My how time flies!

The first sign of autumn is becoming more evident with the leaves falling to the ground. As I walk around noticing the yellowing of the leaves I ask myself, “Where in the world has this summer gone?” It seems like just yesterday that I arrived at this place I like to call home, just to spend 12 weeks serving God where I felt He called me to serve. It hasn’t been all that easy but I know I’ve learned a lot and will always look back with the fondest of memories. From the happiest to the most frustrating of moments, this summer has proven to challenge me in many ways – intellectually, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually – and I believe that I am leaving this summer with a better idea of who I am in Christ and where He wants me to go.

Earlier in August, our Chaplain asked me to tell my testimony while focusing on trusting God and a time that I had to do that. However, I could not focus on just one time that I was trusting God – as I believe that you have to put your whole life into God’s hand and trust him with every aspect. When I was preparing my testimony and using that definition, I had trouble pinpointing just one time that I had to trust God. Trusting God requires a never-ending story, and even as I told my testimony, and now as I write this 3 weeks later, my ‘trusting’ story is still being written.

I’m heading back to Windsor in a week or so, with confirmation that I will be attending school part time, but with no job and no idea when a job opportunity will arise. For one of the first times in my life, I am not worried! I know that God has called me to Windsor, and I know that since I am listening to Him and following His ways, that He will provide for me in whatever way necessary.

There is so much to update and write about, but as I reminisce on what I want to write about, I am completely overwhelmed with words that I can’t figure out what to write. As I head home and have some time to sit back, relax, and think – I will try to write down what I have learned and what I am bringing home with me after 12 wonderfully grueling weeks up at summer camp! I have missed everyone, but have thoroughly enjoyed my weeks in beautiful Muskoka, where I can truly see the beauty God created around us – both in people and in nature.