please pray for me. its going to be a long, hard week & Satan is really attacking.
I miss all of you guys.
grace & peace,
lish
I will trust
I will obey
I will follow where you lead come what may
I will die to myself and my cross I will take
I will trust you, I will trust you
I will trust and obey.
Singing this song in church yesterday brought a whole lot of conviction. Chris and i led again, it went a lot better than the first time & it was just us..me on the keyboard & vocals and him singing...very simple..anyways, it was quite an inner struggle of will during worship singing this song, because honestly, i dont know if i really am living those words, but the turmoil came because as a co-leader, i needed to sing them-to lead our congregation in meeting with the Lord..then that creates this inner circle of doubt, fear, conviction, shame of if i cant sing those words geniunely, then what am doing leading in the first place? I long to be able to have the strength and confidence to, but every step i take i feel i get weaker and weaker in my faith. no matter how much i know, theres something in my heart that chooses not to accept it in various trials and circumstance...so back to my knees i go-knowing and believing that the Lord will reveal what He needs to in His perfect timing, asking for the wisdom and strength His love provides.
grace & peace,
lish
for the 2 readers of this blog...worship on sunday went surprisingly smooth. watching our congregation meet was the Lord was a privilege for me. yes i was extremely nervous, but hearing them respond to the Lord comforted those fears. the chris and alisha band will most likely be the interim worship peeps (tour dates have not been set) until a partime non staff member replacement is found..(if we're still looking). The Lord continues to stretch me pretty thin; the amazing thing is that i think an ordinary alisha would be a little overwhelmed, but i surprised myself in staff meeting today when Marcus asked me how everything was and how i was handling the responsibilties..see sundays will now consist of a pre-service sound check, then i have to set up the nursery, make last minute adjustments for meal prep and service, teach the preschool lesson during the prayer service, the drive the tour bus to pick up church goers in 3 neighborhoods, get them to church in 30 minutes and then co-lead the congregation in worship....not to mention all the after-service duties...so back to how i am dealing with everything...how did i respond? with a "good, i'm just depending on the Lord; all this stuff is required of me, so i have to depend on His strength to get it done...theres not a choice about it". which after saying it, surprised me because Sunday at 230..i was plum exhausted...which stirs mixed emotions for me because with all the jobs and responsibilities, church tends to lean more on the work side than worship and meet with the Lord time. and this now makes me wonder about my new role in the Body. If sunday is a work day for me, then how am i to be fed?, since it will have to be done outside of the normal church service..yes the Lord continues to speak to me through the message and i do meet with the Lord while i play, but it wasnt (at least yesterday) the intimate level i've experienced in the past...and is that where my heart was yesterday or is that how its going to be? Ministry is an interesting thing. The harder i work, the more i learn they need to make a "Ministtry for Dummies" book. i dont think ive ever been in a place where almost everything i do is an experiment, a step of faith in a possible right directions and at any moment, my plans are subject to destruction and complete failure-being sure of nothing but having absolute confirmation that this is where i'm suppose to be.
pray for the afterschool program. pray for kid's church. pray for facilities. pray for Mission Brenham. pray for me-the lonely girl in Brenham who needs a friend.
as a conclusion, my blog probably isnt going to have much variety. most all my thoughts and experiences these days center around Mission Brenham. my fears and joys deal with the every day battle of living here in B-town. with time i know a development of friends and socialness will make this site a little more interesting, but for now..bear with me.
grace & peace,
lish
so, i think i've been handling the stress of having actually two jobs: executive assistant and children's minister quite well these past weeks, but apparently the Lord doesnt think so..this week i will also be leading our congregation in worship..along with Chris. when did we find out, oh this afternoon. fun times at Mission Brenham-never a dull moment...please be praying for me as i'm very nervous!
praise the Lord my job is never routine! i love going into work. i just want to take this time to share how faithful the Lord is..i mean really, how incredibly blessed are we?? take me, the past couple weeks have been pretty rough for me. dealing with loneliness, doubt, confusion on a different level that i've never experienced before, and yet no matter how many times i've complained, the Lord still encourages me. look at the people of new orleans..we have about 600 here in Brenham that have nothing, are having to relocate here, find jobs, places to live, and yet time and time again, all i hear is stories where these people are so thankful for the Lord's provision, that the community has welcomed them, that despite the fact they have nothing, they are excited to be able to move here.
my job is a blessing. while i look at what i do and realize i havent made any great initial accomplishments, the Lord has used me effectively and His name has been maximized through me-the abilities and talents HE created and put in me. i've been "networking" like crazy, researching and brainstorming..i'm creating a tutoring/afterschool program to start in the spring; and its getting really fun! for the first time in a long time, i really, truly, feel completely passionate about something specific, not just "i love kids, or i like ministering to kids, or i can see problems and try to solve them" but in the deepest parts of my tummy, i long that this program be the ultimate program for these kids in the projects..my greatest desire is that when they come through Mission Brenham's afterschool program they KNOW the Father loves them and that people in the community care about them as well as having better education. and with such a great expectation for this program, i'm only want the best..i want to target the EXACT needs for elementary kids in this community.
Today i went to the Boys and Girls Club and i saw a lot of incredible things going on-good things: caring staff, organized schedule but it lacked one important element: true purpose. The Boys and Girls Club of Washington County is doing a pretty darn good job of helping these kids, but oh the excitment it brought me to know that not only is our program going to be good, but most importantly the kids in our program are going to get to know about JESUS, our precious Creator and King! Its ulitmate purpose is to share Christ's truth and love through providing them help with schooling, education, self-esteem and confidence, to foster relationships to further the Kingdom.
Tomorra i'm meeting with the former director of the HOSTs program. and thats another cool things about this "networking". Nobody has had an ounce of uninterest. Every person i talk with and set up appts with have been excited and have devoted their full time and effort to make sure that i've gotten the information i needed; and still want to be of service in any way possibe; like the director of the Boys & Girls Club, we're virtually creating a similar program and most likely will take some of their students away eventually, but as i was leaving she encouraged me to call her if i had any more questions or needed any help with anything...
I can only thank the Lord for His provision of this job. Never in a million years could i have imagined being so excited about working full-time. While there are moments when i really long to be overseas, i realize that this is my new hand of cards..that overseas will come maybe with time, but who knows--i mean right now my plate is pretty full..or extremely full, and i think this work is gonna keep me busy for awhile, so i guess Brenham is gonna have to grow on me :) i'm sure theres a cute boy around somewhere that i'll be able to marry ;-) he just hasnt turned up yet!
in conclusion, while my tune hasnt been that happy the past couple of weeks, the Lord has really shown me that my struggles are to mature me, that being joyful in the pain and hardship is to set myself apart from the world. so with that, i say bodly: Living in Brenham, working at Mission Brenham delights me in the fullest..aka makes my heart smile!
grace & peace,
lish
so your 23rd bday isnt as lame as everyone makes it out to be...
yeah, yeah, yeah i'm getting old, but compared to someone like Abraham or Sarah, i think i can still be classified into the young category. Mom and Caley drove in for breakfast...Mom cooked cinnamon rolls..they were pretty yummy! It was great having them here to start the day...i love them a whole lot...they're my bestest friends in the whole world-i consider myself a pretty lucky girl to have such a beautiful and amazing mom & sister! breakfast was followed by work, where, when i arrived i had a nice bag of donuts & a scarf waiting on my desk from christopher.. it was classic...the morning was busy busy, chris and i have been getting ready for the missions fair at Living Hope on Saturday..its days like today when the great tasks of having 2 jobs in one body wears on me...balencing children's ministry with administrative things is tough! for lunch the guys took me to a nice italian place downtown where the serenaded me beat-box style, it was pretty funny. the afternoon flew by and then there was the dreaded youth girls transportation. its a long story but lets just say i started driving at 5pm and didnt get done until 7:25 and was quite tired and frustrated, but thankfully Marissa took me out to dinner at Chili's and we ended up scoring a virtually free meal (the waitress rang up our food on another table, so all Marissa ended up paying was the tip & drinks)...the rest of the night has been finishing up work stuff..all correspondence has to be done at my apt, because thats the only place i have internet & can email! but theres a rumor going around that all of downtown has wireless internet...the truth of that will be determined shortly...will post back with conclusions...
so overall, my 23rd bday has been good, nothing too elaborate, the family is taking me to dinner this weekend when i'm in town. the only thing really missing was a cake. i've never been a huge cake fan, but not having one, ive realized i kinda like them :)
tons of cutting & emailing to continue..the work will never end!
i love you lots! thanks for the calls, cards and emails!
grace & peace,
lish
i felt a post was necessary this evening, nothing to really update about, but for the sake of having a post, i will continue to write.
if you were to question my shirt this evening, it would probably respond with something along the lines of "yogurt should be eaten with a spoon and not a fork." i dont think she was too happy with the purple stain on her nice, cream stretchy cotton.
anyways, that all for now, maybe i'll post some more later..i've gotta clean the casa..momma & cale' are coming tomorra for the big 2 3! fun times...
grace & peace,
lish
work...
my job....
being professional..
having an occupation...
its all so foreign to me...probably cause i never do things, nor do things happen the "normal" way for me..
this whole Alisha working full-time business is quite the adventure, one because i never do the same thing any day at my job. yes i arrive at 8:30 every morning, but thats about it.
the past couple of weeks..or rather the whole month of August was spent cleaning up and organizing other peoples' messes..which got really old fast. so by the end of last week i was completely discouraged, to the point of doubting whether or not i was really suppose to be here..yeah its a lot extreme, but there are some other things that play into that questioning...
back to the job...the job is two-fold, administrative and children. which marcus, my boss, the pastor put it, eventually i'll work myself into a corner doing one and not the other..but for now its both. i dont know where the Lord is going to lead me..some days i really like the administrative side of it, but then other days, like today, planning children's afterschool programs is what i see myself doing.....who knows?
thats all for now.
i like my job.
its tough, quite frustrating at times, but
in the end, i'm glad i have it
grace & peace,
lish
this weekend was quite the adventure...
we did make it to san antonio..for awhile it seemed a little sketchy for some members of our party, and it was definitely a comfort walking into the church Saturday morning and finding everyone accounted for.
so its offical, peter and leslie are married..they could be considered the first from our crew, but definitely no one in the inner circle has tied the knot..anyone wanna place bets on whose gonna be first ;)????
I think the weekend could be summed up in one word..u-turns. somehow our ages must be getting to us because getting to and from san antonio to austin we made about a million, okay really only 10 u-turns over the entire weekend. and i'll add that san antonio & austin drivers and roads dont make driving any easier...nevertheless catching up with the crew and sharing the stories of our new lives was great. its fun to see how we're all slowly becoming grown-ups, some faster than others, some i dont think will ever grow up. The Pennycook/Ness wedding was definitely Central MT get together.
at one point during lunch is was a sweet moment for me to watch everyone together, seeing us all interacting and laughing again, hearing where they are all at in their lives and remembering where we've all come from and been through together, it was special. with everyone spreading out across the great state of Texas & beyond, i've come to really cherish those relationships that still have the feeling that nothings changed, if that makes sense. with the move to Brenham, friendship and fellowship mean a whole lot more to mean than i think it did in the past; not that i ever took them for granted, but they hold a deeper place in my heart than before.
anyways, i had a blast this weekend
friends please keep me updated
i love you guys
grace & peace,
lish
so its been awhile since my last update and i apologize for all 3 (if that many) that read this on a regula basis. life as always is not slowing down one bit. So much has happened in the past weeks that i could not fully describe, but JAM has ended and as Children's Minister I am tying up loose ends and starting preparations for my job. the next couple of weeks will be doing research and development for the tutoring/afterschool program that Mission Brenham is going to start.
I'm all moved into my apartment, all the boxese arer unpacked, now i'm beginning to decorate, thats the fun part...i've never had so much wall space before-its so exciting. I have a 2 bedroom, downstairs (there was no way we were moving my piano up!). Its a safe little residence, noisy at times, but nice. I've met one neighbor, she's a single mom with 2 or 3 daughters, i'm really not sure, i talked with her briefly the other day.
Its weird not living in the BCS anymore, but i like that home is only 45 minutes away & now that i have a phone that works even better!
new info if you didnt get an email:
2345 Becker Dr.
Brenham, TX 77833
979-830-5782
thats all for now i guess, nothing too terribly exciting happening, just the busy life as we all know it.
thank you for all the prayers and encouragements, they are a blessing & keep them up, i'm really gonna need it!
grace & peace,
lish
i just had the best weekend ever..my two most favorite gals in the world came to Brenham to see me-yes Libby Leatherman and Ashley Rodenberger spent the entire weekend with me and was it wonderful!!!
the Lord blessed us with some really special time together to catch up and talk and laugh, laugh, laugh, it was so encouraging to be with them again. these girls are quality gals and spending time with them these days doesnt happen as often as it used to since i'm in Brenham, Libby's in Irving and Ash's in Ft. Worth. we definitely picked up right where we had left off and the Lord gave us precious time of rest, relaxation and fun, not to mention a great Sunday morning at church. having them come into my new life was good for me...it was encouraging to me watching them really enjoying themeselves and fellowshipping with my "new" Body. we definitely had a dance party saturday night with 2 of my roommates..fun times, not to mention the killer slumber party: the three of us shacking up in the king size bed :) (sidenote, ash likes to take the covers & libby is pretty hilarious in the mornings!)
this weekend was much needed for me as the following weeks are going to be EXTREMELY stressful, moving, finishing up JAM, starting a new job, etc. if your thoughts come across me, please say a prayer. i will really need them.
well i'm gonna hit the sack early...long week ahead..early bed time is a must
grace & peace,
lish
its been awhile since my last post. time has flown by, there are only 2 more weeks left of JAM...its nuts to think i only have 10 more days with my girls. so many seeds have just been planted, but i'm really encouraged because i know i will still be here to water and watch them hopefully take root and grow. my relationship with one family has grown a whole lot and my prayer is that they will find their way back to the church body. they are believers, but have been hurt in the past by the church and dont desire to be a part of it. the mom has a relationship and thinks that is enough, which isnt the worst thing to believe, but at the same time is lacking a whole lot; but her son is involved in the youth so they are taking baby steps.
funny story..as of thursday, i now have a boyfriend-his name is Jarivs and he is 5 years old and the cutest little kid eva' :) he is precious, and if i knew how to post pictures, id put a picture up of him, but i havent mastered that feat yet.
everyday gets a little more wearing and tiring, the frustrations rise and my attitude and mouth takes a little more self-control to handle. its obvious the summer is wearing on me and Satan is attacking hard. your prayers and encouragements are deeply appreciated.
house hunting has been discouraging..not quite the selection in brenham as in college station, but i know the Lord is supreme and my provider
transitioning has been hitting me hard lately..loneliness, fear of "big decision-makings", inadaquecy, having to make new friends, yall know the drill...so with that all said, its been a rough week, but it ended well-the Lady Lightweights (my girls) won the Stomp Competition, so we get to compete in the championship on JAM Celebration day, July 30th [sidenote, every group wins..so every participates :)] i also had a fabulous weekend, friday night was spent with some amazing guys and then Saturday i was able to relax and pack some more, visited with my old roomie and hung out with the familia.
this summer has changed me a lot-the Lord has taught me a lot about compassion and what truly showing grace looks like. its funny how i can tell in my mind how I rely more on the Holy Spirit to direct my steps instead of my own strength and how without a doubt I can tell when i'm trying to do things in my own will and not the Father's.-and a lot of that has come through my times of confession. one of my deepest struggles is pride and independence and this summer the Lord has refined it, so that in EVERYTHING, whether it be a personal circumstance or something related to JAM , i'm to look to HIM, because if i dont i know that it will fail-especially with my tounge. this summer has been a summer of me taming it, learning when to speak and how to choose my words wisely. yes there have been times when i'm sarcastic and its uncalled for, but then there are times when i purposefully keep my mouth shut and can rejoice because the Lord has given me that wisdom and self-control, which brings me into a deeper initimacy with Him.
it makes me smile about this blog..i started it at the end of the school year, not knowing what to title it and thought i "randomly" came up with the idea of "following His lead", but it refreshes me to know that thats what my life is continuing to look like. I would have never gotten to where i am at right now-physcially: in Brenham, spiritually: a deeper intimacy, mentally/emotionally: struggling with fears i didnt think i would face and lastly, ready for the challenge that i know this "new" life is going to bring me in the fall-if i never took that step to surrender everything and say "okay God youre in control everyday, i will follow the path you are taking". and everyday i have to make that choice before i start my day or i know its going to be a struggle, sometimes i do it and other days i dont, but every morning He is there waiting.
this has been a long one..i didnt mean for it to be, but obviously theres been a lot on my mind. i cherish the prayers and ask you encourage me these last couple weeks.
i love you all
grace & peace,
lish
....i have a job; YES- you read right, I, Alisha Marie Lombardi, have accepted a full-time position working at the House of Worship/for Mission Brenham starting..well i'm currently working as a summer missionary, so as soon as camp is over I am redefined as full-time staff. IE-the month of August will consist of moving and working.
My job is really exciting it consists of being Marcus (the pastor) and Chris Gaines (the youth guy)'s assistant as well as heading up the Children's Ministry-meaning starting Kid's Church, a tutoring/reading program and making JAM 2006 happen. Its going to be absolutely insane, but i think i'm ready for a challenge like this!
I never in a million years expected this or imagined myself doing this, but i know that this is where the Lord wants me for now-welcome to Brenham Alisha!
please email me if youd like more details, id love to tell you the full, wonderful story of how it all came about..but its rather long and detailed..stuff i only want to bore really interested people in!
grace & peace,
lish
what a wonderful weekend..most of it was spent driving, but such an encouraging couple of days!
saturday was spent running errands for Chris and then i made a trip into college station, then came back to Brenham to see the youth off to Kids Across America Camp, then a couple other counselors and i went to dinner and watched a movie. Sunday was a busy day, church in the morning and then i drove up to dallas where i met up with libby and then we ate at Wings N More in Colleyville (WHOOP!) with William and Markum-fun times, the people in the restaurant were very suspisious of us..we were VERY excited about Wings! After dinner Markum left and Ms. Leatherman and Mr. Meier and I hung out at his fabulous apt after some gelato! LEt me tell you they are stomp masters! they helped me come up with my stomp routine for the competetion this week..mad props to the both of you! Today was spent hanging out with libby and then i headed back home to chill in college station with the madre y padre...man i love those guy..i think i'm one of the luckiest people alive...my parents are stellar peeps :)
as of right now i've got the house in Brenham all to myself-yea!
Hope yall had a happy holiday. Praise the Lord for freedom.
grace & peace,
lish
whoop for a day off for the 4th and seeing the BFF & wonderful william c. meier!
have a great 4th everyone!
grace & peace,
lish
well, my summer is basically half over, but another journey begins..
yes, there are only 4 more weeks of camp, which is insane to me, because while i feel i've been here a long time (longer than a month), the time has flown by very quickly & i'm really excited about whats in store for me in the fall...9 out of 10 fingers point to me staying in Brenham...the Lord continues to provide and direct me..in the midst of me feeling like im in the dark, but its this blind faith- it is transforming my relationship with him into something much more real and intimate, deepr than what i experienced in college...its like those verses, which i cant remember where they are but i'mi definitely craving hard core the meat, but with that comes newness and scariness, because choices are bigger and have a profounder effect on my life-wow i'm really starting to feel like an adult.
anyways, i get to see my bff..ms. libby d. leatherman this weekend..so pumped..its definitely off the chain, celebrating the 4th with the family..over all, good times are in store.
grace & peace,
lish
email for more details about my fall plans-theyre exciting & unexpected!
forever You are faithful
forever You are strong
forever You are with us
forever
tonight we had prayer and worship corporately as counselors. sweet time.
tonight the Lord just reminded me who I am and who HE is. He's forever guys-like never failing, never going away, longer than a 65 year old marriage, longer than a life of 102 years-always present. No matter how many times i'm unfaithful to him and try to take all the credit and do things my way, it doesnt matter, He's the True Constant, when the world we live in is completely inconsistent. in the midst of the craziness, ever changing ways of life i'm experience, i can rest assured the Lord is with me and will not let go-thats the peace that passes all understanding!!
thats all..just thought i'd share, so many times we say how the Lord is faithful, but do we really stop to think about what that means? its infathomable to understand why when we are so flaky the Lord calls to us time and time again saying "I will never leave you Alisha"
its almost curfew...love you guys
grace & peace,
lish
so this was a great weekend! days and nights off are glorious! friday night me, michelle and david (all JAM counselors) and Marissa, she is a former counselor & lives here in Brenham, went to Casa Ole and then headed out for a spontaneous roadtrip to H-town. we went into downtown and then wandered around a Barnes & Noble sipping our Starbucks...nothing fancy-but tons of fun and relaxing! then Saturday was spend bumming around the house until about lunch then michelle and i headed to College Station to lounge by my pool! later we met up with David and then Vern came along too..McAllister's was delightful and Shakes was sure yummy. All the other counselors at JAM were in Dallas for YEC, so me, Michell and David got some quality bonding time in! today was a great day too-i started helping lead worship this sunday...singing that is, which was quite interesting seeing as my voice is just about gone from the yelling & cheers i do during the week. after church i bummed around the house for a bit and then met Marissa at the pool-it ended up being a party as i saw a lot of JAM kids and then some other counselors came up.
the most kids i had this week was 12 so that was a break...our stomp was amazing, yet we didnt win, which that was kinda dissapointing for the girls cause they worked really hard on it-i mean the competition is rigged...we will win:-) on the flip side, i've been able to have some really good conversations with my girls and getting to know them and their families is so encouraging and challenging. theres this one family that i think the Lord is opening a door with..they have 3 kids and one of them is in my group and i pick them up in the mornings..super sweet kids, totally rough home life, but theyve been coming to church every week so thats really encouraging! also another praise was that i was able to share the gospel with my girls on Friday while we were eatting lunch at our field trip..none of them made any committments or anything, but they were full of questions. so that was really exciting
not so great news of the week but definitely a praise:
friday the youth group went to Dallas for the Youth Evangelisim Conference, meaning there was a total of 3 JAM counselors to end JAM on Friday, thus my skills as a bus drvier were used...so Thursday chris takes me out in the charter bus so i can practice for taking the kids home on Friday afternoon since he wasnt going to be there..it was smooth sailing. i didnt hit any crubs, no problems-i have great confidence for the next day cause all week i had been really nervous..cause it s a HUGE bus! so Friday comes and drop off in the first neighborhood-no problems..head to the second: major problem..there is a car parked on the corner of a street, another truck parked paralle to it on the other curb and a third truck parked probably a cars length behind it...there is no physical way to manuver the bus without hitting one of the cars parked on the street...BUt somehow..meaning no way but DIVINE INTERVENTION i am able to leave the scene with a small scratch on the car, no damage to the bus whatsoever..i'm telling you, it was all Jesus-because i know i'm not that great of a bus driver (just read previous posts)..the owners of the car werent upset and nither was marcus and all the kids were in one piece..quite an eventful afternoon though with that incident and only having one counselor to bounce the bus (when usually there are two)
so i'll admit, going into college station for fun is quite funny to me! but the past two times i've been, its been weird, cause the majority of my friends dont live there anymore and i just end up chilling with the family cause since i really dont keep in constant contact with my friends that do live in college station, i end up not seeing anyone-cause i never know what they are up to..i know its probably a lame excuse cause i could easily call any of them up.
its crazy that the summer is almost halfway over. if any of you guys would like to come visit me, feel free. i'd love for yall to see what my life looks like here-JAM is where its at. The Lord is alive and at work in a mighty way. I love that the simplest things can totally change your peception, this summer i feel as though i'm able to clearly minister through Jesus's eyes. While a lot of the time i'm constantly praying for focus and sensitivity, i am planting the seeds for the harvest and just the knowledge of that sets my spirit on fire. I am constantly being reminded of Isaiah and his willingness and astuteness..knowing he was unclean and confessing that to the Lord, being made pure and going to do the Lord's work-he was gentle and humble, something i'm usually not,yet i know that i'm being refined.
its about time for bed.
please call me or send me mal or an email if youd like to hear more or schedule a time to visit! i love and miss you guys!
grace & peace,
lish
well, i thought with internet at the house i'd post more often, but it doesnt look like i will :) really though, supposedly our summer is gonna start slowing down a bit now that the major stuff is out of the way and we're moving to a more routine schedule. a lot of you are probably wondering what my "crazy" days consist of well..here we go:
6:15-wake up, quiet time, by 6:35 i'm getting ready/showering/breakfast & fixing my lunch. since i'm 22 i dont qualify for the free meal program all the other counselors get!
7:15-sr. counselor devotional at the SHAPe center (aka the church/House of Worship)
7:50-i leave to pick up 3 jr counselors and kids that dont live in the projects...usually theres anywherer from 5 to 10
8:20 arrive at the highschool, pass out my name tags to my 12-17 7&8 yr old girls. do the Good Morning Cheer and then
8:30 is breakfast
9:00 is large assembly where we do worship, a large group game-today it was a boy and a girl racing to see who could eat a jar of baby food the fastest
9:30 we load the charter bus and go to the middle school for activites
9:45 is small group lesson/bible study
on Mondays and wednesdays we have reading for 20 minutes, then crafts and then free time on Tuesdays and Thursdays we have sports, then reading then free time
at 10:58 we are loading the bus to go back to the higschool for lunch
11:20 we are eatting lunch and by 11:45 we are in the courtyard practicing our stomp rountine. competitions are on fridays before we leave for the field trips
at 12:00 i take my kids home and then head back to the highschool "Whats UP" time (debreifing)
the afternoons are filled with different errands including going to sr ladies bible study, cleaning vans, the church, visiting kids, playing in the neighborhoods, study tyime for Bible Study on Fridays, going to youth girls bible study, being chris gaines secretary :)
the Lord has been so faithful in providing me rest in any way He can, so i've had a really encouraging week with my girls and the families i've gotten to hang out with. the counselors and i are getting along well. the longer i'm here in Brenham, the more i think the Lord has a much bigger plan for me than i thought. Back in April I just applied because i really didnt have any direction and it seemed like a new, neat, challenging thing to do-but now i think i've been given glimpses of the "Bigger Picture"...who really knows except our wonderful Father.
exciting news for the week: i get to help lead worship on sundays at the church...i'm just singing-no guitar yet ;)
for all you in college station, i will be in town sometime Saturday for most of the afternoon and evening most likely-i'd love to see yall! gimme a ring
thats it for now.
peace, alisha
hey friends, up at the good old public library in Brenham. its the second week and man, Satan is really wearing on me. my precious little girls have been horrible all week, none of my jr high and highschool helpers have been showing up, then today i woke up not feeling well at all-meaning throwup sick...but i trek on, knowing my strength and the ability to carry on comes from my Father, the Great Physican. on a good note, i've been quasi filling the role as Chris Gaines' s secretary, so thats been fun. he's like one of the most unorganized people i've met-so its pretty insane considering he's the one in charge since the director is on vacation. anyways, my parents are coming to visit me Saturday-im so excited, yeah i saw them this past weekend, but to have vistors is way cool..even cooler would be mail..hint hint (1405 Church St. Brenham, TX 77833)!!!
keep me in your prayers por favor.
i miss you guys like crazy.
i gotta run, internet time is coming to an end.
hopefully i'll write more on saturday...
grace & peace, lish