Saturday Night in the Country

I have been debating whether or not to write a blog during the time of my MIP in Indiana. I have to keep a journal for the experience and so many things are happening that I've decided to try it out. I don't know if this blog will last the whole summer or not but we'll see. 


I don't want tonight's entry to be for the first week I've been here so right now I just want to talk about some feelings and thoughts I've had. Also, I should tell you a little about the setting of my MIP. To start off, I am interning at Howard-Miami Mennonite Church in Kokomo, Indiana. I have learned it isn't really in Kokomo, kind of on the outskirts of Kokomo and a couple other small towns, and on the county line. In case you haven't gathered from that information this church is out in the country. I am so happy it is in the country and that I am living in the country for the summer. I can look out the window of my room and see the church, about half a mile away. I always thought I knew what country life was like since I raised sheep for so many years and didn't exactly live in the city. Now, I truly appreciate being in a house that is really in the country, right in the middle of beans and corn fields. It seems like life in the country is just so simple, pure, content, and beautiful. 

Besides living in the country I love how much I've already felt and seen God in the people I've met here. Everyone has extended their hand in welcoming and provided me with opportunities to feel at home in this community. While I'm still getting adjusted to living in somebody's home, working in a church, and living in a different denomination's beliefs, I am loving this experience. I have felt so welcomed and loved already, and I haven't even met the whole congregation yet.
Speaking of that, I should probably wrap this up for tonight so I can go to bed. Tomorrow is a big day. I am meeting everyone in church tomorrow and then tomorrow night is the first night of Vacation Bible School. Big day? Yes! 
Exciting? Yes! 
Ready? ... I have no choice.. yes!
- Blessings & Peace -