Middle of Summer Already?

Dear World,

Here I am. Today is June 28th. Last night at Eikon (our church's twenty somethings ministry) my friend said, "It's July already." And I had a complete freak out moment. It was reassuring to realize I hadn't had a lapse of amnesia. It really is still June. But it is almost July. And that is still an intimidating thought.

Since we don't have a term this summer, we are working a general 9-5 schedule...with extra curricular activities of course. Surprisingly, I still can't seem to find the time to do things on my to-do list.

But here are some things I have accomplished this summer:

-painted another picture
-a little sketching
-kept consistently reading "The Count of Monte Cristo" in Bahasa Indonesia
-experimental cooking
-spontaneous beach trips
-a small amount of writing...

What I want to do this summer:

-go out on the sea in an outrigger canoe
-spend more time at the beach
-catch up with friends (coffee dates)
-go to a museum

Not a lot of huge goals, I guess. It doesn't feel like summer time. Just slow work time. The thing is that I am not all that excited about my work...but hey. I am still grateful for where I am at. But I am waiting for the next step. I know there is a next step coming, and I have been praying for it. I am waiting to get started.

Before we know it, the next term will be upon us. We'll start prepping for it at the beginning of August. And then the chaos will start again. I want to humbly ask for your prayers for this next term. It has become overwhelmingly evident that who we have on staff really defines the term in some ways. If our staff is not a team, if our staff is not spiritually mature...the term becomes very hard. Obviously, the Lord still works...but the work is hard.

I want to ask you to start praying for our team. That we would be united in love. That we would be spiritually mature, willing to sacrifice, giving up our flesh, and striving after Jesus Christ.

Love you all!