Sunday started off quite interesting! We host a church out of our building that starts at 10:45, Jewell and I planned on waking up between 9 and 9:30. Jewell randomly woke up around 8:20 to find that our boss had texted her saying we were meeting her at a different church at 9:30. She woke me up and I freaked out since it typically takes me between a hour and a hour and a half to get ready with a shower, which I desperately needed. (Side note: I have actually gotten my get ready time down to about 30 minutes, including shower, straight hair, and some make-up. Gasp!! I know, right?) I somehow managed to pull off a miracle and we made it across town and were only 3 minutes late, which I blame on not really knowing my way around town yet. The church service was different, we sat in a room around round tables with the lights dimmed and candles on each table, and the sermon was delivered from a pastor on TV. After service we headed back to the facility as our service was getting started, we decided to grab our bags and head to Panera for lunch and some time to get work and studying done off site. As we walked out a woman who was talking to Lucy (a woman on staff with us) was fixated on Jewell. I'm pretty sure she was a prostitute who was either drunk, high, or both. Needless to say it was a very interesting conversation. We found a Panera not too incredibly far and settled in for what we thought would be an afternoon full of getting things done, 30 minutes into our time there we both got kicked off the internet, they have a 30 minute limit during "peak hours". We came back to the facility as people were cleaning up from church, Jewell decided to go for a run (I still haven't gone with her, she's still claiming that I'll go eventually), she came back soaked because it started to rain and hail on her, it was pretty entertaining for me. While she was gone another group came in to use the facility. The group that uses the facility Sunday afternoons is comprised of Burmese refugees who speak pretty much no English. They were having a celebration of some kind and it was pretty interesting to hear through the walls as I was trying to read and get some work done. We also had a group of teens come and they are currently staying on site with us. They are running a vacation bible school during the days for our clubhouse kids and other neighborhood kids. The highlight of my Sunday, came Sunday night. We decided we were going to check out Scum of the Earth church. The second Jewell and I walked through the door I felt at home. I can't even begin to tell you how much I loved it. The worship was INCREDIBLE, after worship they do a community meal, for free, which is amazing right now! After everyone is fed they go into announcements and a message from one of the different staffers, then more worship, and a final prayer. All of the members of staff that I met or watched interact were so down to earth, it was so laid back too. The environment and the other people attending were so at ease and comfortable around each other, it's exactly what church should be! Needless to say, Jewell and I will be attending every Sunday night, and I'm trying to find a night that I can get involved in one of their small groups. After we got home Jewell and I watched Bride Wars, I love that movie more each time I see it. That pretty much sums up my Sunday, it was exactly what I needed!
On a completely different, but somewhat related note, I love the other interns. We all get along really well and were talking today about how it seems crazy we've only known each other for a week. We laugh and joke like we've been friends forever. We already have countless inside jokes, honestly I couldn't have asked for a better group to be with me this summer. Anyway, I'm off to bed, and I'm hoping to give an update of the week tomorrow, it was my plan for tonight but I got overcome with random projects out of the blue that needed attention for Saturday's block party!
Much love!!
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