Update #11: Second half…already?!
Wow, I cannot believe how quickly the past months have gone by. Tomorrow I’ll be flying back to St. Paul for one week of training before hitting the road again with my team. We have quite the route scheduled. We’ll be in Wisconsin, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Washington DC. It’s crazy that they say the second part goes even faster. I can’t even imagine how that is possible.
Sadly, I received some news about my team. My teammate Stephanie will not be serving on the road for the second half due to health reasons. Even though I was absolutely crushed, Stephanie needs to be taken care of properly and she can only receive that care at home. Please keep her and all of the team in your prayers as we seek God’s bigger plan in this.
On a lighter note, Christmas break was great. I was able to see quite a few people and talk with them about life in general. I caught up with a few of my high school teachers this afternoon. I also had plenty of time to just relax and even to sleep in. It was a wonderful treat. Even so, I am thrilled to be reunited with my team and all of the NETters tomorrow. It’s funny how you can have two homes and always be missing one or the other.
I can hardly wait to see what God does through us all this half. He always seems to surprise us with the ways He pours Himself out and changes lives. For instance, we had a retreat of 150 6th-8th graders. That’s a pretty big crowd for that age group. As prayer ministry time came around, we were all wondering how we were going to keep them all respectful through Adoration and the like. To our huge surprise, two boys asked to move closer to the Blessed Sacrament. Jandi then announced that anyone who would like to could move forward as well. A movement began and by the end of it about 140 of the retreatants were kneeling before the Eucharist in Adoration. It was absolutely beautiful and not at all what we expected. Like I said, God surprises us in such amazing ways.
I have to cut this short seeing as it’s insanely late and I have an early day tomorrow. Please keep all of the present NETters and all of the NET alum in your prayers as we all travel to Minnesota for a week of catching up and learning more. You are all in mine!
Peace in Christ,
Caitlyn
nana said,
January 6, 2010 at 3:07 am
Hi Honey,
Hope you had a good flight back to MN. When I hear how happy you are when you talk about NET and your new “family”, it makes me feel really good and secure in the fact that you are doing what God means for you to do. You are so special. I hope you enjoy the second half of your journey even more than the first half. Be safe, happy and healthy. You are in my thoughts and prayers every single day. I love you.