hey there
I realize that it has been super long since I updated. I have been busy. I work about three hours a day at a Christian School near my house. I get to work with four year olds everyday for afterschool care. I will admit that I am having a lot of fun. At first I did not think I would have a lot of fun, but I eat my words.
I had disaster relief training today through the red cross. It was great to be there and learning this stuff. They are not sure yet if we will be opening a shelter here in our county, so I am not sure where I will be going. There is a possibility that if I do leave to the Gulf I will be going to a shelter in Alabama. It is only a matter of time before I find out if I will be going.
At this moment I do want to address the severity of the issue. Please pray for all the people. I mean most of these people have no homes, pets, and even loved ones. The irreplacable things in life(special stuffed animals, old pictures, everything) are gone. So much is needed for these people.
I am thanking God for not allowing me the funds to go to Fuller. Yes, I was accepted. But when this happened everything felt second class. Helping people is the number one thing on my mind right now. I felt like school would be a useless waist of resources. I am here, ready and more able to help. I can do something good. If I can help one person--that can make a big difference to me.
I will have to admit that I hope when these people do find housing and the essentials in life, that I hope that an investigation will begin. We can get around the world in 24 hours, and it took four days for proper authorities to get somewhere in America. That blows my mind. Sometimes I feel that race and economics has somthing to do with it, sometimes I feel maybe we can help everyone else but no nothing about helping our own people. I don't know. But I hope something is done to improve our response to disasters. I am speaking about my own questions to how our country works. Everything that I learn at the RC I am not allowed to talk about. My questions, one day, I hope are answered. I hope that I am able to help people while working. I applied to Chikfila and the new Starbucks the other day. I am hoping to get an interview this week. If I go to the Gulf, I hope to secure anotehr job for when I get back so that I will have two jobs. But I will let that out in its own time.
I want to thank everyone that has been amazing to me. Especially Flora. I would not have been able to survive my own disasters this summer without your wit and love. I want to thank the others for praying for me, calling me, and leaving great messages. Right now I really havent been able to stay in contact because I dont have access to internet at home. Pray that the Lord continues to reveal things to me.
I had disaster relief training today through the red cross. It was great to be there and learning this stuff. They are not sure yet if we will be opening a shelter here in our county, so I am not sure where I will be going. There is a possibility that if I do leave to the Gulf I will be going to a shelter in Alabama. It is only a matter of time before I find out if I will be going.
At this moment I do want to address the severity of the issue. Please pray for all the people. I mean most of these people have no homes, pets, and even loved ones. The irreplacable things in life(special stuffed animals, old pictures, everything) are gone. So much is needed for these people.
I am thanking God for not allowing me the funds to go to Fuller. Yes, I was accepted. But when this happened everything felt second class. Helping people is the number one thing on my mind right now. I felt like school would be a useless waist of resources. I am here, ready and more able to help. I can do something good. If I can help one person--that can make a big difference to me.
I will have to admit that I hope when these people do find housing and the essentials in life, that I hope that an investigation will begin. We can get around the world in 24 hours, and it took four days for proper authorities to get somewhere in America. That blows my mind. Sometimes I feel that race and economics has somthing to do with it, sometimes I feel maybe we can help everyone else but no nothing about helping our own people. I don't know. But I hope something is done to improve our response to disasters. I am speaking about my own questions to how our country works. Everything that I learn at the RC I am not allowed to talk about. My questions, one day, I hope are answered. I hope that I am able to help people while working. I applied to Chikfila and the new Starbucks the other day. I am hoping to get an interview this week. If I go to the Gulf, I hope to secure anotehr job for when I get back so that I will have two jobs. But I will let that out in its own time.
I want to thank everyone that has been amazing to me. Especially Flora. I would not have been able to survive my own disasters this summer without your wit and love. I want to thank the others for praying for me, calling me, and leaving great messages. Right now I really havent been able to stay in contact because I dont have access to internet at home. Pray that the Lord continues to reveal things to me.