My Schedule!

So, blog posting number two.  Above is a pictures of Ben, me, and Sean.  These are the two guys in my group.  Above that is a picture of my whole team, including our leaders.  This morning I woke up at 6:45, went for a short run, then got ready for class.  This evening, after dinner, my team of students had to present our book reports, because every two weeks we read a new book.  Right now I am reading Bruchko by Bruce Olson, which is a very inspiring story about a young man who risked his life to take the message of Christ to an Indian tribe in Venezuela.  It's been a great read so far!  Anyway, if you're interested, here is the rest of my schedule:

8:00 worship and prayer

9:15-12:15 class

12:30 lunch and cleanup

Afternoon - job duties and downtime

6:00 dinner

Evening - varies

Although the schedule is structured, we do have plenty of time to hang out and do other fun things, like walk down the street to buy something, such as Mexican candy.  A lot of which is covered in hot chile, flavored with lemon and salt.  But those of you who know me well, know that I can eat spicy things until I cry!  On a more serious note, let me tell you about something I have been learning lately in my prayer times and scripture reading.  God has specifically been teaching me about the profundity of Christ's sacrifice for us, that it was more than just a historical act.  Rather than solely looking at his death on the cross as a way for me to access knowing God (which, by the way, is one of the most wonderful things about it!), I have begun to view not his death, but his resurrection, in light of a person's most basic desire: the desire for relationship.  Because Christ conquered death through his resurrection, he is currently alive, and I can know him personally, the way I know a friend!  And of all friends, he is the truest.

So there's blog posting number two.