Sunday, June 1, 2008

The First of many

Hi everybody! I have been here in Vail for 2 full days now. This place is beautiful. The town stretches along a canyon in between the mountains along with a river, Gore Creek. Vail's altitude is located at 8'150 ft so its a little higher than I'm used to. The town is designed mainly for tourists. The center of town is filled with hundreds of shops. from star bucks to bike rentals to trinket shops. the town has easy bike access, there is bike paths everywhere and bike lock ups at every shop. I love the outdoors so i know I'm going to enjoy my stay very much.
I've applied to 6 places so far and there will be more to come. it seems no matter where I work I will be surrounded by people, which will be a great ministry opportunity. just about everyone has showed up from Campus Crusade for Christ. I have been put into a family group and went on a scavenger hunt with them on the first day. I love them all already. I also met two of my roommates. they are great people as well, but there is one roommate who hasn't shown up yet. I will try and get a picture of them shortly.
Right now I'm in the lobby of Simba Run drinking coffee while we are waiting to go to Vail Church. this will be a church we will be working beside on several projects, and when we leave this summer we are going to give the church a list of people we met that hearts have been touched by Christ in Vail, through us, so that when we leave these people can still have growing opportunities and a church to go to and people that can answer any questions they may have.
Well thats the gist of things so far. i would also like to thank all my supporters again. THANK YOU!! this town will totally be touched by us this summer and its because of people like you that makes it possible. thank you so much and i hope i can keep you all updated through this blog. It has only been 1 day and there is 69 more to go. Christ will be healing many lives this summer. :O)

Philippians 1:9-11

So this is my prayer: that your love will flourish and that you will not only love much but well. Learn to love appropriately. You need to use your head and test your feelings so that your love is sincere and intelligent, not sentimental gush. Live a lover's life, circumspect and exemplary, a life Jesus will be proud of: bountiful in fruits from the soul, making Jesus Christ attractive to all, getting everyone involved in the glory and praise of God.