Kaleo Ministry

Family and Friends, HI!

I trust everyone is doing fine, and had an amazing thanksgiving dinner?! yumm!

I AM THANKFUL FOR

-my parents coming to see me

-being at Kaleo with 26 other wonderful students

-seeing fall again

-and Gods grace!

So...it's been another great week! It was Kaleo 6's "month anniversary" on the 10th as some of us like to call it. lol I can't believe its been a month...seems like I've known these people for ever!

Here's what I did throughout this week:

Monday- English class, kicked around a rugby ball, and changed around my room so I am now sleeping on the floor (I'll have to load a picture next time).

Tuesday-No power so everyone was sleeping past their alarm clock( yet we needed to be ready by 8 to go surfing!)...I voted :) go Stephen Harper!....went to this Goat store that I have gone to 3 times now (there are goats on the roof with grass and people shop underneath in a sweet store!). Watched some massive waves on the coast...ran over a baby raccoon:( (of course my friend Tom made a joke out of the situation and said "Boom HEAD SHOT" grrrrr) Got to Tofino, set up our tent, played some beach soccer (broke my pinky toe by someone kicking way to hard on my foot- i totally had this feeling too that I would break something I hate playing soccer without shoes)...had dinner, a beach night walk, and finished off the day with a camp fire and smores!

Wednesday- Played ultimate Frisbee untill the surfboards were in the car (yes I played :D i couldn't help it -hobbled and all!) Surfed 5 mins away from our camp site...and it was amazing...I am now hooked on surfing! Thank goodness we had full body suits though..it was cold water on the face but everything else was fine:)...had some more beach walks, dessert by the fire, jumped on a girl in our tent that was sleeping, told jokes and sang songs:) good times!

Thursday-Woke up early and put on cold wet bathing suits and wet suits OH MAN IT WAS COLD FOR ME!...got an amazing surf where i rode it all the way in! fun ride back and went to bed early. 

Friday- Back at Kaleo had 1 Camp ministry class. Lots of people left for thanksgiving break. Went to youth and had a games night....man were the kids hyper...I LOVE THEM!

Saturday- Only 5 of us were left behind at Kaleo so we spent time talking, telling stories, cutting Josh's hair haah oh man!, taking stupid pics, shoving dinner cake into Phil's face, doing dishes, and piling 3 more people on top of us 5 into a car and driving to Jim's house! I WAS DOING THE DRIVING hahahah SO MUCH FUN!...we had people on the roof and all (don't worry Gramma it was like 2 mins away from Camp). HAHHAAH OH MAN!:) At Jim's house the 8 of us watch a movie with his family and each yummy home made apple pie WOOT!

Sunday-I taught Sunday school which was really fun, yet a little disheartening. I really wish some of the Sunday school books parents use to teach were written more excitedly and closer to their age level where they can be excited to learn! After church I spent my time bonding with some girls and then bonding with some homework. There was a Disney night movie marathon so there ended up being 4 movies in one night (I only watched 3 hahaha). 

That was my week.

I love it here and I thank you all for your constant prayers.

Please pray for my church, I can see opportunities for a younger generation to lead the church, yet there are still so many restrictions.

Please pray for the youth, that I can learn to lead them in a way that God wants me to. That through Ben's and my actions they can see Christ.

Please pray for my friend Kenny, and also pray for a Kaleo student named Erin. There has been an occurrence that is affecting people she cares about at home and her here.

I love you all!

Gramma and Grampa- I AM WORKING lol school is not just playing:)

My parents are to come in a few hours!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

much love

and as always, Keep smiling!

Fish!

 

Pics- surf away= Alivia and I writing the words with our flash light and a camera on a certain setting...I am writing the away

middle- Phil and I watching some big waves crash on shore before we get to our camp ground for the whole trip.

Bottom- Daneille and I being ninja's in our awesome possem wet suits:) yah we are so ready to take on the waves!