today is our last day in charleston as the campus crusade for christ historic charleston summer project = CRU HCSP.
God has grown me so so so so much this summer.
the community of believers are the strongest christian relationships i've ever been apart of. our conversations were intimate and our friendships have been deep. this is honestly the closest i've felt to God my entire life, but its only the beginning. i cannot wait to dig deeper and continue sanctifying my relationship with Him for the rest of my life.
project was challenging. i worked 40 hours a week at McDonalds for the past 9.5 weeks. i'm physically exhausted and ready for some relaxation with my family before i head back to fayetteville for band camp august 14. but all of this is worth the feeling of being tired. not just working, but building relationships with our coworkers, random beach goers, inner city kids, the homeless community, etc. we tried to be a light in such a dark place.
now that we're finally comfortable here in charleston, its time to go. i still don't understand everything, but last night at a debriefing meeting our director said it best:
we're like christ's disciples... after JC started his ministry here on earth, he chose 12 disciples to teach and really pour into. this summer there were 45 of us that were poured into and really taught to trust the Lord with everything we have.. THEN when Jesus ascended into heaven, his disciples were left to go and make disciples of all nations. we have grown so much during these ten weeks, but now its time to head back to our spheres of influence(our hometowns and campuses). with our project, we cover over 20 states, and at least 27 campuses total. thats just the 45 of us that came to charleston! other christ followers were built up this summer and are being sent out as well.
today is bittersweet. i'm sad to leave my roommates abby and bailee; my dgroup of anna, courtneigh, and leslie, and my brothers here on project: hunter, chase, and richie. seriously other people have made an impact, but these people above had really truly poured into me!
BUT i am so excited to see my beautiful family. i cannot wait to see my daddy, my mommy, preston, and my beautiful little sister(who is not so little anymore seeing as she's fifteen and driving like a maniac in my car without my permission but its honestly no biggie). but seriouslyyyyy i can't wait to spend a week on the beach relaxing and just lovin on my familia!
unfortunately i'll only be back in richardson/dallas august 2(4pm is when my flight lands until august 3 at 7am) and august 11(flight gets in at 7am) until midday august 13.
but i'm hoping to see my wonderful dallas friends before heading up to fayetteville!
i am soooooo looking forward to going back to campus! i can't wait see my dear friends, meet new people, plug freshmen into CRU and begin our freshmen bible study with my sweet friend kelsey! seriously God is moving at the UofA and i just can't waittttt EKKKKKK!
okay so i don't want to be a hermit on this last day, but im going to stop blogging so i can fellowship with my project brothers and sisters one last ddayyyyy!
okay goodbye my dear friends who have kept with me this long! if you'd like more details than i wrote here on the blog, please call or skype or write me... i would LOVe to talk about my summer and just express even more of what God has taught and grown me! okay seriouslyy GOODBYE!
love, katie whitehurst :)
