Current mood:

drained

Wow. So lots of things have happened since I last posted here. 1.I took my youth to camp 2.I went to Greenbelt music festival 3.I went to Edinburgh on holiday 4.The Cafe got remodeled and reopened 5.Work started again 6.Two new youth workers got hired into Cheddar

1. Soul Survivor was so fun. We had 16 kids and it was really good to be able to bond with them and hang out laid back and chilled. God did some amazing things, being God, that's what he does when you expect Him to move, so that was cool. I think we had some real breakthroughs with some of the kids. They are all Christians but it's hard for them to stand up for their faith at school and stuff so too many times they just keep quiet, but it was cool to see how fired up they are now.

2. Greenbelt was awesome. It was the beginning of my holiday so very nice to get away from Cheddar and responsibility. Although I had to stop myself from taking charge and telling all the lazy boys who came with us to clean up after themselves... Greenbelt is like a Christian hippy festival, loads of great music and drum circles and weird people, no shower for 4 days yuck! But I had a great time.

3. There is so much I could say about Edinburgh. It seems like everytime I go somewhere new it's like my new favorite place, but Edinburgh really is I think. It's such an old city, full of history (most of it bloody). Scotland has had such a hard time in the past, it's history is full of wars and battles and struggles for independence. I wandered the streets and met William Wallace and heard bagpipes on every corner. No really there really was bagpipers everywhere busking. It was a beautiful city.

4. The Cafe (youth cafe where I work 2 days) has been remodelled completely. I was a bit skeptical at first but have been won over. It's so cool now, a bit like Starbucks but more personal. Today was the first day open, I went in in the morning and it was full of young people, like it should be. Start as we mean to go on I hope.

5. Work!! Tomorrow I go back into school. I must admit I missed my cheeky blighters and being called Ms. American. I hope that I get some lessons with my special students again. Youth group and bible study start this week and we're on a roll! It's weird to have to work again after so long.

6. Two new youth workers, yeah. Yes! It's somewhat isolating being the only youthworker in the entire village (Little Britian reference springs to mind (I'm the only gay in the village! funny show) anyway sorry my American cousins...what was I saying? Oh yeah so my church has hired a girl to work in the cafe and help with youth work, and the Baptist church has got a swym worker. An American no less. A guy hurray. He's a youngun (18) but it will be nice to have someone to work with in the school. At last a team is developing.
Out of that comes another exciting possibility. I might be moving, in with the new girl, into a cottage. Yes that's right a real house. Considering that my flat is about the size of a postage stamp and has no interior walls it's a step up. If it has a garden I will be in Eden.
So that's my lengthy update. To the diehards still reading, I salute you.
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