yay. so. reading shane and chris's book this summer was awesome. i loved it. yesterday we had a potluck dinner with them, all the people on tour with them (the psalters included... they both smell deliciously of hummus and falafel) and a bunch of people from the catholic worker. it was awesome talking to chris and seeing how he was connecting with our little hartford city mission community here, and getting to know him a little better. he and his wife live with shane and a bunch of others in an intentional christian community called "simple way" it's beautiful. i love the very real possibility of getting involved in a community like that.... so exciting.
anywho, it was a blast. cnn wrote an article about them on their tour, which is pretty sweet, but it misses how much about jesus it really was. they brought in a lot of other political stuff into the article too... but at least a good portion of chris and shane's message remains. it's beautiful
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/29/evangelical.campaign/index.html
i ran into a few people from my church there, which was awesome, cuz i missed a lot of them, and haven't had a real chance to catch up with them while being here. it was nice being able to do that. it was also nice that the majority of the people i expected to come... didn't... but this group that i had no idea was going to be there... was. while i would have liked to see people i hoped would come, it was a nice surprise to see people i hadn't thought would come. i think you get it.
adrienne, my lovely girlfriend, came to visit us this weekend and hang out. she came on saturday and left this morning... it was awesome to be able to talk with her face to face and share my life with her here a bit. the girls i'm living here with all expressed how great it was for her to come and how wonderful it was to spend time with her. i'm really blessed by that. and also blessed that she came.
camp has been going well. last night, my mom asked me what i've been reading. my first response was to list off all the books of the bible i've been studying. which for me is something that i'd never jump to as a blink reaction. but it's been eye opening to see how much God is increasing my love of him and his word through being here and spending intentional time really trying to learn more about God and how to serve God every day... all day.
i've been intrigued by the hebrew scriptures lately. i haven't read them much since i was a kid... while i did lead a bible study on hosea last semester of school, i haven't read the "bible stories" i grew up with in awhile. i've decided to revisit as many of those as possible, along with other daily disciplines and rhythms of diving into God's character. i realize that the more i read God's word, and the more i learn about God, the more i read into myself, and the more i learn about myself; how interconnected we are... i'm blown away.
so, as i said, camp's been going well. this week i've been preparing cirriculum for teaching time. it's been a little overwhelming, but God's got my back, as well as the rest of our team. today i taught the kids about samuel, saul, david, and goliath. a broad picture of all of it, and the specifics with david's fight with goliath. for the rest of the week, we're going to learn about daniel and his three amigos. i'm loving being a learner while teaching. it's one of my favorite things about leading a bible study... the more i have to share with others, the more i want to learn for myself. God has been opening up massive pathways for this in my heart, and providing me with opportunities to share, with anyone who will listen, about what i've been learning in the bible. it's exciting. God's word is breathing and alive.
as frustrating as some of these kids at camp can be, i love them. and i know it's only God that can enable me to do that. it's sad, how not being showed love by parents and family, can lead to it being harder for other people to love them as well.
i prayed tonite, thanking God for the blessing of my parents. people who are so totally invested in my life and my spiritual upbringing. so totally given over to God to grow me up in ways that i would see him in order to know him. and so blessed by God providing them.
i received letters from courtney and stewart, mike's kids... who were visiting him and my mom in rhode island while i was here. they're growing up so fast... stewart was so excited about the idea of us living with a food budget of only four dollars a day. my mom and mike made it a nightly discussion around the dinner table... they would print out a post from my blog every night before dinner (that was when i was posting almost daily) and pass around copies to everyone and then read it aloud. (mike's parents were also at the house to visit) it was great to hear that story and feel so overwhelmed at how great it was that they were joining in the work that God is doing here and sharing it with the people around them.
so you all know... it is such a blessing to be here. and while i miss a lot of people back home, i know God's got some time in store for us all to hang out and share how he's been active this summer. God is on the move.
-steve
Monday, June 30, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
i found this to be interesting
check out this article about changing graduation requirements in hartford's schools
also check the left hand column for some stuff on the demographics of the area we're staying it. (northeast) it's hartfordinfo.org
also check the left hand column for some stuff on the demographics of the area we're staying it. (northeast) it's hartfordinfo.org
Friday, June 20, 2008
God provides
thank you for praying. God has provided an answer to our prayer. the state deemed that the keeney park pondhouse was safe to hold camp in. we will be resuming camp on tuesday. praise God.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
URGENT: prayer needed
so, we have camp in this building called the pondhouse. it is located on a moderately secluded street in our neighbourhood. last night, at 8:30pm, while we were praying at our house... during a high speed police chase, a car crashed into the pondhouse.
it damaged a significant portion of it... narrowly missing the gas and electrical lines... right inbetween them actually. we had camp today outside in the park, and limited our use of the pondhouse for bathroom only. however, the state has condemned the building until further notice... it may not be safe to have camp in. so, we need a new venue. we aren't having camp tomorrow, cuz the kids can't be outside all day.
please pray. thanks.
-steve
it damaged a significant portion of it... narrowly missing the gas and electrical lines... right inbetween them actually. we had camp today outside in the park, and limited our use of the pondhouse for bathroom only. however, the state has condemned the building until further notice... it may not be safe to have camp in. so, we need a new venue. we aren't having camp tomorrow, cuz the kids can't be outside all day.
please pray. thanks.
-steve
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
thank you
i'm sitting here, thinking about what God has done in my life and with our group in the past weeks... it's incredible. thank you so much for supporting me financially and with your prayers. God is definitely at work here. but the summer isn't over yet, at this point it's a huge spiritual battle, and there are definite forces at work trying to make sure these kids don't get introduced to Christ... so please keep praying for our team in Hartford.
thank you.
-steve
thank you.
-steve
post ten - a week has gone by
june 18 (wednesday evening)
camp has been going well.
yea.
wow, i can't believe this much time has gone by since posting last, but things have been extraordinarily busy. my journal posts have gone from very specific to extremely general and sometimes vague. but God has been work in incredible ways. and that's awesome.
my last post... the one before this was cut while i was writing it, i had some other form of responsibility i had to fulfill... i don't even know what i was writing. so... i don't think it's going to get finished. i guess it's just a testament to the fact that... well... i uh... have a lot to do here. :) and it's great.
living in a poor neighborhood, with fully intentional people has been a real eye opening experience for me... and has actually changed some views of mine, regarding what it means to actually follow jesus. it's an incredible time here.
i don't remember if i invited you to the "jesus for president" event... but details are on the hartford city missions mission main page. you should read the book and come out. or just come out. but reading the book would be helpful.
so... camp has been good. my role so far has been to be the floater person at camp... connecting with kids who otherwise would not be connected with. reaching out to the fringe kids and outcasts... the kids who are different. it's important... that's where my heart's been for the past few days. today was incredibly draining, we had more kids than we ever had, and none of them really cared to listen. it was a tough day.
tomorrow will be better.
we have a group of kids this week who are at camp this week only because next week, they're going to other camps, and their parents would like free camp till then. we're sifting them out tomorrow and putting them in a new group. my group. it'll be interesting to see how that dynamic works. i'm praying that i would be able to connect for them and care for them in the same way as if they were spending the whole summer at camp... hey, maybe they'll feel loved enough to do just that.
a lot of these kids are concerned about safety. a lot of them are scared to live where they are... they're scared primarily because they realize that everything else in their life has failed them at one point or another. it'll be interesting to introduce them to a Jesus who never fails them, and who loves them like no one else can. i pray that kids at camp will learn how much God loves them... just as i'm learning by being here.
it's been awesome so far. i wish you all could be here experiencing this. i miss you all. thank you for your support. :)
-steve
camp has been going well.
yea.
wow, i can't believe this much time has gone by since posting last, but things have been extraordinarily busy. my journal posts have gone from very specific to extremely general and sometimes vague. but God has been work in incredible ways. and that's awesome.
my last post... the one before this was cut while i was writing it, i had some other form of responsibility i had to fulfill... i don't even know what i was writing. so... i don't think it's going to get finished. i guess it's just a testament to the fact that... well... i uh... have a lot to do here. :) and it's great.
living in a poor neighborhood, with fully intentional people has been a real eye opening experience for me... and has actually changed some views of mine, regarding what it means to actually follow jesus. it's an incredible time here.
i don't remember if i invited you to the "jesus for president" event... but details are on the hartford city missions mission main page. you should read the book and come out. or just come out. but reading the book would be helpful.
so... camp has been good. my role so far has been to be the floater person at camp... connecting with kids who otherwise would not be connected with. reaching out to the fringe kids and outcasts... the kids who are different. it's important... that's where my heart's been for the past few days. today was incredibly draining, we had more kids than we ever had, and none of them really cared to listen. it was a tough day.
tomorrow will be better.
we have a group of kids this week who are at camp this week only because next week, they're going to other camps, and their parents would like free camp till then. we're sifting them out tomorrow and putting them in a new group. my group. it'll be interesting to see how that dynamic works. i'm praying that i would be able to connect for them and care for them in the same way as if they were spending the whole summer at camp... hey, maybe they'll feel loved enough to do just that.
a lot of these kids are concerned about safety. a lot of them are scared to live where they are... they're scared primarily because they realize that everything else in their life has failed them at one point or another. it'll be interesting to introduce them to a Jesus who never fails them, and who loves them like no one else can. i pray that kids at camp will learn how much God loves them... just as i'm learning by being here.
it's been awesome so far. i wish you all could be here experiencing this. i miss you all. thank you for your support. :)
-steve
Friday, June 13, 2008
post ten - oatmeal and stuff
june 11, 2008 (wednesday night)
oatmeal for breakfast was a lot less glamourous than i thought it would be. i don't think my stomach wanted that much food when i woke up. i was glad for it though. come noon lunchtime i was really hungry, but the oatmeal stuck around longer than cereal would have. YAY! whole grains! after breakfast our devotions this morning were great. Patti led them; the primary focus was God's sovereign power within a situation. I thought it was great especially recognizing the context of our trip here.
After devotions, jim handed us all sheets with topics to choose from and he sent us all into downtown hartford to go to their impressive library and research hartford's north end. we had six hours but i still don't feel like it was long enough. my topic was economics. the other people's topics were history, demographics, and ecuation. i have my notes on all of it, but it's not worth writing them all here, so if you want to talk sometime, i've got the info.
Soem quick facts though: connecticut is america's wealthiest state. hartford is america's second poorest city. the area we are staying in has a median income of $20,000. two thirds of people here rent their home, and less than a quarter of the people who live here own the house they live n. This also has huge implications for how they view their communities and their own personal worth. Also, the unemployment rate is
oatmeal for breakfast was a lot less glamourous than i thought it would be. i don't think my stomach wanted that much food when i woke up. i was glad for it though. come noon lunchtime i was really hungry, but the oatmeal stuck around longer than cereal would have. YAY! whole grains! after breakfast our devotions this morning were great. Patti led them; the primary focus was God's sovereign power within a situation. I thought it was great especially recognizing the context of our trip here.
After devotions, jim handed us all sheets with topics to choose from and he sent us all into downtown hartford to go to their impressive library and research hartford's north end. we had six hours but i still don't feel like it was long enough. my topic was economics. the other people's topics were history, demographics, and ecuation. i have my notes on all of it, but it's not worth writing them all here, so if you want to talk sometime, i've got the info.
Soem quick facts though: connecticut is america's wealthiest state. hartford is america's second poorest city. the area we are staying in has a median income of $20,000. two thirds of people here rent their home, and less than a quarter of the people who live here own the house they live n. This also has huge implications for how they view their communities and their own personal worth. Also, the unemployment rate is
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
post nine - and it was evening, the second day
june 10, 2008 (tuesday night)
quick overview: we played monopoly this morning. we all started out (without knowing it) with different amounts of cash... and when we passed go, different salaries. i was poor, but managed to be one of the final two. the game ended in a draw. but to keep it to more important things, since there ARE more important things than winning, playing monopoly that way was used to teach us about capitalism in a more tangible way. there was another poor person like me, a middle class (normal salary and starting amount) and an upper class person. (2000 start and 300 for passing go) Jim asked us questions at the end of the game about how we felt given our financial situation. it was hard for me, but because i am experienced at monopoly, i was able to adapt better... it was an example of how cultural knowledge is a huge advantage in succeeding financially. most poor people don't have the knowledge of how to get rich, or know the right people, so they don't. brittany, our rich person, felt guilty because she was rich and often gave hand outs to the other poor person with bad luck. it was interesting. after monopoly we went on our city-wide scavenger hunt.
we saw a lot in hartford, but missed out on a lot of the historical sites and info that we'll visit tomorrow. we went shopping on a food stamp budget and managed to be $20 below budget. we were not able to buy any fresh fruit or vegetables, and I'm not sure if we'll need to go shopping again later this week... we may run out, but who knows? being a vegetarian with three meat eaters is a little difficult... it's sometimes hard for them to understand different aspects of how we as people get certain nutrients, and our need for those nutrients, even on a budget diet. i'm cheating a little bit on our budget by taking the multivitamins i brought just in case our food wasn't able to provide everything (mostly iron, b vitamins, zinc, calcium... a lot)
we all had half an hour each to share our life stories today. it was great to learn from the other people in our team how God has worked in their lives. tonite i cooked dinner with brittany. eggs and pancakes. delicious. tomorrow morning is oatmeal and maybe bananas left over from our breakfast this morning. I think i will try to do the dishes before people wake up. we'll see what happens. i've been doing my best to be encouraging and pointing out all the ways i feel blessed by the people here. like, i thanked patti for telling me when she and the rest of the girls were done showering, and i praised julie for her boldness in the city today, and brittany for her patience with me while grocery shopping i made sure after praying tonite to tell them all how great it was to spend the day with them. it really was.
we had bible study on amos tonite with our group, and with some people in the neighbourhood. awesome. i learned so much. jim is very gifted with his questions and leading. and i believe that is it for now. it's raining, and getting a little cooler. we're having a thunder storm. i am blessed to be here.
prayer for today:
for God to show me how i can help someone in the city when we go out in the next few days
quick overview: we played monopoly this morning. we all started out (without knowing it) with different amounts of cash... and when we passed go, different salaries. i was poor, but managed to be one of the final two. the game ended in a draw. but to keep it to more important things, since there ARE more important things than winning, playing monopoly that way was used to teach us about capitalism in a more tangible way. there was another poor person like me, a middle class (normal salary and starting amount) and an upper class person. (2000 start and 300 for passing go) Jim asked us questions at the end of the game about how we felt given our financial situation. it was hard for me, but because i am experienced at monopoly, i was able to adapt better... it was an example of how cultural knowledge is a huge advantage in succeeding financially. most poor people don't have the knowledge of how to get rich, or know the right people, so they don't. brittany, our rich person, felt guilty because she was rich and often gave hand outs to the other poor person with bad luck. it was interesting. after monopoly we went on our city-wide scavenger hunt.
we saw a lot in hartford, but missed out on a lot of the historical sites and info that we'll visit tomorrow. we went shopping on a food stamp budget and managed to be $20 below budget. we were not able to buy any fresh fruit or vegetables, and I'm not sure if we'll need to go shopping again later this week... we may run out, but who knows? being a vegetarian with three meat eaters is a little difficult... it's sometimes hard for them to understand different aspects of how we as people get certain nutrients, and our need for those nutrients, even on a budget diet. i'm cheating a little bit on our budget by taking the multivitamins i brought just in case our food wasn't able to provide everything (mostly iron, b vitamins, zinc, calcium... a lot)
we all had half an hour each to share our life stories today. it was great to learn from the other people in our team how God has worked in their lives. tonite i cooked dinner with brittany. eggs and pancakes. delicious. tomorrow morning is oatmeal and maybe bananas left over from our breakfast this morning. I think i will try to do the dishes before people wake up. we'll see what happens. i've been doing my best to be encouraging and pointing out all the ways i feel blessed by the people here. like, i thanked patti for telling me when she and the rest of the girls were done showering, and i praised julie for her boldness in the city today, and brittany for her patience with me while grocery shopping i made sure after praying tonite to tell them all how great it was to spend the day with them. it really was.
we had bible study on amos tonite with our group, and with some people in the neighbourhood. awesome. i learned so much. jim is very gifted with his questions and leading. and i believe that is it for now. it's raining, and getting a little cooler. we're having a thunder storm. i am blessed to be here.
prayer for today:
for God to show me how i can help someone in the city when we go out in the next few days
post eight: first light
june 10, 2008 (tuesday morning)
it will be easy here to lose track of whta day it is. it's only the second day and already i feel like i don't know what day/date it is. i'm writing this in the morning. it's about 8 o clock now. i woke up at 7:30. i'm going to try to start a trend of waking up earlier, all the girls wake up in the morning to shower. i have the luxury of being able to shower at night. or a quick one after they're all done. we're doing devotions at 9 today. i'm leading. i've still got that thrice song, "moving mountains" stuck in my head, as well as a random third day song on the same theme. so i'll probably talk about it and read through a passage in philippians 1:9-10 about love, and in first chorinthians 13.
there's a no music rule for before 9am and after 10pm. this will be difficult fo me. i'm sused to staying up late and playing guitar... and having time to do it. since i'm erly now it's kind of sitting there staring at me. most nights will end earlier than 10, so i can play if i want to.
it's nice feeling free from answering my phone, checking my emails, or having to plan what i'm going to tdo today. God has blessed me a lot in that regard. no distractions. i get to focus on Him and the people around me.
i'm looking around my room now, amazed at how simle my packing list was. i have a couple notebooks, a bible, Jesus for President, a checkbook, guitar strings, picks, and a tuner... anyway... not a lot. i'd upload a picture, but i forgot my camera cable. mom, if you find it could you mail it to me? if not, that's okay too. anyway, off to shower.
things to pray for:
- that our love would grow in insight and knowledge
- cooler weather (they let school out early today. the schools here don't have air conditioning)
it will be easy here to lose track of whta day it is. it's only the second day and already i feel like i don't know what day/date it is. i'm writing this in the morning. it's about 8 o clock now. i woke up at 7:30. i'm going to try to start a trend of waking up earlier, all the girls wake up in the morning to shower. i have the luxury of being able to shower at night. or a quick one after they're all done. we're doing devotions at 9 today. i'm leading. i've still got that thrice song, "moving mountains" stuck in my head, as well as a random third day song on the same theme. so i'll probably talk about it and read through a passage in philippians 1:9-10 about love, and in first chorinthians 13.
there's a no music rule for before 9am and after 10pm. this will be difficult fo me. i'm sused to staying up late and playing guitar... and having time to do it. since i'm erly now it's kind of sitting there staring at me. most nights will end earlier than 10, so i can play if i want to.
it's nice feeling free from answering my phone, checking my emails, or having to plan what i'm going to tdo today. God has blessed me a lot in that regard. no distractions. i get to focus on Him and the people around me.
i'm looking around my room now, amazed at how simle my packing list was. i have a couple notebooks, a bible, Jesus for President, a checkbook, guitar strings, picks, and a tuner... anyway... not a lot. i'd upload a picture, but i forgot my camera cable. mom, if you find it could you mail it to me? if not, that's okay too. anyway, off to shower.
things to pray for:
- that our love would grow in insight and knowledge
- cooler weather (they let school out early today. the schools here don't have air conditioning)
post seven - i'm here
june 9th 2008 (monday night)
so i've just spent my first afternoonday getting acquanted with our new hartford house and the people i'll be living with for the summer. my fellow interns' names are patti, julie, and brittany. so, it ended up being the three girls to one guy ratio. i can't complain. but not for reasons some might think: i get my own room. and it's big.
i have a sweet bookshelf with a lot o fbooks already there. i only brought one book with me, which was Jesus for President, and guess what?! we'll be reading it this summer, and we'll be going to shane claiborne's event. it's on the hartford city missions homepage if you want to come... and if you want to see me, i'll probably be operating the merchandise table. come on by. we'll also be having an open house sometime toward the end of this nine week period. more details to follow. aaaand, even more news that i didn't know about: halfway through the summer, we will be retreating for a weekend to new hampshire. yay cottage in the woods! it'll be a good retreat i think.
Every saturday and sunday we have times for personal and group sabbaths. it'll be a great time to rest and to reflect on what God is doing, and probably to update y'all on this blog via posts. i got to know a lot about the people i'll be working with this summer. Julie is from california, brittany and patti both live about fifteen minutes away from where we are.
the house is BEAUTIFUL! totally not what i was expecting when i heard where we'd be staying. adrienne and the olsons would love it, and i'm sure many more of you, but those are the people i can think of now that would especially enjoy what people have done here. it's huge. three stories. fully finished basement. very nicely furnished. the walls are all awesome colors, and the rooms are coordinated well. i feel at peace in my room. it's a soothing light washed out greyish green color.
it is hot in hartford. not terrible, but pretty hot. i'm glad i have shots. it's a definite blessing.
this week we are going to have orientation with the city. tomorrow we're going shopping. but we're only allowed to take public transportation. and we only have four dollars per person, per day. it's as if we're on food stamps. tomorrow morning after i lead devotions, we're playing monopoly. (let's hope i canremain christ-like) it's supposed to demonstrate capitalism. jim (our team leader) says it's going to be played with a twist.
during our time of studying the scripture this week, our topic is the sermon on the mount. we ended tonite's time together with a litergical celtic prayer. tomorrow we're studying amos with a neighborhood bible study that meets here, and later on in the summer we'll study james.
it was easy to get here, and it only took an hour and a half. there was no traffic.
things to pray for:
- the team i am a part of, living together on the first floor. that we would be able to serve one another like Jesus, and that we would grow into tremendous friends over the course of the summer.
- that God would prepare the hearts of the people we'll encounter while we're here proclaiming the gospel.
so i've just spent my first afternoonday getting acquanted with our new hartford house and the people i'll be living with for the summer. my fellow interns' names are patti, julie, and brittany. so, it ended up being the three girls to one guy ratio. i can't complain. but not for reasons some might think: i get my own room. and it's big.
i have a sweet bookshelf with a lot o fbooks already there. i only brought one book with me, which was Jesus for President, and guess what?! we'll be reading it this summer, and we'll be going to shane claiborne's event. it's on the hartford city missions homepage if you want to come... and if you want to see me, i'll probably be operating the merchandise table. come on by. we'll also be having an open house sometime toward the end of this nine week period. more details to follow. aaaand, even more news that i didn't know about: halfway through the summer, we will be retreating for a weekend to new hampshire. yay cottage in the woods! it'll be a good retreat i think.
Every saturday and sunday we have times for personal and group sabbaths. it'll be a great time to rest and to reflect on what God is doing, and probably to update y'all on this blog via posts. i got to know a lot about the people i'll be working with this summer. Julie is from california, brittany and patti both live about fifteen minutes away from where we are.
the house is BEAUTIFUL! totally not what i was expecting when i heard where we'd be staying. adrienne and the olsons would love it, and i'm sure many more of you, but those are the people i can think of now that would especially enjoy what people have done here. it's huge. three stories. fully finished basement. very nicely furnished. the walls are all awesome colors, and the rooms are coordinated well. i feel at peace in my room. it's a soothing light washed out greyish green color.
it is hot in hartford. not terrible, but pretty hot. i'm glad i have shots. it's a definite blessing.
this week we are going to have orientation with the city. tomorrow we're going shopping. but we're only allowed to take public transportation. and we only have four dollars per person, per day. it's as if we're on food stamps. tomorrow morning after i lead devotions, we're playing monopoly. (let's hope i canremain christ-like) it's supposed to demonstrate capitalism. jim (our team leader) says it's going to be played with a twist.
during our time of studying the scripture this week, our topic is the sermon on the mount. we ended tonite's time together with a litergical celtic prayer. tomorrow we're studying amos with a neighborhood bible study that meets here, and later on in the summer we'll study james.
it was easy to get here, and it only took an hour and a half. there was no traffic.
things to pray for:
- the team i am a part of, living together on the first floor. that we would be able to serve one another like Jesus, and that we would grow into tremendous friends over the course of the summer.
- that God would prepare the hearts of the people we'll encounter while we're here proclaiming the gospel.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
post six - tomorrow
so i leave tomorrow. at noon. yay!
things to pray for:
-me to not have forgotten anything important
-decent weather for traveling tomorrow
-safety and attentiveness while traveling (no tickets or accidents, they would not be a good way to start this experience)
-my family and friends while i am away for 9 weeks.
-an opportunity during the summer for a visiting day
anyway, i love you all. hope to post soon.
-steve
things to pray for:
-me to not have forgotten anything important
-decent weather for traveling tomorrow
-safety and attentiveness while traveling (no tickets or accidents, they would not be a good way to start this experience)
-my family and friends while i am away for 9 weeks.
-an opportunity during the summer for a visiting day
anyway, i love you all. hope to post soon.
-steve
Monday, June 2, 2008
post five - one week
it's so weird to think that once i leave here in a week, although i'm in a neighboring state, i likely won't be back in rhode island for nine weeks. especially since so many new friendships are starting right before i'm leaving. i guess homesickness in a way is something to pray for.
a big goal for being in hartford is to be there entirely. people can't be in two places at once. even if they try to be. thankfully God is though.
something i've been praying for that you can pray for as well is my grandfather. (my mom's dad) he's not doing so well... he was admitted into the hospital recently with fluid in his lungs. as far as i understand, his heart at this point doesn't really have enough power to pump everything through his body, so he's on medication for that, among other things. yea, if you could pray for grandpa, that'd be great... and grandma too... and my family in knowing how to best handle the situation. if i hear anything on this i'll update.
a big goal for being in hartford is to be there entirely. people can't be in two places at once. even if they try to be. thankfully God is though.
something i've been praying for that you can pray for as well is my grandfather. (my mom's dad) he's not doing so well... he was admitted into the hospital recently with fluid in his lungs. as far as i understand, his heart at this point doesn't really have enough power to pump everything through his body, so he's on medication for that, among other things. yea, if you could pray for grandpa, that'd be great... and grandma too... and my family in knowing how to best handle the situation. if i hear anything on this i'll update.
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