Fourth of July!

What a day! These Americans go all out :) First let me talk about the last few days. On friday we split into guys and girls and went to different homes for our "class". As girls we had Jenna speak to us about body image and self destruction. Shame was the main topic we were talking about. Its amazing how much shame we carry with us. We broke down into groups of 3 or so to pray though things with each other. I think it was the first day every single girl cried but God did some awesome healing in peoples lives. Friday afternoon is recreational time so we all went to a and it was soooo great! I was kind of dancing in the back just totally absorbed in how awesome God is despite all the challenges in life. Then everyone came over to our house for an impromptu hangout session. Aimee, Justin, Taylor and I stayed up super late watching The Office. On saturday the priorities I had in my life were totally rearranged. I really have no idea what I'm doing in the fall anymore. Its been a little difficult but God is already revealing some awesome things and learning to trust in Him. Saturday I hung out with Aimee, Andrea and Tony and went shopping. Saturday night we had a surprise birthday party for our friends Brynne and Steve at our house. Clearly it is party central :D Now today was awesome! The 4th of July is crazy here. We started with a BBQ at noon till 4. At someones huge house and backyard. We had a badminton tournament and Jenae and I won the first round but were eliminated in round two. We ate, hung out and had a great time. We then headed to a field behind a school where we set up an outdoor stage area and held worship for church out there. It was such a great time. Taylor, Justin, Travis and Casey are a band and they played. They were great. This happened between 5 and 7 then we headed to another house to light off fireworks. I cant believe how many fireworks there were! They were gorgeous but I'm surprised no one blew up their hands. Happy American Independence Day.