It feels great being at the office again, especially when I have a few projects lined up for me. So far I’ve worked on creating two business cards, a new website, and maintaining our own website. I even have my own thirdeye email account! Woohoo!
Yesterday I skipped going to the gym to see a movie that I rented via Netflix called City of God. Wow, what an amazing film. It’s disturbing on so many levels, but by the end of the film you feel like you’ve survived something so real and raw. If you’re not into the whole foreign film thing, which means you’ll have to read captions (unless you’re very fluent in portuguese), or if you can’t handle movies with extreme violence then this is probably not the film for you. However, the cinematography is absolutely breathtaking.
I’ll leave it at that.
Today is Thursday, which means youth group night. It’ll be sweet to step back into the sanctuary and host the show again. I expect we’ll have a good turnout tonight, as it’s the last gathering before school begins again. There’s a rumor that some of us are going to Gameworks tonight right after youth group because they’re hosting a special night for church groups from 9pm til 3am. It might be a little too rich for my blood though, twenty five dollars. Ouch. Instead I’ll probably just catch the 10pm showing Napoleon Dynamite. Who’s with me!
Ze camp pictures for ju to enjoy.
It’s been a good 4 days since I returned from Summer Camp 2004 at Ft. Myers Beach. Each time we head out as a group it gets better and better. There are so many things that happened that I find myself getting anxious to explain. However, I don’t have the energy to give you all the details. If you were there, you had a good time. Lives were changed, decisions were made, crooked paths were made straight, jet skis were flying, skin was frying, volleyball was exciting, and trips to 7-11 made each day seem a bit sweeter as we sipped on our slurpees.
Some of the memorable moments include making my friends fall off the banana boat, everyone asking to borrow the aloe vera creme when we got back from the beach each day, people telling me I looked like a racoon with that tanline around my face from my shades, hearing little Alison tell me she loves me 35 times a day, sharing a bunk with 10 other guys and having our devotional every night before bed despite our tired bodies, playing the ever controversial “cup game”, hearing testimonies that shattered my pride and made me look up to God once again, and of course the hilarious video scavenger hunt (which my team won by two minutes).
The trip was worth every penny and every sacrifice it took to prepare for it. I hope we can continue to prepare other camps and retreats so that others may know what it is to experience fellowship with brothers, sisters, and God, face to face. If you went to camp, please comment on what you liked the most about the trip.
Pictures when I get home.
I’ll be off to camp in about 11 hours. Pray for our safety!
I’ll have pictures when I return.
