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  I can’t believe another week is gone.  I think as the days go by, time keeps going by faster.  This time in four weeks I will be at home with my parents. CRAZY!  As much as I am getting excited to see friends and family, the idea of this time of my life being over is really sad!  I mean, don’t get me wrong, I think that I’m ready to have some of my own space, but just the thought of leaving this place and these people just makes me so sad.  This time in my life is marked by restoration and healing. It is marked by struggles and stretch marks, BUT all things that have made me stronger in the Lord.  The people here have become my family.  They have all learned to love me as I am, and have pushed me to become the girl God has created me to be.  I don’t even want to get started on the people in ministry that I have grown to love.  I only have two weeks and two days left of ministry with them.  At the clinic we can’t even talk about it.  Thankfully I am coming back in September, but it is still going to be SO hard to leave. 
    Teaching my seventh graders every Thursday started back up this week. It was really awesome.  They were really excited to have us back since they have been on holiday.  This week we taught on “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.”  It was a good lesson for these kids.  I think that it challenged them to think about the little things that they do.  That righteous things aren’t just the BIG things, but even the unseen and small things.  We had two of them volunteer for a hands on demonstration for thirsting.  The girl had to eat a TON of crackers and the boy had to stuff his mouth full of peanut butter.  They all seem pretty entertained and I think it got the point across.
    On Thursday night, my discipleship group (me, Chelsea, Amber, and Christina) went camping for one night to get away and just hang out. IT WAS PERFECT!  We left right after ministry was over on Thursday, and drove an hour away to this killer camp ground right on the ocean.  We set up camp, built a fire, and enjoyed a TON of food and each others company.  It was so relaxing.  It got kind of cold, so we hit the hay kind of early so we had a good reason to get in our mummy bags to get warm! Friday morning we woke up, ate some breakfast, broke down camp, and then headed on a day hike down Storms River Mouth.  We hiked down the coastline and over some rocks to a beautiful waterfall.  Enjoyed the sun, and then hiked out.  It was a great girls trip!
    I think thats a pretty good update for now! Just really pray for out team as we are winding down. Pray that we will have enough energy and strength to finish this trip up. Also pray for our hearts as we will have to start saying goodbye to people we love.  Pray that the right conversations will take place and that we will not leave anything undone.  Thanks!:)