Just Breathe.

The schedule for this past week originally did not include many items on the menu. After this last lively month though, I was ready to embrace a week where, with the odd class, I would be focused on my studies and be somewhat more inclined to buckle down on some much needed homework, as well as being able to have those moments where I could just clear my head, reflect and work through some of the thoughts that have been bombarding my brain as of late. Of course, no week at Kaleo can truly be activity-free, but even with the events and distractions, it was a decent week and one that once again has flown by.

Our training for India has been going well. During the week we have regular workouts-such as circuit training, the monstrous Qwanoes stairs, runs, and weekly hikes. Also, throughout the week we get together as a team for prayer meetings, info-sessions, and we are currently reading through a book that explores spiritual warfare called, “The Three Battlegrounds”. We have less than a month before we depart, I can’t believe how fast it’s coming up. A lot of our team is still working on raising enough money and funds to go. Lately I’ve been stressing over this myself. I am nowhere close to the $3250 that we are required to have. We are constantly bringing these concerns before God, He has already done some amazing things for some of our team, and right now we continue to lift this up to Him and trust in His providence.

This week at youth we ran the night. Before it began we were able to drive out to Lake Cow earlier in the afternoon and hang out with Sheri and Michelle (the head group leaders at LC). We’ve been trying to plan a dinner with them for a while now, so it was great that the timing finally worked out and we were able to go chat and hang out at their place before the festivities at youth began later that night.
We began the night with some new games-which were all major hits and I don’t think I heard any complaints the entire evening-which is always a good sign…For the devo-Leila shared her amazing story of her camera/purse/bag being stolen back at Missions Fest, and then she read the letter from the thief that was sent back to her, in a package not long after the incident, with a few of her more personal items. The kids were super attentive throughout the entire story, and it was super cool to see them participating and interacting later on in the devo when we talked about Abraham and Isaac as well as trusting God in every situation. There are times I wonder if the things we say or talk about on those Friday nights are sinking in at all, but from some of the answers we received, you can tell that it was understood and thought over. It did my heart a lot of good to see that☺We ended the night with munchies and cake-as it was Jonathan and Daneille’s birthday that week, as well as one of our youth kids. Perhaps we will be given the opportunity to be in charge again over these next few months. I would love to incorporate some sort of music/worship into the night as well, as we have some pretty talented musicians amongst us leaders. Hmm we shall see..

This year’s Valentines Day was unlike any I’ve ever had before. We started the day with a delicious brunch here at camp-menus and waiters included. Team India then took off to Duncan where we had appointments to get our immunizations. Nothing says Happy Love day like a couple needles in your arm…After the shots, myself, Jesse and Malayne went out on a room-date with one of the guy rooms. We drove out to Nanaimo where we started our evening at Value Village looking for appropriate bowling attire for the activities later that night. We were all fortunate to find some pretty nifty shirts-one of the guys even scored some spiffy bowling shoes as well. We then donned the purchases and drove to Fast Eddie’s-a decent diner where we ate an enjoyable dinner consisting of shakes, burgers and fries. We finished off the evening with a round of five-pin bowling. Because Malayne and I still had our casts, it was determined that everyone would then bowl with only their left hands. Tom of course, was excused from this, as he still had his leg in a cast as well, and we figured that the extra hopping would make things challenging enough. Because some individuals decided to forgo the lefty rule during certain rounds, I will not announce the final scores at this time…

My text books are calling, so on this sunny afternoon I will be inside reading, sipping back some Buckleys once again, as my nasty cough has unfortunately returned.

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