Sorry it has been so long since the last post. Finally all of our project has some type of job. Two of our girls are working as volunteers at a children's camp and the rest of the people have some type of job. I am working at an Italian restaurant called Portillo's with four other people from the project. The manager there needed some summer help and he was gracious enough to hire us all. It is going to be a fast paced job and there is a lot of information to memorize, but I am enjoying it so far. It is hard to believe that we have been here for 3 weeks now. It seems like the project is going so fast and we are just getting a schedule worked out. I have not gotten a chance to meet many people at my job yet because they like to train us for 3 days before even letting us into the kitchen or the line that serves the food. I have met some interesting people though and had some spiritual conversations. This next week, I am hoping to possibly start going to a Pilates class or a local knitting group to build some relationships.

The summer has been difficult at times because the plan we had at the beginning of the summer is quite different from the plan that God has had for us here. We had to open up our availability in order to find more jobs, which has altered the way we do our schedule. It is hard to build relationships with people when we have such a short time here, but I am praying that God would use us to show people about Him and about what He has planned. If nothing else, I pray that God would be able to show people His love through us and the community we have been building here.

Thank you all for your support in the last few weeks! We could not be here doing this project without your support and prayers. Continue to pray that God would use us in this city and teach us more about His will for our lives.