rushing the inevitable

I am honestly sorry for not keeping everyone informed regarding my well-being and such. I guess it's easy to become distracted when so much has been going on. And so much has been going on. I don't think I'll use this post to describe in detail what has come to pass in my life during the last month and a half. It would be far too much for anyone to read, and also far more than I really feel like writing. In short, though, I am doing better than I can really say. As it is with everyone in the world, change happens. Sometimes changes take place so slowly that it is nearly unnoticeable. Yet sometimes, change happens quickly. It happens nearly as if it is being forced upon you. I have sort of felt that way while I have been living in the Philippines. And why shouldn't I? I have been living differently than I ever have in my life. Though I grew up in this country, I never grew up apart from my family. I am faced with the task of being responsible for my physical, spiritual, and emotional well-being. It is a scary responsibility sometimes. 

I don't know how many of you really know what I'm doing here in the Philippines. In all honesty, I don't know how many people really even read this anymore. I'll humor myself and give a brief description of what I've been up to, though, just in case someone happens upon this page searching for some sort of information regarding how I'm doing.

Since I arrived in the Philippines at the beginning of January, I have been working at Faith Academy as a volunteer. I am assisting the chaplain with whatever he may need help with, along with overseeing middle school chapel worship and also mentoring the high school worship bands. I have been asked to speak to a couple 8th grade bible classes as well as a couple of high-school gatherings. I hope to begin some sort of bible study before too long. Aside from these things, I have simply been spending time with my former classmates - the class of 2007. I have grown up with this class since the third grade. I graduated a year early, enabling me to make this trip back to the Philippines to spend time with them before they graduate and everyone spreads to the far corners of the globe.

I will be returning to the US at the beginning of June. I will promptly begin enjoying my summer, for shortly after it ends, I will hopefully begin my college education at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. I am leaving the fine print to God on that one, though. It is way too much for me to even worry about.

I appreciate everyones prayers while I am here. It isn't easy being away, but the time that I have here is invaluable. I can't promise that I'll post regularly, but I'll do what I can. I'm quite sleepy now, and I have an early morning, so I think I'll turn in.

Goodnight.