Update #14: On to the OC (Orange County)

Dear friends and family,

Wow...it's been awhile. Thanks for hanging in there with me. I hope you are all doing well!

Well, I had an update written a few days ago when I was sans internet access. My computer decided to restart itself and as a result I lost the update and had not found it within me to try again, but I think it's now or never for this one!

Lots of things have happened since the last update: I finished the long term classes in April and was particularly sad to see my Theology of Karl Barth class end. Shortly after the May term classes began and I ended with Presbyterian Polity on my schedule...not planned, but just fine with me. I enjoyed it quite a bit in fact!

Graduation was right around the corner and since most of my friends were graduating it was a fun and busy time. Just a couple of days after graduation I packed up my room, smushed myself into my car and chased the sun to California. I took a more southern route this year, along I-40 and added about 6 states to my "visited" list. After the 5-day trek home I spent about a week hanging out with my mom and one of my very best friends before heading south. "Where am I now?" you may ask. Well, I am spending my summer working at First Presbyterian church (http://www.fpcsa.org) doing a church field education internship for Princeton and I have already quite fallen in love with the church and the people. They are delightful. The church itself is right downtown and has several downtown ministries and a heart for service, mission, and outreach. I will be doing a little bit of everything, or in the words of the pastor, "Go to everything!" I will be helping to lead in worship, going on youth activities and events, attending all the Bible studies I can, learning how to sew, going on site visits to nonprofits in the area, preaching three times (June 28, July 12, and August 9 if you'd like to come...I'd be more than happy to have a support group there!), and getting involved in every way possible. But I am loving it already (I started on June 7) and will be here until mid-August.

Well, I think that's enough for now, right? I hope you are all well and I would love to hear from all of you (just not all at once, eh?) Just kidding! Prayers for this summer, for making connections, and for things with Rutgers residency requirements to figure themselves out would be greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone! Have a blessed day!

Love,

Megan