So its been awhile, a long while, sorry. Some of our group went to CBF General Assembly so those who are left are trying to get everything going still while we have a volunteer group up here for the week. We have a 17 person youth group from Texas and we are spending much of our time with them. In the morning we paint and I totally ruined some of my shorts (though knowing me I'll keep wearing them) and got paint on my glasses. In the afternoons we go out to Lake View, which is one of the local towns. There is a housing project there with a bunch of kids living in it and we get to play with them in the bright sunshine. I dont know how the kids can take the heat and play kickball or ultimate frisbee or whatever they want, but I cant do it. Most of my time is spent standing or sitting in the shade playing catch or reading with the little ones. The younger ones are super sweet and really try hard to be your friend and the older ones all want to be thugs in front of their friends, but as soon as theyre comfortable theyre all really good kids. I finally know almost all of their names and a lot of them know my face if nothing else. ACC, which is a bunch of different camps, is coming up soon so we're all preparing for that on side. I'll explain more about it as it gets closer. But right now we know that about 400 volunteers are coming and we are trying to find some way to organize all of them and get them everything they'll need while down here. Most of it's been worked out, but as a volunteer I never realized how much work the people I was helping had to do. Not that they arent appreciated, but there is so much more than one would realize.

Entertained Amy

I'm not really sure what to write here currently, most of life has been pretty stressful as of late. But, the kids are great and keep me happy most of the day, even if my brain is so fried by the end I dont remember why. What does keep me happy at night though is "Iron King," a Japanese action tv show from the 70's. It's like a mix of power rangers and godzilla and worse graphics than both of them. Perhaps most people wouldnt enjoy it, but I love badly-made, cheesy movies with karate. So worth it.