Well, the ARISE CROSStraining program is already finished… The 3 weeks seemed like nothing compared to the 7 months I was gone before… I really enjoyed the program though–it would’ve been nice to have it a couple weeks longer. The first few days we had general classes on things like how to study the Bible, Scripture memorization, cycle of evangelism, and a bunch of others. Then we started what was called Bible Boot Camp. We would go through different Bible doctrines and learn how to give them in a Bible study. We went through two a day and they were taught by 5 different teachers: David Asscherick, Matt Parra, Jay Rasario, Jeffrey Rasario, and Ezequiel Vazquez. I learned so much from them. We also did outreach 3 different times. Though my partner and I only got one Bible study, we still had a good time and learned a bit. On one of the Sundays, a bunch of us played Ultimate Frisbee. It was heaps of fun. I got a bad sunburn though… This last weekend, after church, we had a commissioning service where all the teachers said a little something, and Matt Parra gave us a sermon about not losing what we gained. Then we had a little agape feast before heading back to the hotel. Oh, yes, our accomodations were amazing! We stayed at the Marriot Residence Inn. We stayed up til 3 a.m. that night swapping pictures and powerpoints. The next morning, yesterday, we said our good byes. Since we had only been together 3 weeks, it wasn’t too hard to say our good byes, though there were a couple people who I’m sure I’ll keep in contact with.
So, now that I’m home again, I’ve gotta finish up this psychology class I’m doing online… Ick. In a week and a half is Soquel Campmeeting which I’m really looking forward to. For now, I’m just praying for motivation…
Alisooo!! sounds like you’ve been living a pretty busy life ma’am. I hope you have lots of fun at campmeeting and that you reach all your summer goals! See ya soon!