Too Much Ke$ha and Gaga?!

Its been too long since I've logged into Blogger.com and wrote about my Indian adventures. The days have been filled with lots of driving, spending time with the girls with the windows rolled down listening to loud Ke$ha and GaGa music playing. I have NOT been able to stop humming these stupid #1 singles. Oh and I forgot to mention, Mr.Justin Bieber! (the girl in my group is in love with Bieber, almost equivalent to my liking of the Jonas Brothers a long time ago!) If you do not know who these artists are feel free to use Google.com. Yesterday was the first day of the mentornship program, and it went great for the most part! The girls answered the group questions and played well during the ice breakers. I was not really prepared for a lesson though, and we sat next to the river where people were swimming. Thankfully Ak was there to help. I know am planning a lesson the night before-which is a task and stressful most times. But I like the time I get to spend in the word. :) Today was better. I felt that the girls in my group were more themselves, and opened up. On girl in my group lost her dad too, she shared that with me. Praise the Lord she opened up! It was awesome!! We were on the camp today and did the lesson first thing, which was nice. Around noon we got together and had lunch. HOT DOGS!!! (my favorite for those who do not know.) An apple, chips and bananas. Yumm! During lunch we played the "What If" game, asking what if questions ( What if you had a million dollars...how would you spend it?) After lunch we decided to do a craft. Using the floss I brought(colored strings) I taught the how to make bracelets. The high school girls enjoyed it, but the younger girls got tired of it quickly, and frustrated when it didn't turn out how they wanted. Oh quick story about this morning....slept in, missed breakfast but ate a protein bar that Tammy sent me. :) Before my eating though, Tammy called Emily. She talked to each of us, when the phone reached me she said something like this..."Rebecca I want you to focus on telling the girls WHO GOD IS and go into the ten commandments. They need to have a better understanding of who He is. If they have the wrong perception of who God is than everything you teach them can be taken wrong. They need to know how to apply this to their everyday life." Wow, this was an awakening to me, maybe because I had just gone to sleep at 2am planning a lesson on Lies Young Women Believe (<<< the Book) I was going to talk about how as young girls there age they don't need to worry about a boyfriend. That God can satisfy their every need! But God used Tammy to let me know that wasn't what he wanted them to hear about today. So from that call about 8 o'clock in the morning till 9:30 I wrote up a new lesson. But the benefits were good. I trust that the Lord will was done. After the craft we took the girls out for ice cream, and to just hang out. I had two scoops, Chocolate moose tracks, and Red Velvet Cake!!! Sooo good! In the creamery there is a giant chalk board that you can write all over. Hopefully I can get the pictures up of our fun day soon. No lesson tomorrow, off to the beach (aka the river) for a morning swim, then leaving for Asheville with Emily, Ak, and Tammy for Ak's last lunch. She leaves this Saturday. Had a fun night too, we saw Toy Story 3! Oh my word, I cried at the end, so sad, but I'm glad it went that way. I'll miss Andy. This movie was the completion to my childhood.

Pray Requests: For me to have quiet time, and value my relationship with Him first. I need to be able to learn and grow to teach others, and to not be easily overwhelmed about the study and lesson plans. Oh and rest. For Emily, to be lead by the Holy Spirit, to be obedient. For Ak, for when she's back home to carry out her faith and show her growth to the people around her. And for Tammy, that she would be rested, and strengthen. The teams this week are all youth pretty much, and its frustrating to her at times. Oh kids....that's it for now. Write again soon.