So I know I've pretty much failed this month at writing blogs. I'm now at the end of the internship and It's been almost 4 weeks since I wrote a blog, I apologize! It's been a great month! I know I can't possibly touch on all that has happened in July, but I will definitely try to touch on the highlights.
I will begin with Thursday July 7, a very out of the ordinary day. On this day, my mom's birthday by the way, I had to be at the church at 11AM for a worship planning meeting. I had decided to arrive a few minutes early to the church to set up some coffee for the meeting. About 10:45AM Lucy and I are walking into the church together. I'm rounding the corner to enter the greenroom, in full speed ahead focused on getting the coffee made, when I am totally surprised by Jeremy Fain sitting at the table holding a bundle of flowers. All the while, William is speedily snapping pictures as I turn beet red and back away from the camera in shock. I was completely surprised and excited that he would make a trip down here, as part of his birthday present, to spend time with ME! That was a very good weekend. A group of us traveled to downtown Disney that Friday night. After the hour journey of finding a parking spot, we enjoyed some Ghirardelli chocolate and watched the many fascinations of Disney night life. The rest of the weekend included 5 worship services, movies, PF Changs, and some great hang out time. The week ahead was one of the most busiest and challenging. After a really great and unforgettable weekend with Jeremy, I took him to the airport to head home early Tuesday morning.
Monday through Friday of that week was Worship in the Arts Camp here at Northland. Kids ages 8-13 gathered to focus on the arts: singing, dancing, or visual art. Each intern served as a counselor for a small group of kids. Basically, we traveled with them and made sure the kids were where they needed to be at all times. The week ended with a performance Friday night where parents and family gathered to watch their children on the big stage. Early Saturday morning I headed to the airport to fly home for Jacob and Brittany's wedding! I was so excited to go home if even for a short two days, and it was totally worth it! The wedding was absolutely beautiful and one of the sweetest weddings I've been too. It was also really great to see old friends at the wedding. Although my mom wanted me to stay longer, I had to head back Sunday afternoon to Atlanta to catch my flight.
The next week was back to a normal week at Northland. Monday the interns had our first class on personalities with Mrs. Connie Rainwater. I am fascinated by how incredibly complex and unique individuals God has created us to be. Learning about myself and others through this class has been eye-opening and very helpful in realizing how we work together in relationships and within the body of Christ. Tuesday we visited Full Sail University on a field trip with the interns. Full Sail is one of the most successful media and recording arts schools in the country. Their graduates have been a part of major artist recordings and major film productions. The remainder of the week included rehearsals, meetings, and preparation for the intern-led worship weekend. It was a very busy week indeed.
This week is our last week as interns here at Northland. It's already been filled with much emotion over leaving each other soon. I absolutely cannot believe the eight weeks is almost over. We have one more weekend to lead in worship. My time here has been very fulfilling and I've made so many life-long friendships and connections here. I feel like I have a home and family here in Orlando now. I really look forward to future connections with Northland and the other interns I've made significant relationships with. God is so faithful and so good!
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Beach, Boom, and Barbecue!
It has definitely been awhile since my last post. Well, we are just at the half-way point of our summer at Northland. I cannot believe we're already past July 4th! So much has happened since my last post, but I will try to remember. Let's see, we will start back at last Friday.
On last Friday, July 1, besides forgetting my best friend's birthday (I'm terrible and really sorry Alex!!), I went to the beach with 4 other interns. It was absolutely gorgeous there! On our way it was raining and we had our doubts about the weather. However, once we got there the sun decided to show up around 11AM. I used lots of sunscreen, took way too many pictures, read lots of my book, and just chilled with Lucy, Andrew, William, and Geoff. It was a great day. Also, my first time at the Atlantic coast! Friday night we returned from the beach and went to Brittany's house, one of the interns, for some home-made Mexican food! I ate WAYY to much that night.
Saturday, July 2, was a pretty relaxing day. I slept in, watched a movie, and prepared to go to the church around 3:00. Saturday night I led worship in kid's church for "Camp Venture." It's amazing how much Northland puts into the services for their children to help create an environment for 1st through 5th graders to worship in. My favorite part of the night was watching one little girl near the front close her eyes and worship Jesus wholeheartedly during "Here I Am to Worship." That night closed off with some fun card games with the interns at Lucy's house. Christian introduced us all to The Great Dalmuti card game.
Sunday, July 3, began very early at 7:30AM sound check at the church. I sang in both the 9AM and 11AM services. William did a great job this weekend of leading most of the worship up front on the platform! After the services a few of the interns came over because my house is very close to the church. We cooked lunch and fell asleep for a short time before returning to the church at 5:00PM. That night I went back to kid's church just to help and hang out. Sunday night Shane took us to a big event called Red Hot and Boom in Altamonte Springs. We went to see the fireworks, which began around 9:30PM, along with the other 50,000 people there.
Monday, July 4, was pretty uneventful during the day. We didn't have to be at the church that day, so I slept in once again. Lucy and I went to scout out an obnoxious 4th of July outfit for the parties that night, but we found nothing. We tried target and goodwill, but I found no American flag shirt or big shiny star jewelry. Needless to say, I found a plain blue shirt in my closet to wear. The festivities began around 5PM at Sarah and Kyle Mattingly's house. They had basically all of the Northland worship team over and many other staff, family, and friends. The night ended at Brittany and Lauren Roberts' house (same house where we ate Mexican food on Friday) with fireworks, swimming, and karaoke!
WOOOO so much information, i know! I had to catch up from the weekend. I know that might have been boring. I'm currently babysitting Pete's kids with Katie and William, so I should probably get back to that now. Hope I didn't bore you. Thanks for reading!!
On last Friday, July 1, besides forgetting my best friend's birthday (I'm terrible and really sorry Alex!!), I went to the beach with 4 other interns. It was absolutely gorgeous there! On our way it was raining and we had our doubts about the weather. However, once we got there the sun decided to show up around 11AM. I used lots of sunscreen, took way too many pictures, read lots of my book, and just chilled with Lucy, Andrew, William, and Geoff. It was a great day. Also, my first time at the Atlantic coast! Friday night we returned from the beach and went to Brittany's house, one of the interns, for some home-made Mexican food! I ate WAYY to much that night.
Saturday, July 2, was a pretty relaxing day. I slept in, watched a movie, and prepared to go to the church around 3:00. Saturday night I led worship in kid's church for "Camp Venture." It's amazing how much Northland puts into the services for their children to help create an environment for 1st through 5th graders to worship in. My favorite part of the night was watching one little girl near the front close her eyes and worship Jesus wholeheartedly during "Here I Am to Worship." That night closed off with some fun card games with the interns at Lucy's house. Christian introduced us all to The Great Dalmuti card game.
Sunday, July 3, began very early at 7:30AM sound check at the church. I sang in both the 9AM and 11AM services. William did a great job this weekend of leading most of the worship up front on the platform! After the services a few of the interns came over because my house is very close to the church. We cooked lunch and fell asleep for a short time before returning to the church at 5:00PM. That night I went back to kid's church just to help and hang out. Sunday night Shane took us to a big event called Red Hot and Boom in Altamonte Springs. We went to see the fireworks, which began around 9:30PM, along with the other 50,000 people there.
Monday, July 4, was pretty uneventful during the day. We didn't have to be at the church that day, so I slept in once again. Lucy and I went to scout out an obnoxious 4th of July outfit for the parties that night, but we found nothing. We tried target and goodwill, but I found no American flag shirt or big shiny star jewelry. Needless to say, I found a plain blue shirt in my closet to wear. The festivities began around 5PM at Sarah and Kyle Mattingly's house. They had basically all of the Northland worship team over and many other staff, family, and friends. The night ended at Brittany and Lauren Roberts' house (same house where we ate Mexican food on Friday) with fireworks, swimming, and karaoke!
WOOOO so much information, i know! I had to catch up from the weekend. I know that might have been boring. I'm currently babysitting Pete's kids with Katie and William, so I should probably get back to that now. Hope I didn't bore you. Thanks for reading!!
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