hope in trials
Enter into the mess was our project theme this week. It was a great way to end our last few weeks to really dive in and get the dirty work done. The conversations we've been scared to have, confronting uncomfortable situations, stepping out of your comfort zone in an area you've been holding back in, and so much more. I think it was a great challenge for many people here!
On Tuesday, we had our last campus day at Grossmont Community College. It was bitter sweet. It was good being able to leave knowing that there had been seeds planted into the lives of all the students we got to talk to, but also heartbreaking because we have to say goodbye to the students we've gotten to know and have beautiful friendships with. I guess it's just also a reality check that our time here is coming to an end and leaving Grossmont makes that a real. Although it took us 2 hours to get there every day, we really did enjoy our time there and make the best it.
That evening we had a homeless event. We got to make some food and put them into brown bags and go into the local areas with a large amount of homeless people. There are a lot of homeless people here in this area, I don't know if this goes for all of San Diego but definitely all of Mission Beach area. So it was a wonderful thing to be able to serve and love them this way, especially since we've been able to make friends with some of the locals. :)
For Thursday's optional teaching, Philip and Jake (2 of our guys from project) taught on {Contentment} and they did an amazing job! Just like every week, we grow and enjoy from our project events - small group prayer gatherings in the prayer garage, Night of reflection (NOR), project activities that our put on by each of the ministry teams, Women's/Men's time and FNL (Friday Night Live)! And so much more! The student's are always planning things outside of our scheduled meetings like beach volleyball tournaments, cliff diving, helping out with their local churches, worship nights on the beach and so much more! The community here is so great and so great at being a great community. (Hahaha. Did that make sense? It did in my head...)
This was a good week. But like most, it was challenging. However, though we've been challenged in many ways here on project, this particular week was hard. I do think that there's just a lot of things that pile on top of having your emotions go all over the place. We're coming to an end, we are all tired, sleep deprived, homesick, and the everyday adjustments/compromises in living in small places with A LOT of people. In my case, it would be a condo with 11 other girls sharing 2 bathrooms and 2 bedrooms. For me, I just felt discouraged in many ways. I felt like the world was against me, I felt small and defeated. I was frustrated and hurt. Okay enough of rambling about how I felt... It was a hard week. But I found my joy in The Lord. He was there for me, He comforted me and reminded me of His sweet character and all that He is. And that it was okay to have trials and not always be happy. And most of all, He fixed my eyes on Him. Sometimes it's easy to be focused on ourselves and our problems, but it's not about me. It's about Jesus. At the end of the day, all those silly things don't matter, He does. So in that, He lead my eyes and heart back to Him and I was able to find peace and joy through the storm. Not the best or joyful thing I could be writing about but I do want to be honest about what's really going on. I don't want you all to think everything is happy and rainbows everyday when in reality it's not, and that's just life. So thank you for hearing me out :)
In Christ,
Priscilla
On Tuesday, we had our last campus day at Grossmont Community College. It was bitter sweet. It was good being able to leave knowing that there had been seeds planted into the lives of all the students we got to talk to, but also heartbreaking because we have to say goodbye to the students we've gotten to know and have beautiful friendships with. I guess it's just also a reality check that our time here is coming to an end and leaving Grossmont makes that a real. Although it took us 2 hours to get there every day, we really did enjoy our time there and make the best it.
That evening we had a homeless event. We got to make some food and put them into brown bags and go into the local areas with a large amount of homeless people. There are a lot of homeless people here in this area, I don't know if this goes for all of San Diego but definitely all of Mission Beach area. So it was a wonderful thing to be able to serve and love them this way, especially since we've been able to make friends with some of the locals. :)
For Thursday's optional teaching, Philip and Jake (2 of our guys from project) taught on {Contentment} and they did an amazing job! Just like every week, we grow and enjoy from our project events - small group prayer gatherings in the prayer garage, Night of reflection (NOR), project activities that our put on by each of the ministry teams, Women's/Men's time and FNL (Friday Night Live)! And so much more! The student's are always planning things outside of our scheduled meetings like beach volleyball tournaments, cliff diving, helping out with their local churches, worship nights on the beach and so much more! The community here is so great and so great at being a great community. (Hahaha. Did that make sense? It did in my head...)
This was a good week. But like most, it was challenging. However, though we've been challenged in many ways here on project, this particular week was hard. I do think that there's just a lot of things that pile on top of having your emotions go all over the place. We're coming to an end, we are all tired, sleep deprived, homesick, and the everyday adjustments/compromises in living in small places with A LOT of people. In my case, it would be a condo with 11 other girls sharing 2 bathrooms and 2 bedrooms. For me, I just felt discouraged in many ways. I felt like the world was against me, I felt small and defeated. I was frustrated and hurt. Okay enough of rambling about how I felt... It was a hard week. But I found my joy in The Lord. He was there for me, He comforted me and reminded me of His sweet character and all that He is. And that it was okay to have trials and not always be happy. And most of all, He fixed my eyes on Him. Sometimes it's easy to be focused on ourselves and our problems, but it's not about me. It's about Jesus. At the end of the day, all those silly things don't matter, He does. So in that, He lead my eyes and heart back to Him and I was able to find peace and joy through the storm. Not the best or joyful thing I could be writing about but I do want to be honest about what's really going on. I don't want you all to think everything is happy and rainbows everyday when in reality it's not, and that's just life. So thank you for hearing me out :)
In Christ,
Priscilla