Writing
Children’s Bible Fellowship of New York
This spring break I was privileged to spend four days serving with Children’s Bible Fellowship of New York. This is a wonderful ministry that seeks to spread Jesus’ love to everyone. Over our four days there, we got to experience a little bit of everything CBF does.
#iamarisktaker
This is the go-to phrase for Study Abroad Lithuania. Here's an excerpt from the program description: “Small country, big world... Take a risk and explore the unfamiliar, immerse yourself in the unknown, transform how you see the world.” And thus the hashtag was born.
Travel: Latvia & Estonia
This past weekend I was privileged to travel to Tallinn and Riga, the capitals of Estonia and Latvia, respectively. This trip was phenomenal!
Heartbeat
Spring break is over and life has returned to normal here at LCC...or has it? Last week was Revolution Week, in which Roots of Justice (a group on campus) raised awareness about issues pertaining to human trafficking--sex, labor, etc. This past week was Spiritual Life Week. My goodness, I had no idea that a single week could wear me out so much! I'm exhausted as I write this.
Patience
My plan was to write about Užgavėnės, the Lithuanian celebration just before Lent. It used to take place over the course of a week, but now it's limited to one day/weekend. I went through two weeks of prep courses in which I made a mask and learned traditional Lithuanian dances. I was so excited to participate in the festival on Sunday, but I had to back out that morning. I felt like I was about to pass out, and I knew that adding crowds, noises, and movement into the mix wouldn't help. Read on for why.
Observations
Today marks halfway through the semester! With that, I figured I'd share some long-overdue observations I've made throughout the last seven weeks.