Certified Operator

I am officially a Certified Operator for high level ropes course.

Sounds professional, doesn't it?

I know I was pretty excited about it too.

Me on the trapeze jump platform.

Today, we had our test to get our certification. We had the written test in the morning and the technical stuff in the afternoon. We had to go through all different rescue scenarios, which can I say are quite invasive. You have to be straddling each other in mid-air. But like our instructor says "It is you that makes it awkward" but because I often laugh at uncomfortable situations--I do make it awkward.

Audrey Belaying on the "Just Right Descender"

Reid falling from the trapeze jump.

Yesterday night, we had dinner at the Wingos' for FOB-Fellowship of Believers study. Jannell made fresh, home-made dinner, which is always nice to have when you are far from home.

I love FOB nights. We all get to worship, pray, eat and discuss together.

Yesterday we discussed some articles that Brett Wingo gave us to read over. The articles were about how Jesus should be our teacher.

Christians so often just shorten up the Gospel into just the story of the Cross, which of course is ultimately what is the core of our Faith is-- but what about the person of Christ. Was He not one of the greatest historical figures, one of the greatest Rabbis that lived? Did He not do great and miraculous things for the people of His time? So why have we shortened up the Gospel into just the story of the Cross? We should be following Him even today and be His students even today.

Did you know that Jesus and Hillel were the only two Jewish Rabbis in history that went out to look for students and disciples to follow them. Every other Rabbi has students go and follow them. What does that say about our Lord...

He has chosen us.

Pretty huge, huh?

My God loves me. He chose me. And I will follow His ways.

Grace, Jenna, and I