The past 36 hours have been the most terrifying, exhausting and exciting hours of my life thus far. When I was on the plane to San Diego I could not stop thinking "What have I gotten myself into?" I mean seriously, I could potentially be making full time salary, and living in my own comfortable room without having to budget! Instead, I have traded it all in to live in a 7 bedroom house with 60 people, share a room with 7 other girls, and get paid $1500 over 5 months. What HAVE I gotten myself into?
Here is what I have come up with today.
I have gotten myself into a situation that is going to change my life, and challenge me to become a better person. Living with 60 people is going to teach me a lot about community, and how to love others, even when it is difficult. Yesterday we went grocery shopping and decided to take meals as a team of 7 people. I only have to cook dinner once a week, which is great because I only have to cook once every 7 days, but I also get the opportunity to cook with my new family, and sit down to dinner with them every night. I get to learn how to listen, and develop friendships.
I have also gotten myself into one of the most demanding jobs that I will ever have. Yes teaching is demanding, but I think that this internship is going to require a lot from me in different ways that can be MORE difficult at times. The office is so big, and there are so many well respected, hardworking and inspiring people who work there. The filmmakers are fun, imaginative and dedicated to seeing this war to its end, and rebuilding the lives of the Ugandan people. They see a future full of hope and love. Many of the projects they have been working on really focus on teaching the Ugandan people to become economically self-sufficient, and independent. Especially for the women who have been most affected by the war.
The office area that the Roadies will be working in is huge! There are enough tables to sit 15 teams of four, each with a phone on the desk. We will be spending long hours and working hard to be sure we book our tour!! Today we sat in training almost all day listening to speakers. The vision of Invisible Children is so beautiful, and I am just trying to soak it all in. I could write forever about the things I am learning, but I will save that for later!
I miss you all, but I keep reminding myself why I am here, which is to follow Jesus and seek out what God's justice looks like. I have been reading Isaiah lately, and God keeps reminding me of this idea that we are called to be seekers of justice. But what does that look like? AND how do I decide what true justice is? Who says that what I believe is right? What I need to do is to seek out how God defines justice, and let that be reflected in my actions and choices in life. I feel that God is stirring so much in me, and that he is preparing me for a future that I can only dream or imagine about. What is holds I am really clueless about, but one thing that I know for sure is that I do not ever want to live outside the will of God. Each day is an adventure when you follow his will for you weather you are in San Diego working for Invisible Children, working in a restaurant or in an office running soil samples. God has us where we are for a purpose, I want to encourage you to discover that purpose, and actively seek out what it means to live out God's justice. That is what I am doing, and what I believe the rest of my life will be about.
Over and out!
Christa
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