realize that I am 1 of 15 total people at Malibu.. It was crazy.. But I LOVED it.
The first morning I wake up and watch as Pip a larger fellow tries to get off the top bunk.. He explains to me that it has always been tough for him to get off top bunks because he has bad ankles.. at this point we hear wood cracking and with a slight boom the bunk bed collapses.. Thank the Lord I wasn't under there.
I can't really describe my job totally to you yet because I am still trying to figure it out still. The first day I planted a bunch of flowers and watered, but since then I will go ahead and let you know everything I have learned:
- How to turn on the Hydro(powerhouse which runs camp), and how to turn on the emergency generators
- How to burn garbage with the incinerators
- Replaced a sink tap
- Replaced a bunch of light bulbs
- Worked on some showers
- Replaced a toilet
- And much more...
After the mens camp left I was able to to just rest up a little bit and bond with the other interns. Last night we had a get together at one of the property staff guys house named Matt Sear. His family is darling and I love hanging with his kids. But anways, all of us interns got together and watched a movie and then had a super sick jam session. Colton the sound tech intern who came in with the the mens camp just jams on the guitar. I watched as he picked up and figured out how to play a bunch of songs including some needtobreathe. Colton and I have really started to bond a bunch already. We get along really well and laugh together.
Today on my day off I had a quiet time at the dock and just sat and took in the beauty that is here. This place never gets old to look at. I really believe that is a taste of heaven. I love it. After my quiet I saw with Colton and we just talked about life.. most specifically marriage and stuff it was cool. I am really excited for that the summer has in store. Praise the Lord for this opportunity. Well until I have time to write again.. Keep me in your prayers!
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