Hi-Lo-Ha-La

Hi
Last weekend was our Student Ministries' Retreat. I always look forward to it because it's not as long and exhausting as camp but it's so much more fun than anything else. At times, I feel like I'm running around with my head cut off but it's definitely worth it! I loved spending time with our students and youth workers. We ended retreat on Sunday morning by coming back for a special service at our church. We had a spontaneous baptism service that was incredible. It was like nothing I have ever experienced before. God was present and moving throughout the sanctuary like I've never felt before. All together we had 174 people baptized! How amazing is that?! I just cried and cried...then I would run out of tears...then I would cry and cry. Several of our pastors were baptized and a couple of them even got to baptize their own children. They're were couples and entire families that were baptized together. It's really indescribable, but I felt the presence of God like never before.

Lo
I have so much school work to do it's crazy. I have 10-2 page papers, 1-5 page paper, 1-10 page paper, 2-class presentations and I'm sure a few other things that I haven't even thought of yet. I'm just tired of school and it's only my first grad class. I'm enjoying the classes, I really am. It's a sociocultural class and that can be difficult because we talk about a lot of racial issues. Last week there were 3 people in tears trying to "prove" that they weren't racist. It's an emotionally exhausting class. I'm defintely ready to turn in everything and move to the next thing.

Ha
I honestly can't think of a good ha this week...come on readers, make me laugh!

La
This goes back to my Lo but I'm just looking forward to turning in everything for my class. I'm ready to be done with this anxiety stuff...school is not cool.