Hello Chicago(:

Thanks for the prayers as I traveled to Chicago(: My car actually did a really good job, it made it all the way to the apartment, and then...silly me, thinking I would make a good first impression on my fellow Interns and people I have been talking to about the internship since February...left to run to the gas station to change out of my travel clothes, before I called to tell anyone I had arrived. About 2 miles down the road I was at a stop light to turn into the gas station, and my car just decided not to move...anywhere. It wouldn't shift into anything, reverse,drive,neutral,first,second...haha! It was insane. So, not only did I meet Brannon, who is in charge of the internships and many other things at 24-7/Awana in the middle of the road, but I made quite the enterance, in a tow truck to meet the other interns! This would only happen to me. Seriously.

With all of the things I have had to overcome to get to this internship, I questioned if I was REALLY where God wanted me to be, I pretty much cried myself to sleep monday night, and woke up tuesday morning crying when I realized my cell phone wouldn't work so I couldn't get ahold of my family to see what to do about my car, and unfortunately by doing that I probably gave the enemy a little satisfaction (he sure knows all of our weaknesses) dang. But I know for certain this is where God wants me because everything works out, my car is getting fixed, God's going to provide the money for that by Friday when I pick it up...because He's awesome like that. I got the situation with my job figured out really easily, He blessed me with a car that got me to Chicago...alive! He's the one who answered my prayer when I asked what I was supposed to do with my life next, and it was certainly this internship. I'm pumped about it, I'm excited to see what God does this summer. I'm staying open to everything, not only the international part of awana but to all of it. It's going to be a challenging summer, office work isn't something that I have ever done, but I'm excited to see how I do with it. I know I can do it, I just hope it comes easy(:

"Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing"
James 1:2-4