Sorry it has been so long since I've posted, the last couple of weeks of the internship were a little crazy. Because this blog is covering the last two weeks, it will probably be a little long, but I will try my best to only include the major stuff.
Two weeks ago I served my last week at the Kansas City Urban Youth Center. All of us who volunteered there struggled that whole week as we prepared ourselves for Friday. There were a lot of tears, from both us and the kids. A really exciting part of the week though, was going on a field trip with the kids. We went to Sea Life in Kansas City. We wanted to do this to spend time with the kids outside of the classroom.
When the day came for the field trip I was excited, but nervous because I knew I would be drained by the end of the day. When it came time to split up into groups I became even more nervous when I realized that my group was going to be a handful. To be honest I was really dreading it. As the day went on though I was paired up with two little boys out of my group, to keep my eyes on them at the aquarium. I had struggled with each of these boys when working with them in the classroom, but while we explored they clung to me and wanted me to experience everything with them. The afternoon was so great! I saw how God used the time to redeem the way I looked at these two boys. He began to reveal to me the way that He sees them.
That weekend we also found out where we would be spending our next week. Every summer they take all the interns to Colorado for a wilderness trip, but because of the fires we had to change our plans. The staff kept it a secret from us until just a few days before we were going to leave. We ended up going to Lake of the Ozarks and having a family vacation for a few days.
It was so great to spend those four days with all the other interns and a few of the staff. We stayed in a condo where all 13 of us fit. On that Monday we went canoeing down a river, stopping every once and awhile to jump in and play in the shallow water. On Tuesday we explored a cave and spent the afternoon swimming. Wednesday we spent our afternoon at a state park having a day of solitude. During the day we read The Final Quest by Rick Joyner, which is a great book, but is super intense!
During our little "family vacation" we spent time meditating on the character of God. We talked about the playfulness of God and how he has a sense of humor. We also discussed His desire to take us on an adventure and bring transformation to our lives. Our time in the Ozarks was very relaxing and a lot of fun, totally different from my experience in Colorado last year.
When we returned to Kansas City we had a teaching on transitions and discussed our transitions back to home and school. I was so thankful for this! Even though I had already experienced all that, last year was really hard, so it was good to have this teaching to help with this year.
During those last few days I looked back on the summer to see what the Lord had all taught me. I've realized that a theme this summer has been God inviting me in stepping into the man He created me to be. He is continuing to show me that I am His son, which makes me a prince. He is also showing me that He loves my heart. He gave me my passions and desires and He wants to use them to great the Kingdom.
As our time in Kansas City came to a close we celebrated the summer that we shared together, but mourned leaving.
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