Coming September 30th in Theaters

I saw this at CSU this summer. It was pretty good... Go see in theaters September 30th.

Fall

Fall here in Orlando is very different than the traditional Falls of Michigan I have grown up with. In fact, it's more like August weather daily - with the addition to daily showers at 4:30 p.m. When flying home last weekend (I was in on of my closest friends wedding) I took this picture:

Cool huh?

Anyways, recently, I have found myself "grieving" a little for the "normal" falls I have grown accustom to. The reds, oranges, yellows and browns of the changing leaves;

a glass of cold apple cider and a spice donut after a day of picking apples at Erwin's Orchard;

raking and jumping into the big piles of crunchy, fallen leaves;

even going to a football game or 10.

I hope you appreciate these things even more just for my sake! :)

Je manque la France

Today, some of my previous team, Chelsea, Eric and Nalani, along with their new team, landed in France today to begin their second year. I am a little sad I am not with them, but I know God has me here in Orlando for a bigger reason.

Today in my part of the office, we are having SMOOTHIE DAY! Smoothie King is coming in to make smoothies for those who work in the National Campus Office. My department, the conference and event team, helps plan days like this. Our goal is to make the office an enjoyable place to work and build community within the whole office - there are over 1,000 employees who work here at head quarters!

Prayer requests:

- I would find a church to get plugged into

- Meet some French girls at Epcot to practice French

- Getting officially settled into my new housing

Consensus: I need to take more pictures

Last year on STINT, of the 40 weeks I was living in France, I averaged 33 pictures a day. In the 3 weeks I have been here in Orlando, I think I have taken a total of 33 pictures. LAME!

This past weekend, I actually flew home for the wedding of my dear friend, Jennifer Flieman, now Visser! Jenn and I met through Campus Crusade, and became great friends on Summer Project (Yeahhh 08 VA Beach!). Brandon was there too!

It was an honor to stand up with them on their special day as they began the journey of marriage. As I have watched Jenn and Brandon's relationship unfold, I have constantly seen them pursue God individually, as well as making Him a priority in their relationship. I am excited to see how God uses them in ministry in the future. These two people are sold out for Jesus, are genuine people and love to have fun! Here is a video from their wedding ...

ORLANDO!

Hi Friends!

Last Friday, I began my journey down to Campus Crusade headquarters. I got to stay with some friends along the way. Splitting up the drive made it bearable. I was excited to get down to Orlando, meet my team and start my job!

I arrived Sunday evening, meeting all of my roommates (Sara, Erin and Sharon). I unloaded, freshened up, and with my new roommates, headed to the guy interns house for our celebration dinner. It was great to meet my new team and hear a little bit about how God lead them to this unique internship.

The next morning started our 3 day retreat filled with, planning, vision casting, games and team norms. I think we gelled pretty well. During the tail end of our retreat, we met the ministry team serving at Disney (YES, there is a team of people who's focus is Disney. Think about it, over 5,000 international employee's cycling through each year? It's the nations coming to us!). They were every enthusiastic and excited for us to be joining them every Friday. I am looking forward to this too because I am hoping to meet several French girls who I can practice French with, but more importantly show them God's overwhelming love for them.

The days following the retreat have been "unpack and set up life" time. I spent some time at the local DMV yesterday getting my Florida Driver's license (defiantly not as nice looking as Michigan, but I may be biased) :) .

I am looking forward to going to church tomorrow and meeting some of the locals and getting plugged in. We'll see what this new week will bring, cause this last one was jam packed with many new experiences!

Here are a few photos:

Some of my family the morning I left.

The Cline Family - I stayed with them in Atlanta, Georgia.

FLORIDA!

My new bike which I plan on riding to work which is about half a mile away.

Sweet Video...

http://youtu.be/Hzgzim5m7oU

Open Houses!

I will be hosting an Open House on both Tuesday July 12^th and Wednesday July 13^th from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at my house. There will be a continuous slide show of pictures and videos. I will share some stories and answer any questions about my time on STINT as well as my next assignment in Orlando – working on the PR team and Conference and Event Planning team. I would love for you to come to whichever evening is more convenient. Drinks and deserts will be served.

If you are unable to attend, but would like more information or have questions, please email me.

Thank you again for all your support. You guys have been a great team!

Email me with questions :)