Sunday, October 12, 2008

Kaleo Ministry

What a week! Oh boy, where to start?
The surf trip was rad, I caught a few waves when I was near Phil (who has an expensive camera and was braving the sea to capture some magic moments of us). The weather was good and the beach at night was spectacular.
We have had a few days of Camp Ministry class now with Jim as our professor. The class is interesting, I am not sure camp ministry is something I am interested in or called to, but it does sound like an important part of the lives of many Christ-followers.
The homework is starting to catch up with all of us I think. I have to write a two page report on my participation in the last class we did (Spiritual Formation), then I have to write a three page report on how my time in solitude went for the same class. After those I have to write a research paper on proverbs, focusing on "the heart." Meanwhile, I need to prepare a presentation with a group about how we would re-invent the "group discussion" aspect of a camper's experience (this is for Camp Ministry, the current course). I also have weekly (approximately) reading assignments and discussions for Camp Ministry with the same group. Furthermore I will be preparing to interview Isaac (the camp's tech support guy) on his position at camp for an hour. At the same time I am doing the pre-course work for Hermeneutics. This involves reading a 246 page book and writing five pages on it, reading the epistle of James once a day for seven days (readings must be done in one sitting and the days must be seven days in a row), and I have to read a text that I haven't even received yet and complete assignments from that text.
I know what you're thinking, that isn't too bad at all, right?
I also need to prepare a bible study at Cobble Hill this week, and prepare one third of a sermon which I will present at the youth worship night, and then again on Sunday morning(!!!).
Oh yeah, and I think next week I am working for Qwanoes at the women's retreat.
This is all pretty daunting, but I am excited to see how God gets me through this. I know He will!

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