What a day. This morning, we began by going to our host churches to serve them. UNA went to our church for the summer, Safe Harbor. We cleaned the church and did some painting. It was great to start the summer off by serving, as to remind ourselves that we can’t get too stuck on ourselves at SBP. It was also a good bonding time for us that go to school together. Northwest Shoals Community College has joined UNA’s Campus Outreach so I got to meet some of the baseball players that will be spending the summer with us. We have a lot of athletes here: baseball players from all three schools and football players from UNA and Samford. We have something here called Athletes In Training (AIT). They work part-time jobs and then work out together in the afternoons. It is great for them to work out together and glorify God with their bodies.
After we went to the church, a few of us headed down to the beach. The seaweed and algae is really bad in front of our motel so we walked down the beach a little bit until we found clearer water. It was a red flag so the waves were huge and ferocious! We got in for a little and enjoyed getting knocked around a little. Then it started to rain so I decided to go ahead and call it a day. Of course as soon as I showered, the sun came out again. None of my disciples were around though so I took the time to clean the room. It needed it bad and I thought it would be great for them to come back to a clean room. It was only slightly appreciated but I was humbled by it. Service isn’t always appreciated. I was awakened from a nap by the sound of thunder and lightning. This time it was a big storm. It rained hard for a long time and flooded the roads. I sat in the living room, looking out the window at the storm while reading John Piper’s Seeing and Savoring Jesus Christ. The chapter I was reading was perfect for the situation; it was called “The Waves and Winds Still Know His Voice.” It was so neat reading what Piper had to say about God’s glory in the storm and the water while watching both out of my window.
“The voice of the Lord is over the waters; the God of glory thunders, the Lord, over many waters. The voice of the Lord is powerful; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.” Psalm 29:3-5 (ESV)
“He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth, who makes lightnings for the rain and brings forth the wind from his storehouses.” Psalm 135:7 (ESV)
“Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures and all deeps, fire and hail, snow and mist, stormy wind fulfilling his word!” Psalm 148:7-8 (ESV)
Then we went to one of our host churches and had a talk on the Word. First, in the spirit of competition, we had some challenges among the teams. One guy from each team had to drink a mix of food such as tuna, jalapenos, chocolate, etc. It was so nasty. They each had a trash can in front of them in case they spewed. Only 2 of them did. The other 3 downed the whole cup! For the girls, each girl had to stand in a box of creepy crawlers to see who could stand it the longest. The crawlers? Mice! It was the weirdest thing. The girls did really well. Then they had to pick one up. Someone thought it would be funny to throw one across the room. So yes, a mouse went flying across the room in my direction. Luckily, one of the guys threw up his hand and caught it. I’d have to say it was one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen in my life! And then it happened again on the other side of the room. So hilarious.
Things got serious and we spent awhile in the Word together, discussing its importance our need for it. At the end, we all got copies of the ESV Study Bible. I love it! I’ve always wanted a study Bible. We left the meeting and had several hours before curfew. I headed back to the Sandman to see what was going on. I spent a little while out on the beach crab hunting. Then, I went up to the second floor breezeway where a bunch of people were standing around talking. They came up with the bright idea to make a tunnel and have me and my sorority sisters run through it. Well that turned into everyone taking turns running through the tunnel, to “let’s do it to music,” to a full out dance party in a breezeway that couldn’t have been more than a few feet wide. We had a blast. However, a lady from the neighborhood came to complain. She was trying to be nice about it but used some rough language and didn’t believe that we didn’t have alcohol. She threatened to “shut us down” and everything. It kind of ruined the mood and we learned our lesson. My room then met for a few minutes to get into the Word together for bed. Today was a great day and I’m so glad the Lord blessed me with it.
Please pray for unity in my discipleship group.
Stay tuned and stay in awe of the Lord.
In Christ,
Christine ><>
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