Seventh

The seventh and final week of project is already upon us and I'm not quite sure how to feel about it. I'm excited to be going home, but also I'm just now getting to know some people really well, and wish that the connection would continue to grow. We only have three more days of work, one day of packing, and then we're on our way back to our respective homes.

The explosion of children at Kids' Camp was everything they told us it would be, and more. My class went from seven students to twenty-one, though the last couple days it's only been about seventeen. They're crazy, but so much fun. They make me laugh, and make me frustrated, but they are such a joy to have and to be able to see them even in the last few days making friends and being so kind to one another is enough to make the times I'm frustrated to the point of exhaustion disappear. They're the perfect thing to make you appreciate all sides of life.

This weekend was super exciting! Tim Hawkins, a comedian came to the Crusade conference, and he was so funny. I love to laugh, and having the opportunity to get away from what was happening on project and at camp to laugh with hundreds (maybe thousands) of other people was wonderful!

Saturday night, the band Tenth Avenue North played a concert at the conference, it was one of the most powerful and fun experiences this summer. They are a great band with a wonderful vision and sense of who they are, and who God is in them. I most definitely bought the CD after the concert and it's been the only thing playing on my iPod for the last couple days.

Here we go, plowing into the last three days of work. It's going to be an adventure traveling back from Colorado and transitioning back into life at home for the short time I'll be there. My sister and best friend have birthdays within two days of each other and they're right when I get back so there will be lots of celebrating to look forward to!