WOW. Update!

It's been awhile and I apologize...I've been pretty busy! 

:) Just some pictures I've taken in Sussex. The amount of photo opportunities here is incredible.  My interest in photography sparked again greatly when I got here! 

Thursday 4 other girls and I went to St. John and did some shopping. I needed some jeans and the Christmas banquet is coming up, so dresses are needed! Me and the girls tried on lots of dresses just for fun, and Alyssa ended up buying a really pretty black one. The Christmas banquet is in the first couple of weeks of December; the time is approaching quickly! It was a great day to get away and have some fun with the girls, I enjoyed it immensely.

Finally it's the weekend! Tonight some girls and I went to Superstore (similar to Family Fare) to buy some baking supplies; brownie mix, cookie mix, cookie cutters, eggs, ect. We reserved the lounge from 9-12 so that we could bake and watch movies. We baked a couple dozen cookies and brownies. The sweets were delicious!! We listened to Christmas music the whole time we were baking, I am so ready for Christmas to come!! :) We started watching Premonition awhile ago, and after the movie is done I am ready to konk out in bed! It's been a long week emotionally and physically.

Next week will probably be no different than others.  I cannot think of any special events that are happening at all. Every day is one more day towards home! Right now I have 28!! It will be great being home and seeing everyone again. 

Have a great weekend. I love you all.

Encounter

Encounter is this weekend! More than 250 students will be on campus and I am excited to see some new faces! My apartment has 9 girls staying in it, besides the 3 that will be here this weekend, it's going be a fun time trying to juggle 12 girls and one bathroom! :) It will be fun though, I remember my visit to BBC being a great time.

Encounter is a 24 hour event and many high school students from all over North America come to participate in fun, rallies and to learn more about the school. I am excited for the students so be here and for us to get to know them! It will be a good weekend Im sure.

Tonight the girls in my apartment and I went to Wal*Mart and did some shopping for the weekend. We bough crepe paper, christmas lights, poster board and and cookie dough. We decorated our front hall and arranged our lounge so there is plenty of floor space for them to crash on. :)

We all made posters, and I will post pictures in a bit!
:) Home in 35ish days, I am very excited!

the hallway with Christmas lights and posters!

welcome to Booster! (Encounter was called Booster until this year, so the name stuck a bit!)

the poster I made...Welcome to 210!

Some fun "rules" we made up...

1. Eat Cookies

2. Have fun!

3. Repeat number 2 and laugh your face off

4. Dance parties are always permitted and expected!

5. Enjoy Booster!

6. Kissing boys is BAD (it said fun, but that got crossed off for obvious reasons :)), just dont do it at Bethany!

We only ended up having one girl in our apt, but she enjoyed the poster and felt very welcomed. All the girls in JP are still enjoying the decor in our hall and it is a cheery environment to walk in everyday! There ended up being 350 kids on campus! The weekend was a good one :)

Special Day :)

Today was special :) 

First of all, Amanda and I were in our Gen. Psych class this morning and found out the Kyan Leaander McComiskey was born!! We were and are so excited! We've been waiting for this precious little one for quite a long time! Humpy, as we tend to call him :), is one special little fella. I cannot wait to meet this little guy! 

Secondly, Amanda was baptized this evening! There were 3 other students, including another close friend of mine,who were baptized at Sussex Wesleyan after sharing their testimonies. It was a really good time to hear what God has done in their lives and share in a special event in their  lives. Baptism is always very special!!

I will post a couple pics of Amanda's baptism as soon as I get them up :) Hopefully everyone is doing well. Love! 

Sunshiny day!

This weekend was really nice. A couple of friends and I went home with my friend Ashlei to Fredericton and relaxed. I love Ashlei's mother, she is such a sweetheart! Homecooked food tastes soo good too!!

Me and 2 other girls slept in a queen sized bed; it was really silly and rather toasty! You would think that we wouldn't sleep well, but I slept like a rock both nights we were there. Being in a home is so nice. We slept until 1am on Saturday! (ohh dear!) and then went to the mall in the evening. Their mall is really different than ours and has some different stores that I enjoy. Who am I kidding, I just like to shop! :) Being with the girls was a lot of fun. 

Sunday we relaxed after church and Ashlei's dad made a delicious brunch for us. Yum, eggs n bacon! Of course the Wesleyan hour was quick to follow ;) In the evening after Ashlei's choir practice we headed back to campus. It was such a nice weekend away!!

Today was BEAUTIFUL here. It was 55 and sunny the whole day! It was such a nice break from the yucky cold we've been having. Alyssa and I took full advantage of the weather and went for a walk down the hill and back up. We ended up at the new chapel and just sat and talked for awhile. The new chapel is so peaceful and a nice place to just sit. I love nice days! 

Tonight was hockey! We all love hockey and tonight was noise maker night; everyone brough something to make noise with and signs and stuff. It was a lot of fun! Everyone had a lot of team spirit even though Sussex has, by far, the coldest rink I have ever been to! Hockey nights are a lot of fun and I love being with a bunch of school people. 

Please be praying for me as I decide where I will be next year, next semester and etc. I am still trying to figure out exactly what God wants for me :) I know He will show me in time, but right now I just ask that you pray. Thanks.

Love you all.

My foot.

The other night after walking around Sussex all day and evening I took my shoes off and my right foot was very sore. I went to bed without thinking anything of it, but woke up the next morning and the pain was still there. I went through all day Tuesday and all day Wednesday with extreme pain up the left side of my right foot. Today I finally decided I had enough of the crazy pain and went to the Sussex Health Centre. After waiting for about 45 minutes (which isn't bad!!) I got in to see the doctor. He looked at my foot, asked me a bunch of questions, and then diagnosed it as tendonitis. 

He gave me an antiinflammatory prescription, which is the equivalent to American Alieve, and I have to take it three times a day for a few days and see how the pain is to decide when I want to take it after that. I hope that the meds take the pain away because it is immense and very distracting!! 

Other than that, midterms are over!!! :) I am extremely glad, and ready for a weekend off.  Not much else is new....51 days until we are all home! :)

This is AMAZING.

Lately God has been moving in incredible ways on campus. No...not incredible....amazing. Well, actually Im not even sure I have adequate words for it, but He has been moving through this campus and His work has become completely evident. 

Last night one of my friend's stories was shared with me. My friend was recently walking through Sussex and saw a girl; the girl seemed to be overtaken with darkness and depression. Instantly, my friend was drawn to her and began to feel burdened for her. The girl, who we've come to call Britney, avoided my friend and the group but my friends heart went with her. Throughout the day while my friend was going about school she went through a series of emotions feeling as though she was gagging, she had a panic attack and many other things. I, along with others, firmly believe she was feeling Britney's pain to a certain extent. Last night a few people who felt led to go with my friend, Sarah, went to try and meet Britney. Earlier in the day Sarah felt led to leave a note asking Britney to meet her at 6, and they went in faith to do so.

Meanwhile, seven of us met here on campus in the prayer room in our chapel. There we felt the presence of God surround us and prayed against the devil. We all felt hugely burdened for the situation and the hour was a huge time of faith and hope for Sarah. At around 7 we felt the need to go down to Sussex, and so left the prayer chapel to walk down the hill. On the way to go down to Sussex we met some of the people who had been with Sarah and learned that although the devil tried to do some trippy things, Britney did not show up.

With this news we prayed for Sarah and headed down the hill. I felt an enormous burden for Britney and as we walked we prayed for this precious, opressed girl. As we got closer to Sussex, something in me (God, yah?) said that we needed to go to Subway. Soooo....we headed towards Subway. Kiddy corner from Subway we encountered a group of teens and I felt soo burdened for them; I knew this is the reason God told me to come this way. We ended up going to Tim Horton's, buying 15 hot chocolates and 40 donut holes (Timbits), and taking them back to the kids. We got rid of all of the hot chocolate! 

After distributing the food, we just hung out with the kids and built some relationships. We ended up praying with them and then one of them prayed for us. I almost cried, it was so precious! We got some names and then invited them to hang out on campus. God truly moved through us on the streets Sussex.

Tonight Sarah went to go find Britney again. A larger group of us met in the chapel and prayed, read scripture and warded satan off. I was praying immensely for Sarah to have peace and for God to do his will. Nearly and hour after we started praying Sarah walked in with a face of peace; I instantly knew it was okay. She explained that Britney had not been there, but God had given her an enourmous peace. As a group we thanked God.

This story is amazing. God has showed His power in such great ways.  My faith in Him has grown and I cannot wait to see what He has planned.

MIDTERMS....STUDY TIME!!

weekend!

Last night a bunch of Bethany students headed over to Apohoqui for the Atlantic concert. Apohoqui is about 10 minutes away, if that, but it always very nice to get off campus. The concert was a good time of worship and  it was nice to see friends again. After the concert some of us went out to Subway and had some fellowship there.

 There was a group of townie kids there and my heart broke for them. There was young kids, around 11 years old smoking, and many of them looked like they were under the influence of some sort of alcohol or drugs. They were all just loitering in subway, cussing, smoking and being really loud. At first I questioned there presence there, but then realized that it was better they were there than somewhere else. The sad thing is that this isnt just the picture of a few of the Sussex kids, but the wide majority of them. My heart breaks for their insecurities and broken hearts. I pray that God has touches their lives through many of the students here.

Today we went back to Apohoqui for church because it looked really different than Sussex  Wesleyan and we wanted a change. The service was really nice; Atlantic played the worship and then the pastor spoke on a guilt free life. It was a good service, but I want to go back on a normal week to see what its like then.

Right now I am sitting in the back staircase of JP watching my friend Libby get her haircut into the latest fashion inspired by Rihanna. :) Amanda and I often cut hair, and its really fun. 

Midterms this week. Keep us in your prayers :)