First on the living quarters, they're pretty rough. Imagine a hotel a block off the ocean in prime location, suites with kitchenette/refigerator/couch/living room, and a pool, and then imagine how rough it must be for the standard cost to me $49 a night. But we're not here to be pampered and it will serve us very well for the summer. All we need is to get more than 1 of our 5 room keys to work it'll be perfect.
More importantly, the people. I've been nothing but impressed so far. I look around and see a collection of people who God hand picked and created to be right here on this project to do His work. We've barely even figured out anything of what we're doing here, and already I'm hearing stories of God doing awesome things and people finding themselves in spiritual conversations wherever they go, without even trying to make it happen. I also continue to be impressed by the Cru staff. Just for example, before students began to arrive and only staff were here prepping for the summer - members of the staff decided the way they wanted to spend their evening was to go out and share the gospel on the boardwalk. Another example was that I had a support check show up in the mail the day I left for project, from a UM Cru staffer. I never asked him to support me, but he knew I needed it and went out of his way to give. It becomes so abundantly clear through the many things like these how focused and dedicated their lives are on God; and that what they do us far more than just a job but everything that they believe in and live their entire life for.
Every student has been awesome to get to know as well. Even though I've still got a lot of names and faces to learn, we're all able to introduce ourselves and basically skip straight to being like old friends. Its actually really amazing and somehow not really ever weird or unnatural; but it just works, and I think it speaks to how powerful a bond it is to be brothers and sisters in Christ, even if nothing else.
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