After Peru, I headed out on a much needed and appreciated vacation to a really small island in the Bahamas.  All there is to do is lay on the beach.  It was very relaxing and refreshing.  Look where we were...it was hard not to enjoy. 

We also saw a lot of God's glory and his beauty.  It was a great time. 

After I got home from the Bahamas, I headed to North Georgia for our staff conference.  This was packed full with meetings and trainings...but in the evenings we had sweet times of prayer, fellowship, and worship.  I really enjoyed those times.  I also said "goodbye" to many of my co-workers that are moving on to another ministry or a differerent department within AIM.  This was a bitter sweet time.  I know that God has called them on to something else but I'll miss them.  We had a pretty close team. 

After, staff conference, I headed back into the office.  In all honesty, I was afraid of this.  God has been so big in my life these past few months that I really was scared to come back into the office world.  It is so easy for me to do it by myself when I sit here.  I don't want to do it.  I want God to be in me.  I want him to have to be big in me.  I pray for weakness so that Christ has to be in me.  As I've been back here for the last couple of weeks, I am excited to say that God has been working and he has been using me.  I have kept him close.  I know this is only the beginning of the season but I want to keep my focus on him and on needing him.  I have stepped into a new role this year which I am really loving.  I still have some youth pastors that I am ministering to and helping with their mission trip but I am also working with 5 new representatives as their "help desk".  They call me for all of their questions.  I have really enjoyed this job and ministering to them as they minister to the youth pastors.  They are all learning and have been thrown into this and it has been awesome to teach them and encourage them in this endeavor!  Please be praying that I will continue to keep my focus.  Also, please be praying for my support.  It hasn't been as consistent this summer as I need it to be.  Thank you for all of your prayers and for those of you who give financially.