Last weekend I went to a big teen convention. The organization that put it on is the same that I'm going to South Africa with. A girl that is going to SA with me flew out and stayed with me. Her friend was also with her. I loved meeting them. They are such wonderful and loving people. We went to the convention together and had an awesome time praising God. There were thousands of teens there and so many of them accepted Christ into their hearts! God is so good.
I had, what I guess you would call an awakening from God, last weekend. God spoke and I'm moving. I'm joining a leadership development program instead of going to college next year. For this program you become an intern for the organization I'm going to SA with. I'll call it TM. Well you go down to TM's headquaters and they place you in one of their ministries (which they have several of). You work in that ministry part of the day and then take classes that other part. The classes are more like seminars, not "class." You don't get any grades or anything. The 1st 8 weeks your there they wake you up at 5am and make you go exercize. This is to get you in shape to climb Pike's Peak. They work on, "Mind, body and spirit." It is so awesome. There is no dating because they want all your focus to be on God. You are able to go on retreats every month and you have the choice to go on short-term mission trips with other interns.
Now I didn't just suddenly decide this sounds fun, I'm going. Really, it is not going to be fun at all the first week. It is not there for fun, but for spiritual growth and to learn to be a leader for Christ. I have been praying about this and when Lindsay flew out and was talking about it and her friend was talking about it, I got so excited. I felt like I needed to really consider it. I realized during the convention that my mom had sent my confirmation to the college I was planning on going to but forgot to send the money, so I'm not confirmed! Then when I came home last saturday, I asked my mom what she would think of me delaying college. She looked at me and said, "I already knew." Whoa! God is so amazing. So now I'm applying and waiting for the word.
I also had another big thing happen this weekend. On Thursday Alicia, Valarie and I went to visist a college. I hadn't even considered this college. Now I am majorly thinking about it for after the internship. It is smaller then where I planned to go but it felt like home. The dorms were so cute and the people were just so sweet. I also found out that a lot of people I know go there, hehe! One of the drawbacks of this school is there is no theater program. But, they are going to be building a brand new theater and they said it is easy to start up clubs there and have them lead to bigger things. So I could start off a theater program there! How awesome would that be?! I am not going to theater get in the way of where God wants me. They have awesome mission oppertunities and I want to become a missionary, so who knows. I'm leaving my options open but I have a strong feeling I might end up there. Heh, God is always changing our human plans :D This college I just looked at makes good smoothies too :P Hehe.
Well I better go and get ready to see my grandpa! Mom and I are going to drive up to where he is at right now and have dinner with him, my step-grandma and some people that I call my Grandpa and Grandma Jackson :D God bless you all and I hope all is well.
~Megan~
P.S. I changed my template so its lighter and more cheery!