First off - I am no longer sick :) Thank you for your prayers - It was just a cold. So far I have been faithfully taking my malaria prevention drugs and have now gone 9 months without getting malaria! I am wondering again if its a horrible thing to be taking medicine for this long though...hmmm
Last Thursday we did not have youth group because of a school event called the Celebration of the Arts - It was a pretty awesome thing to be a part of - I got to hear all the middle school and high school bands, see the art work from the art students, hear songs written by the guitar class and see some videos that were made by some other students. Nearly every single one of my youth group kids had some part in this evening so it was fun to see them perform!
On Friday I was asked to chaperone the prom. So I did. It turned out to be a ton of fun (see the facebook for photos). I got ready with some of the girls and did their makeup. Then I drove a bunch of the kids to the prom and then they would not let me NOT hang out with them during the actual dance. I was so worried they would think it was weird that their youth pastor was with them but they didnt seem to mind one bit! It was so much fun and thankfully, I did not have to tell a single one of my youth group kids that they were acting or dancing inappropriately! Also, since the Nehlsens have been packing up and selling their stuff, the girls stayed at my house after the prom - so the night continued and I took home their dates after a movie at 3 in the morning. The next day I was completely dead and was thinking that I am starting to get too old for this! Haha oh well.
Unfortunately I had no time to recover because that next day was our WIRED end of the year banquet. So again, I had to dress all up and get things organized for another night of fun. And it was, the banquet turned out great, we gave out awards and the food was awesome!
Then on Sunday was another fun day with youth group kids - we had a graduation party for Kara Lyons and so we all got together again. It was such a special time and I am so glad that I got to be a part of it. We watched a slide show, gave words of wisdom, and then prayed for her.
This week has been fairly busy as well. I have been getting camp stuff ready and it is coming along nicely. We have 32 kids who are coming so far - I think that will be about it though. I talked to the camp speaker on Skype last week and I am very excited to meet him - from our conversation I think he is going to be perfect! He has a thick southern accent. Hehe...
The last youth group of this school year was last night :( I was so sad! I talked about how life is a gift and then had everyone share what they were thankful for in the last year and then just thank God for what he has done. We also had all the kids who are moving come to the middle and we prayed for them. Then after that, we had the seniors who are graduation share highlights and advice for the rest of us. It was such a great time but it was pretty emotional...I totally cried. The night ended with all of us just sitting around and talking and lots of hugs. One exciting thing about last night was that Susan arrived. She used to live here a year ago and led WIRED. She has returned to work in the CMA office for the next few years so it was an exciting time to have her back. She will be available to help me next school year AND she is going to be my roommate! I am so excited!
It has been miserably hot here lately. I have not been able to sleep without my AC on for the last month. I am very nervous for my electricity bill because running the AC costs about $1 an hour...ugh! But, I have to sleep with it on - I am just not hard core enough to sweat it out! Haha. During the day I usually go swimming at the international school - its almost necessary to survive here! I can tell we are getting closer to rainy season though - its humid more and last night it rained quite a bit! Its still a bit cooler today and for that I am thankful! I am sure though that in a few hours it will be hot again.
Well on that note I think I am going to go! I do want to say a shout out to Mandy because it is her birthday! Happy Birthday Mandy!
