So the Mission begins..

(This Journal is from May 23, 2009)
It's finally time for the Mission Indy retreat! It was 3 months ago (March 9th according to my journal) that I got the call from Niccole saying I was an official Mission Indy intern! I was so excited then and praised God for opening this opportunity for me this summer. However, as this past week approached I began to get a little nervous. I have a lot of questions right now, but I know people have been praying for me and I know God has me right where He wants me.
Everyone is really nice and I can't wait to get to know them more this summer. The interns are Jenna, Elizabeth, Tracy, Kelsey, Megan B, Nick, Joe, Andrew, Jen, and Jill. It has been fun to see the different personalities and hear about different backgrounds. Some have come from Virginia, Iowa, Ohio, Illinois, and New York. It's been interesting to see the connections we can make through shared friends and even better we all have a connection through Christ.
I've noticed that a lot of the interns are juniors and seniors. I feel like a youngin, which makes me a little nervous. I hope that fear won't get in the way and I will just let God use me. I remember being part of a youth group that came to Mission Indy my eighth grade year and thinking all the interns were a lot older than me. Not to mention, pretty cool! ha I hope to reach out to the kids that come to our weeks and make great relationships with them like the interns did with us. Last night Ron(the guy in charge of Mission Indy-The man!) said something really cool. He said, " we have the groups come to mission indy to give us a reason to have interns." Basically he was saying you guys will be here all summer and we're excited to watch you guys grow (speaking to the interns). I'm excited what mission Indy does and I'm so excited to be a part of that for a whole summer!