Today
marks being in North Myrtle Beach for 4 weeks! Time has literally FLOWN by but
has been simply glorious at the same time!
Today is my day off, so I figured I would write a blog post for ya’ll to
read and catch up the life of Jenna!
This morning I got up and went for a run and then walked a bit by the
ocean. I have found that walking by the
ocean at that time is the best because there are less people and the air seems to be fresh
and crisp! Afterwards I got coffee with
my friend Haylee. She is such a joyful
lady and has such a loving and kind heart!
Making new friends here on project has been beyond what I could have
ever imagined. Everyone here has such an
open and loving heart and really love God!
To
jump back to last week, the theme was All For One. I can honestly say that last
week was an experience in itself and the technology challenge really contributed
to everyone here on project becoming even more of a family. Sometimes you forget how consuming social
media and cell phones are until you give them up. I am truly blessed and thankful to be
surrounded by so many wonderful people here on project. Friday night the men on project treated all
of us women to mini golf. Needless to
say the golf lessons I took when I was younger didn’t quite work to my
advantage while we were mini golfing, but it was fun to get to know people I
hadn’t yet had a chance to hangout with!
To end the week on Saturday we played a project softball game-so
fun! The best part was being able to
encourage one another while we were up to bat or out in the field. Each of us on the project have unique God
given gifts and it has been a treat to experience the gifts that everyone has!
On
Sunday during outreach I went with some friends to the beach to share. We used a tool called Soularium which has a
variety of pictures people can use to describe their lives as we ask them
questions. The pictures can be
interpreted in many different ways so it’s always interesting to see how people
will view them. We got into conversation
with a dad and his son who were from Pittsburg, PA. It turns out that the son just graduated
college with an accounting degree (as a business major myself I gave him props
for that). They were here on vacation
with family and it was interesting to get to know them throughout the
conversation.
Other
conversations I have gotten into here have been with people over a variety of
ages from families to high school and even college students. One of my favorite parts about getting to
know high school students who just recently graduated is encouraging them and
giving them a little insight into the life of a college student.
Last
night we hosted a Hot Dog Feed/Block Party on our project property as an
outreach effort to all of the college students and high school students who are
renting the houses surrounding us. A
lot of the students didn’t understand why we would give them free food, which
then lead to conversations about CRU, our mission here in NMB, and getting into
spiritual conversation with them. A storm
rolled through during the event, but that didn’t keep the students from joining
us in community for the evening.
Thank
you to the people who have sent me mail and emails! It makes me grin from ear
to ear when I receive mail! I am going to try to be better about writing emails
and letters back to each of you- so be on the lookout! J
Below
are a few pictures that I have taken recently of the beach. I am making a promise to myself to take more
pictures while I’m here of not just the beach but new friends! Hopefully by my next blog post next week I’ll
have a handful of new pictures to share with you!
Please
continue to pray for lives to be changed here and that students can continue to
come together as a family!
Love,
Jenna
James
4:10 “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.”
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