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As the summer sun and long summer nights come to a slow end, with fall just around the corner; I see ahead of me a busy yet again school year. So before all this starts let me fill you in a bit.

Just about a week or so ago, I moved back to Jackson, MI to the Bible School to start my internship for the next year. It was a crazy weekend and also a start to the week. As I packed my car up and moved into a lovely dorm I would call home for the next year.
Monday started up bright an early for a school wide cleaning day. After a summer of construction their was a pretty heavy tasks ahead of us all to get the school back in some sort of order for the students to arrive.
The following day started with my first day in the kitchen, we began to prep and prepare for the cook out for the Student Leaders (STP) and staff that would kick off Wednesday night. Just after one day I had already learned so much and I was extremely exhausted.
As the Student leaders began to fill in on Wednesday, I myself was getting ready to head out! Already? Yes, if you know me you know I don't stay in one place very long! Actually, I was headed out to the Upper Peninsula with Rivers Youth Group! ( Youth Group I have been working with while I was a student at New Tribes.)
It was filled with lots of driving, eating, Laughter, Fun and games, Great Conversation, Beautiful sites, oh an also a lack of sleep =)

Pictured Rocks

Ben Sanford

Falls

Some of the boys

Some of the girls

But the whole weekend was totally worth it! What an amazing group of kids that are so hungry for the Word and want to know so much more about their creator! Our evening Camp fires was the highlight for a lot of the teens, the youth pastor Craig did something different this year an instead of him teaching he asked them what they are learning and how their relationship with God was and they were free to share! Praise God for the things he is doing in their lives! I was incredible encouraged by some of their testimonies it also even made me think about my own relationship with God!
As a youth leader this last year or so I have been stretched myself but most of all I am so encouraged and beyond excited for these teens to grow in their relationship with God Looking forward to this next year with them.

Whole group

Hiking group

So, as my semester kicks off this coming weekend, I will be working in the school kitchen as an intern. I have decided not to go to Community College this fall for a couple reasons, one being I want to seek investment from staff here at the bible school and also I
want to pour so much time and relationship building with the teen girls in the youth group!

Here are a few things I would appreciate prayer:
1. Continue growth in my relationship with God!
2. For the incoming Freshmen, Returning Students and Student Leaders as they start this semester out in their new roles!
3. Investment from staff and relationships with youth group
4. Finances
5. For staff and missionaries here on the campus have rest as they kick off the semester the busyness that it brings.

Thank you for your prayers and support!