That's right! We're down to the last couple days of Prep for the fall conference - hard to believe it's about here already! We have about 50 students and staff from UNM registered to attend so far, and we're praying for a handful of students who have yet to commit. Leigh Ann and I fly to Colo. Springs on Thursday to purchase the snacks a day early. It's so sad we'll miss the 8-hour bus ride with the students. But it's great we're flying one-way so we can join them on the way home! Please pray for safety in travels, connections to be made among the students, that the students would experience God in a fresh, life-changing way, and that all the many little details of the conference would go smoothly!
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I thought it'd be fun to give you an overview of my week, so you have more of an idea of what I do each day! I am sitting at this computer in my parent's cozy home in Indianola, Iowa! I was able to visit home for a few days while the students have their fall break. What a blessing it has been to be home! My mom picked my up from the airport in Omaha, and the drive from there to Des Moines was splendid! I got to enjoy so many things that I have dearly missed while my past 2 monthes in Albuquerque: open spaces, green grass, tall corn fields, bright orange and red fall colors, and lakes!!! We drove through a small town that my mom grew up in...talk about refreshing! Being in a little, tiny, slow-paced, quiet town felt so foreign, but so wonderful! I have learned that I am definitely not a city girl, by any means! I've had a great time here, seeing old friends, enjoying time with God outside in the beautiful Iowa fall, laughing wtih my parents, and visiting my favorite employer, Tim McConnell! What fun! one thing you won't see in Iowa....Snails! Hundreds of them appeared after the one long, hard rain since I've lived here! My question...where do these little fellas come from?! This is my director's family! Last Saturday, we went to the Balloon Fiesta (Kim & I had to get up at 4:30am!). Quite different than the Balloon Festival in Indianola! Here is a typical New-Mexican style dinner. First, a small hard-shell taco was submersed in boiling water, then placed on this plate (yes, dripping in grease!). Then, a chili mixture was heaped on the taco shell, topped with cheese. Next was added another layer of exactly the same thing, topped off with beans and an egg!!! I don't think I'll ever become a fan of Mexican food! :o) Hello!! I'm sorry it's been so long since I've posted an update. This week I've been hit with sickness! I found a Dr. to go see yesterday, so hopefully this antibiotic will clear it up quickly! I don't know if there is anything more frustrating on EDGE than not being able to meet with students, and spending almost all of 5 days in a bed!! It has, however, given me plenty of time to create my first newsletter, which will be off in the mail to you sometime this next week! |