opportunities

10.15.08
I was introduced to another organization that may be good to volunteer with this fall. It’ll take some effort on my part to get there because they’re located in Hollywood…but hopefully it’ll work out. They’re called Project Angel Food and they’re non-faith based which I actually think is a really cool opportunity for me as a follower of Jesus to minister to them with who I am versus what my labels are. Or rather who Jesus is in me. Anyway, I guess they cook food and stuff all day for people who are suffering from HIV/AIDS. But it's just another option....hopefully I'll find something SOON. I need human contact :) I love my warehouse but really....i need people :)

Man my keyboard is being ridiculous. Ok so lets see… anyway, Project Angel Food. The Lord has been really challenging me since I got here to not only love the poor but also the wealthy because there seems to be such a huge gap between rich and poor here. And also because it’s uncomfortable for me. I’m learning that it’s difficult for me to interact with people who believe differently from me and I wanna be stretched and grown as much as possible so maybe it’ll be good to be around someone else. I think I’ve already said that but it’s so true. I could talk about how we need to love the homeless and not ignore them all day long but when you put me in a room with a rich girl, I’ll turn the other way and judge her for being rich or pretty. And that’s not what I want to be about…I don’t want be that kind of person. Anyway.

Oh yea. Yesterday, my cousin Jaime and I were driving through Beverly Hills and saw Fabio ;) haha…so funny and kinda cool. He was driving a black Lamborghini with his long flowy hair sailing behind him. Yea he checked us out ;) Also, I went on this urban plunge thing all by myself! Yes sir. I think I could navigate alright through the metro system. It’s really fairly small compared to other cities. But it’ll do. Definitely needs work tho. Ummm….man I have to do the laundry tomorrow. So I’m going to walk a mile or so to this Laundromat here in SC on Compton…maybe I’ll sit at Starbucks for a while and actually post this sucker. Sorry it’s been so long, we’ve been w/o internet for several days. I’ve resorted to playing soccer by myself in the commons room. Hahah. True. Equally sad ;) I’m really excited for my group this weekend…they’re a college group!!! Hopefully they’re like upper classman so they’ll be close to my age. No, I shouldn’t have expectations. But they’ll be 20!!! Yesssssssssss Mkay. Enough for now. Much Love, Grace and Peace.