91.20% - in the 90's for percent pledged. did i say god is good?
in other news, i met some neighbors today. almost didn't say hey. didn't feel the need for southern cordiality as they were just playing in the parking lot. i just happened to be returning to my car for the third time in ten minutes. ay dios mio. i heard: "were you a counselor at camp all-american?" and, of course, i said "yes," and chatted with the fifth grade girl and her stepdad for the next ten minutes. she said i was her counselor once. probably in 2008 or 2009. she remembered me. i didn't. the start of a relationship, or maybe a continuance. who knows where the lord will take it from there...
gonna be tough, but excited am i about the apartment relationship-building aspect of the internship. to share jesus with the kids i am living with. did you hear that? those who LIVE in the same apartment complex as me and sarah king. tough job ahead of us to live a great examples day by day. not just being great models of christ for two hours each thursday when the actual "ministry" takes place. but, every day. the parents are watching us to see, mainly, if we are trustworthy. if they can trust us with their children. and, i assure you it is the little things more than anything. the smiles. the hellos. passing out flyers at the clubhouse. even the southern cordiality. and, if we cannot be trusted to play with their kids for two hours a week, how can we share jesus with them or invite them to camp all-american? i am feeling a wee bit of pressure to be on my game all the time. but in a good way. so pray.
