So my internship is officially a week done, I've been here for ten days, and my life hasn't stopped yet. It's weird knowing that I'm already done with 1/10 of my internship in weeks and 1/7 of my internship in days. (I'm here for 10 weeks, one is done- I'm here for 70 days, 10 are gone. Stay with me) However, life is going by so great and fast so that is really a blessing. I've met some incredible people along the way as well and everyone here is very warm and welcoming. It seems like everyone who works here has worked in three to four jobs prior just in the church. Whether they were on the communications team, the kids ministry, the accounting team, the head leadership team- everyone moves always. It's a cool environment the accepts change but primarily promotes it so that people find where they are most effective. I like that.
My weeks here are crazy. I have Monday's off. My Tuesdays are split between writing for the drama ministry, the thrift store that Heartland owns, and the PM creative writing group (PM is the 20-something ministry). Wednesdays are heartland kids and then back to the drama team. Thursdays are office days where I can just work and vary my time between the thrift store and the facility team and the Jr. High and Sr. High ministries. Fridays are more flexible. Saturdays I work at the thrift store again doing all sort of things while also working within other programming teams. Also, there are three services going on Saturday. Sunday equals four more services excluding one more at night for just the PM group. Between all of this, I also have two mission trips to possibly go on, communication meetings with a group led by the lead pastor here, a baptism for about 500 hundred people, and Sharefest- a two week long renovation of three schools. It should be a very busy summer. Not to mention I also am playing Ultimate Frisbee in Madison, WI near one of the other sites that Heartland owns. (did I mention this is a big church?) Summer = Crazy = I wouldn't have it any other way. That is the transitive property by the way. a = b= c which equals a= c.
On other news. Life for me is also great. I'm not sure if Heartland is going to really answer my questions of whether or not ministry is something that I want to be involved in but I know it's going to give me a great summer at the very, very least. I want some of my questions to be met head on but with a church like this, it runs so corporately sometimes that it's hard to incorporate an intern at random places. When I stop feeling like a fly on the wall, then maybe I will start feel more like mis preguntas will be more graspable (is that word?) but until then, I'm just going to keep moving onward and full of jubilee.(... fellow...s.)
Be well all of you.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
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I wanted to be the first one to post on your blog and let you know that people from all over the globe, even in Lancaster, PA, are reading what you write. Or...just me, but either way it is good. I have mixed emotions on blogging, but I commend all who stick with it.
A phone convo is in store for us soon. I'm on the job hunt, but still deciding what to do with this life of mine. Big gulps eh?
Hi, it's a fellow Fellow... good start with your blogging endeavors! I haven't even left yet so I'm a bit jealous of those who are already in the middle of everything. Keep up the posting--and see you in August!
Betsy
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