Tues. Pie Night

So, on Tuesday the 24th the SBF class had a pie night. All of the staff and all the students got one pie each. We all stood in a line and in order we each said who we were going to pie and why. Many of the students chose Tom, our director of the school, so instead of following the trend, I decided to pie Zach. He was in charge of giving us quizzes and leading discussions of one of the books we had to read, Church History in Plain Language. It was early in the morning when we had to do that and we all really didn't like it. So, he got pied for it. Then after all the pies were thrown we took all the random leftover chunks and smeared it on each other.

Fredrick, may you rest in peace

So, on Friday our cook Luke was out in the yard, and one way or another, I'm not really sure, he found a baby duck with no mom. So, he decided to take it in. It was probably less than a day old, and would otherwise be some animal's dinner. Well, he was going away for the weekend, so he asked us girls to take care of him. We loved it. He was such a cute, tiny duck. We took such good care of him, loving him, getting him a good home and everything. Then Saturday afternoon disaster struck. Poor little Freddy slowly died. Then on Sunday morning we had a funeral service for Sir Fredrick. We attempted a Viking funeral, thinking that would be romantic and poetic for young Freddy, but it didn't work as planned. So, in the end he just reconvened with nature just as he began. May you rest in peace Fredrick, you were well loved.

Body in a Bag??

What?!?!?! That's right, last Saturday us girls put our bodies in a bag. A ziploc bag to be exact. I had purchased a giant ziploc bag to put a blanket in, and decided it would be fun to see how much of my body I could fit in. Mel and Bethany soon joined the fun. It was great fun. And further evidence of how too much studying can effect your mind :)

Baptism into the Body

So on Thursday Kurt, one of the other students, and one of the staff's kids were baptized. We went to one of the lakes nearby for the baptism. It was so cool to see them take a stand for Christ. Kurt had gone through a lot before becoming a Christian, and it is so great to see how far he had come in such a relatively short time. God is amazing and this occasion was a great reminder of His blessings and the body of Christ around us.

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Spring has sprug . . . Finally!

A couple of days ago a transformation occurred. It seemed like overnight the trees became green. It was beautiful. There are so many trees around us that everywhere you look is covered in green. And, flowers are blooming. I love it, so beautiful.

Happy Memorial Day!

We had the day off of school today!! It is/was so great to have a break. It was much needed. Last week we had a week of church history with a great teacher, Suzanne. She really made it interesting and helped us put ourselves in there spot and realize to a certain extent how and why things happened as they did.

Today our SBF (school of biblical foundations) director Tom and his wife Lisa invited almost all of the base over to their house for a cook-out. It was fun. Good food.

Well, I hope all of you have a wonderful Memorial Day!

Amazing God

First off I uploaded some pictures of where I live and a few day to day pics. So, check them out.

So, I thought I would share the incredible way that God is such a vital part of our lives here. The other night there was a lightning storm a little ways away, so Bethany called Mel and I out to the balcony at the end of our hallway so see it. It was so beautiful and we were so excited about God's majesty the we started to shout with joy at each burst of lightning. That soon progressed to over an hour and a half of worship to God for His majesty and awesomeness. We had a great time just praising God and being invigorated with love for Him. That is just one example of how focused on God people here are, it is unusual in this world, but in such a close community of believers I think we are freer and more apt to be vocal with our praise and love of God. What a blessing to be here with such beautiful girls, even if for just a short time.

Oh yeah, and the next morning we heard that we were quite loud and kept people up around the base, but oh well. People live after a lack of sleep the night before. :P It was well worth it.

What an Awesome God we serve.