Another week down, one more day

I am coming up on the end of another great week. It has been a challenging week at time and we have had to deal with a new dynamic of having one large church and three small churches. However, I came to see how God shows up when we need him. By Tuesday night, the rest of the staff and I had become frustrated with how things were going. We felt like things with the adult leaders were not going that well and even felt that the kids weren't really respecting us. We voiced our frustrations to each other before club on Tuesday. When we started club that night, we opened with a skit and some other fun stuff. But that was followed by an amazing time of worship. We started singing a song and I looked up from my drum to find the group swaying back and forth while standing arm in arm. It was a beautiful reminder that we are often the thing that is getting in the way of God working. It was such a clear sign that it didn't matter how bad we thought the week was going or how many mistakes we make, rather it is about the way God can move in any situation. That was followed by the worship service last night at Pastor Ealy's church. He is the pastor of an African-American baptist church and we rocked out. We were singing and praising at the top of our lungs. One participant said that he has had a tough year and that was one of the most fun, light-hearted experiences of the year. On our way back from the church, one of the van's was listening to the CD from the church and were rocking their van back and forth. They were so excited that they rolled down the windows and were singing gospel music the whole way back to the church.
I am excited for the things happening with these groups this week, but I am even more excited to see Jessie tomorrow. She is driving down tomorrow morning and we will get to hang out here in Charleston for the day. We will then drive back to Pittsburgh for my good friends', Matt Luchansky and Anna Craig. I have been really missing her and this week has been a countdown of sorts until Friday morning. I am excited about spending the time with her, but this is a bitter-sweet homecoming. I will be visiting my house, essentially for the last time. I will also have to tag and get some stuff ready to take back to school. Because the craziness of my life continues as I actually have negative 1 day from when I get back from YouthWorks until I start my RA/ARD job (I haven't really had a chance to even think about what that will look like either). So I will have exit training in Pittsburgh on August 11th for YouthWorks and training starts that morning at Geneva as well. So I will be splitting time that day and will be at Geneva for good starting that night. After that, I will be staying at school through training which will take me until my parents' move. Oh life is crazy.
As for this weekend, I am just excited to see Jessie and spend some quality time with her. I have realized how much I rely on her sometimes when I can't explain my feelings to anyone here when I am frustrated or need to just share something.
So now I will depart from Taylor Books and head back to the crazy YW week. God Bless you all and thank you for your support.