Galatians 5:13

this week has flown by! where does the time go?
seems like i just wrote a blog. haha
but yessss, this past week has been busy! i was volunteering for 7 days in a row and have been so thankful for all that God has revealed to me through this amazing opportunity. i have had many conversations this past week and have been spending a lot of time in prayer for the people i meet and our teams. i have been reminded that God is in control and that i need to trust that he is working through us even though i may not see the fruits of our labour right away. this was an update that Trent and i sent to our church back in Duncan that you may enjoy reading!

"We have been able to see many cool things here at the Olympics. Many of us have had the chance to meet athletes, and other VIP's. We have been able to develop relationships with the staff because we see them every now and then despite the fact that we are assigned to a different team everyday. Even if we have not met them before, chances are high that they have already met another Kaleo student and they somehow know everything about us. We have heard reports about how high-spirited we are and how much joy we have. People really notice that there is something different about us! Many of us have had sweet conversations with non-believers. But we are not satisfied with this. We want to take it to the next level. As we are nearing the halfway mark of this trip, we have decided to finish the other half stronger than the first. We admit, we have been gradually losing focus and have been satisfied with mediocrity. Yes, there are cool things happening but we are losing our thunder. Many of us are tired and our shifts are more like work shifts, we want to go home after the day's work. This is not how it should be at all! We should be making efforts to stay as long as possible with the other volunteers and staff. We should be taking steps of faith by sacrificing our needs for our ministry but we aren't. The opportunities are there but we are either reluctant to pursue them or we are too distracted or tired to see them. Both Jenna and I have been struggling with pushing our comfort zones to that last level and trusting God with our physical needs. We both agree that there is room for improvement in our prayer lives and our devotions."

thank you so much for all your prayers! your involvement is a vital part of our ministry here at the olympics. we could not be doing this without you!

today i had the day off and went for a hike up the Chief here in squamish with part of the WSC crew and Jim. we spent approx 5 hours on this second largest granite monolith in the world. there are three different peaks, the highest being 702m. we went to all three and it was a gorgeous day! it was so amazing looking out over squamish and at the ocean and mountains and all of God's creation. i will add pictures later when i have time to upload them :)

hope you all had a wonderful week and praying that God bless you this coming week!
thanks again for reading my blog :)
miss everyone!
love always <3

PR: Please pray for focus, for discipline, diligence, faith that God will cover the needs of our team. and that we would be seeking out open doors and knocking on those that are closed, pray that eyes would be opened. pray for the people we have met and trust that God is working in them through us.