so here i am, sitting on my mattress in sunny california with no car, no one to play with, and a lot of time to kill - so why not spend the time blogging?
coming back from
PERU is actually harder than i thought. being around people that are on fire for God 24/7 and having a busy schedule for 10 straight days and then coming back and having no one around, nothing to do is kind of
hard to adjust to. i miss waking up and just having nothing on my mind but serving God with people that also want to spread the gospel. i miss being excited for God and sharing that excitement with others, talking about the amazing things we saw God do a few moments ago. i miss not having to think about housing, forms, China, flights, logistics...
not to say that i cant do some of those things here, but i must say that it is very different coming back.
Peru was absolutely amazing. i started out the day of the trip, not really know what to expect and i was just blown away. seeing how open the people were to hearing what we had to say and then raise their hands to accept Christ as their savior was really inspiring. I saw some of the most impoverished situations i've seen and i heard some of the most desperate and hopeless stories i've heard. and through it all, i've come to realize that no amount of money, not even compassion and sympathy can change the magnitude of desolation and hopelessness and darkness that these people face. It can only happen through
God. 
leaving baltimore was kind of hard too. i had such an
amazing sophomore year. i really love my class, and i just got to know every single person so much better this past year. fall retreat, sophomore small group, discipleship, finals week, intersession, spring break, more discipleship, missions training, birthdays, more finals week, and a couple days of summer vacation - i've learned so much from this past year and from my fellow sophomores. i can't believe theyre
ALL going to be together this summer while i'm on the other side of the world for 3 months.
as i was telling jen and ying - i feel like i'm in a long distance relationship - with 40 people.
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i'm off to PERU soon!! and i am excited to see GOD WORK WONDERS! oh my.Â
but im not particularly happy about this long distance thing.. mehhh.. its been such a good year. iIt has been a good year. I'm glad Peru was amazing. I'm also sad that everyone is there this summer, and I'm not. I finally started getting to know people a lot better towards the end of the semester, and now I won't see them for a while.
hey cathy! wow peru sounds like it was amazing! have you ever read the irresistible revolution by shane claiborne? some of the stuff you were talking about in there reminds me of what he says. anyways, it is incredible to hear what God is doing in other parts of the world. totally puts things into perspective. :]