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please pray for me guys.
i haven’t been as happy as i usually am. i’ve pretty much constantly been on the verge of crying ever since i left harding.
i guess a small part of it is stress as i look at the 100 pages of change and eng that i have to read by tomorrow morning. but i’m not going to worry about that because in the long run, how important is one test really in the scheme of things? it won’t save someone’s life, it won’t make anyone a better person, and it won’t bring anyone to God. what will i accomplish with this one test?
but i think the other part of it is a delayed state of culture shock. i’ve really been missing slovakia and the whole missionary atmosphere that i experienced in slovakia and the workshop at harding really made me miss all of that stuff. it made me think that for most of my life, i’ve been a missionary kid but i wouldn’t know where to start in a bible study with someone who wanted to know Jesus. that’s where aim comes in. i can’t wait till aim. man. that will be so awesome. i’ve seen how it changes people’s lives an i’ve seen the products of aim such as matus from slovakia. our class is going to be awesome. so until then, high school is just a thorn in my side.
i’m also gonna start stepping up in the youth group more, i hate how dead EVERYONE is. at least we have enthusiastic seniors who like organizing guys retreats and stuff. yep, i’ll probably have a sophmore run the screens, and hopefully lead singing more.
sorry, i had to get that off my chest. love ya.
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well, the trip was amazing.
i can’t wait until AIM now. i’m so excited. i had to reevaluate why i was going to AIM- not that i was going for the wrong reasons, but i have some new ones.
got to hang out with all the aimers. they’re all cool.
pretty much amazing.
we went to the coolest haunted house ever and alissa and elisha were really scared. it was funny.
went to harding for the world missions workshop and saw a lot of missionaries that i hadn’t seen in forever. i saw a guy named matus from slovakia that our first aim team studied with. now he’s a missionary with his wife in czech republic. that’s exciting.
so yeah, that’s what’s on my mind. so i love everyone.
oh yeah, yes only girls comment; i can’t help it.
logan
Logan and Jessica Smith 
your back!!! YAY!!! lol…i might tell you who it is…but it would have to be in person…so yeah…and you cant tell anyone…tehehe…ok well im glad you had fun…im even more glad that your back!!! logan hugs are back!
Chrissy!
i luv you more. the end/ mwhahahhaahah
ps. i luv you plus one to whatever u say!!! I WIN!!!
I’m so glad you’re back…you’ll going to find a ton of stuff in Chang and Eng that’s definitely going to get your mind running.
xx Kalyssa xx
i heard about chapter 8
hey, thanks for the comment. im going to try to come to Mexico City..hopefully. glad you had fun on your trip..wish i could have gone to harding..sounds like it was great!! i’ll ttyl!
rachel holler
The formal introductions are over….so now we are hmm….the bestest buds in the world? Hmm….maybe. Or I don’t know….maybe just like best buds. Yeah….that will work. Um….so….please subscribe to me or something. Because that would pretty much be amazing, kind of like that peanut dancing you do….Yeah. Um….the end?~Amanda
I’M GLAD YOUR BACK!!
the meeting was fun, gets me happy that adventure crew is getting up and going once again.
and AIM is going to be awesome! i can not wait!!!
love you
keely
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH you’re BACK! yes! i can go on living now……..well i am glad you have reevaluated and thought about this stuff. i understand the whole stupid test thing but then again i don’t know where my life is going just yet so this test may actually be important for my future. o well hope everything gets settled out and done with soon for ya.
WOW well i feel bad…. im not excited your back cos I GOT TO HAVE YOU THE WHOLE TIME….. even though we had so much fun and dont wanna make people jealous but I CANT HELP IT… you rock! And i lover you! And um well i know how much you want AIM and i know how much you are going to be a blessing to your AIM class and then when you come join me on the field in a far away land Im so excited… It was awesome seeing you tonight and just remember school is important but not as important and souls and livin a life souly for Christ.. i am proud of you and glad you could come sleep illegally in the bus and just hang with us. Im glad God blessed you with coming and blessed us with you comin to.. cant wait for mexico…. YAY! HUGS
Hey Logan, man, sorry to hear this week has been so sucky for you. I know culture shock womps, but the good part is at this time next year, we’re going to be in depth training for being missionarys! Im excited that you’re more excited about it :c) I also had to question my reasons for going to AIM last week, it was kind of an offensive thing to make myself do, question why Im looking foward to one of the coolest things i’ve ever done thus far in my life… but i found new reasons, deeper reasons, and that rocks. I’ve been praying for my AIM class and my class mates (thats you) since I was like 11, so I know God will bless our class and teach us soo much together.
So world missions workshop at Harding? Sounds like I missed some fun! Did you stay in the dorms or what? I have some good friends that go to school there. Yes.. I count 10 girls now that have commented on your xanga… thats sad logan… just sad. Soooo I shoulda wrote an e-mail. My bad.
i can relate, cept for the slovok thing, but i do feel useless sometimes
my prayers are yours
love you
keely
I know how you feel. Hopefully Don and Rilda can take us back to Slovakia once before you go to AIM. Things will get better and consider yourself lucky that you have less than a year for AIM… I can’t wait either. Love you and I’m glad you’re home.
~*Amy Jo*~
hey..srry your feeling all stressed by work and highschool..i can totally realate to that. i can’t really relate to the culture shock but hopefully it will get better in time. its really awesome you lived in slovakia though. wow. well ttyl
rachel holler
Logan!!! I had so much fun with you last week! You are pretty much awesome! You will definitely have to come hang out with me and Liss more often! I am praying for you! And I can’t wait for prom! lol…..Rach
13… now 14 comments from girls, I bet some guys are jelouse hehe. I am excited to come and hang out with you guys on Sunday! My Dad went through SIBI with Jeff… he was in the class after only because he started in December and not in Aug. We were going to do mission work in Argenena with the Raiders… but it never worked out, God had other plans, but we have been good friends with them ever since. I remember them before they had any kids! Oh yeah, and we had small groups with them too… or was it like a Team group? I don’t know, all I remember is spending lots of time at their house or them at our house while they talked to my parents. Leah was one of Morwyn’s inspirations to do ballet (she did it for 2 years then we moved here… she is joining a Brazillian class next year!) so yeah.,… there is lost of history with them.
I am so excited about all the things we will learn in AIM, before I came here to Brazil I can’t say I ever went off with my friends and showed them Christ… I went along with other Christians and did that maybe… but never my own self. Here I have been challenged in so many ways, and I want to learn and grow, my heart is excited about missions.
See you next month!
Love!
-Amber
13… now 14 comments from girls, I bet some guys are jealous hehe. I am excited to come and hang out with you guys on Sunday! My Dad went through SIBI with Jeff… he was in the class after only because he started in December and not in Aug. We were going to do mission work in Argentina with the Raiders… but it never worked out, God had other plans, but we have been good friends with them ever since. I remember them before they had any kids! Oh yeah, and we had small groups with them too… or was it like a Team group? I don’t know, all I remember is spending lots of time at their house or them at our house while they talked to my parents. Leah was one of Morwyn’s inspirations to do ballet (she did it for 2 years then we moved here… she is joining a Brazilian class next year!) so yeah.,… there is lost of history with them.
I am so excited about all the things we will learn in AIM, before I came here to Brazil I can’t say I ever went off with my friends and showed them Christ… I went along with other Christians and did that maybe… but never my own self. Here I have been challenged in so many ways, and I want to learn and grow, my heart is excited about missions.
See you next month!
Love!
-Amber
aww it sent it before I corrected my mistakes… oh well… just deleate that first one.
oh yeah, I can’t spell
“deleate” yeah go figure where I got that ‘a’ from
hey! glad u had fun on the trip! i miss u and all the AIMers. i know how highschool is, even though i’m only a freshman i really don’t care to much for school, you made a good point when you said how the test won’t bring anyone to God or save someone’s life; i like that. well, thanks for the comment.
amanda holler
YAY, I get to make the 20th comment! Thanks for being so caring at the meeting yesterday. Speaking of i’m sooo sorry i didn’t even ask how your trip went. i was wondering where you were cause i didn’t c u at church. i’m still debating in my mind about aim. i need to set some things straight. well, as you can c we all missed you. ^ haha in JC, annie j
So Logan.. you’re pretty much the most amazing guy ever!!! I had sooo much fun, sorry i was with nathan alot.. you’re way cooler lol. and thanks for putting up with me in the haunted house! I was WAY scared, im still not sure if my throat is back to normal. oh and on the whole just not happy thing, i wasnt happy for awhile, but today God got after me and completely broke my heart. i realized that my focus was WAY off! and so …. my life is currently under construction, then again i think that’s what aim is all about ya know? just wait,… you’ll soon understand. Well, you’re in my prayers ans like rach said you definintely have to come hang out more often since our place is the place to be!! well.. have an amazing day! God Bless,
Loveya Alissa
don’t be sad for me it happens……..some guys are jerks and some guys are good, like you, peyton, alex, brady…….idk just dont be sad because that will definitely make me feel worse.
Logan! I didn’t know that you had xanga. Im glad that you had a good time on the trip. It was really awesome to meet you (and you have a nice sense of feminine style)! We miss you guys like crazy! I really hope that I get to come to camp adventure becuase if i dont i will cry. Im sorry to hear that youre not doing the greatest, I’ll pray for you. thanks for the comment. Lots of luv, Stacie