a little recap (don't you love it when people who haven't posted in awhile use this as their blog title)

Summer is almost over, and i think today was our second hot day of the whole thing. Fine by me! We're already geared up and moving on back to school and fall curriculum and excited at what lies ahead. We have seen miracles in this place and will have the kids back for City Mission Academy and tutoring and mentoring programs in just a few weeks. God is really so good and has provided in miraculous ways.

We had an incredible summer. 8 weeks of programs, day camps and away camps. Over a hundred kids involved in one way or another having fun and hearing the gospel of Jesus Christ. God is really so good to us. We had these two incredibly talanted amazing, i'll call them, friends of mine that worked with us throughout the summer as well. I don't have words describe how much they meant to me this summer in so many ways. Thank-you Northwestern College, or should I say the Lilly Grant.
This is "the team". We had a blast this summer! (Remember when Donna stood really awkward in the team picture.... :)

To end our summer we had a family BBQ out in the suburbs at one of our supporters houses. It was a blast and fun to end on such a happy note. We swam, basketballed (I beat the entire line of boys in Lightening, Dad!), hit the tennis ball, played bingo, broke a pinata (always tears, here too), ate really good food, and just enjoyed each others company for evening as family. We even made it on the 11 o'clock news. It was awesome- here's a few pictures.

After programs ended I took a week off as my mom and sister flew in! We stayed in Detroit for a few days. They helped me take my former classroom down and pack it up, that was a strange feeling! Then we went to Grand Rapids for a day and stayed with some dear friends there. Then we got on the ferry in Muskegon and went to Milwaukee to have girls weekend with my aunt and cousin. It was very fun! Lots (and lots!!) of shopping, eating, walking, talking, sleeping, and fun. We decided it's a yearly tradition. Next summer: Detroit. (Though, beccs, Mexico sounds way better!)

But, now I'm back in the office writing curriculum, sending emails, organizing the back to school drive, and getting things organized for kids to come back to programs. I'm slightly overwhelmed, ok, really overwhelmed but grateful for the opportunity to start this new position and truly rely on His strength alone to get the job done.

Hope you enjoyed a few summer days before the leaves start to change! LOVE!