I have arrived!

I am safe and sound in New York City. The flight and taxi ride (the latter of which I was irrationally concerned about) both went smoothly and it didn’t take long for me to settle in. Today and the next couple of days are a time for the staff and interns to get everything set up before the students arrive and get a little familiarized with the city (turns out I am not the only one who has never been here before).

Today we spent a good chunk of time in small groups going around the city to pray and kind of gain some comfort and confidence in our ability to navigate. I was with Bonnie, Puc(both Arts Track), Michelle (Campus Track), and Dave (Inner City Track).

I don’t want to go too crazy with the details (I am trying to avoid any more 3-pagers) but suffice it to say it has been good and I am very excited. We are sleeping 6 to a room which should ensure lots of bonding (only one of my roommates, the other Arts Track intern, Tiffany, is here).

Areas of Prayer:

-Continued support raising. A lot of students are hovering around the $2,000 mark of the $3,600 they need before they come on June 10th. Pray that they continue to seek God in this and be proactive and trusting. Also that they have wisdom on Saturday when they have to make the final decision about if it is wise for them to come.

-Bonnie’s (one of the directors) debit card information got stolen before she left Atlanta and $600 of fraudulent charges were made. Thankfully her bank caught it so she won’t loose that but she is kind of in a bind because currently she can’t access her cash – and as it turns out a lot of the restaurants in the city don’t accept credit cards (apparently it slows things down – contrary to the commercial) so just pray that this issue be resolved soon so that she can not have to worry about eating and not be distracted with trying to sort this out.

-Grace and patience as we live so close together.

-Energy for our team – we all feel a little exhausted right now, even those of us not having to deal with jet lag.


This would of course be a more exciting picture without the fencing in the background but all of the good ones are on Mike's camera (I don't get super excited about passing mine off for strangers to take pictures with it - even if it is held together with rubber bands currently)