oh, the fun

well, hey friends.

like i knew i would, i skipped a week. sorry. life out here in san diego is busybusybusy. it is so great, though.

work-wise, for the past two weeks my life has been focused on booking screenings. each team has to book at least 100 screenings before we head out on the road. my team, east coast, is farther along than most teams, but we still have a lot to do. at the moment, we are sitting on 42 screenings. we need that 100 by friday. this friday.

oh dear.

i'm not worried, though. one thing that i've realized so much over the last two weeks is that everything is God's. everything. He loves justice so much more than i do, so i'm guessing He's pretty excited about the things we're going to be doing this semester.

speaking of, let me tell you a bit of what we're doing this semester. invisible children is going global (as in, to mexico, the uk, ireland, scotland, australia and new zealand) in order to build support for the biggest and most important international event ever put together. it's called "the rescue." the war in northern uganda is going on its 23rd year, and joseph kony, the leader of the lord's resistance army (the rebel group in this war), shows no signs of slowing down. instead of signing a peace agreement that would have ended the war in juba, kony's forces killed 250 congalese and abducted congalese children only one month ago.

the leaders of invisible children have thought and prayed over what to do for months. in their eyes and in the eyes of international governing bodies like the international criminal's court, kony's war is no longer about overtaking the ugandan government. this war is now about his pride, and he's not giving up. therefore, after long talks with the ugandan and congalese community, invisible children is taking the strongest stance they have ever taken. we are asking that the children forced into soldierhood in kony's army to be sent home. we believe that the only way that will happen is if the indictments against kony put out by the international criminal's court are upheld. joseph kony must be arrested. he must be brought to justice, and the time is now.

therefore, we are asking for international communities for their help. many countries, including the united states, are already involved in obtaining kony. however, the way they are helping is in helping ugandan, congalese and sudanese armies blanket-bomb areas where the lra have been spotted. those bombs don't know the difference between kony or one of his child soldiers. so, we are asking for non-lethal aid to be given so that kony's detachment from his troops will be as peaceful as possible. we are asking for the youth of the world to stand behind us and to fight for these children who are frequently called the most forgotten in the world.

so, that is what we are doing this semester. i could not be more excited about it.

life-wise, it is awesome here. i have already had so many good times. a little sampling: double-dutching in balboa park while listening to "no rain." watching the waves and eating an acai bowl with kelly and sarah at ocean beach. bonfire at mission beach last night, complete with marshmallows and guitars. so much frozen yogurt i could just about die. conversations about the important things. walking around the san diego harbor. laughing - a lot - at a little cantina in old town. listening to the amazing musicians that live in my house.

i love community living. i'm probably a good candidate for it because i don't mind a lot of things. when things are dirty, i just clean up. it's hard not having privacy sometimes, but i just need to get up earlier.

God-wise, it's getting better. it is incredibly hard to wake up earlier. it's been quite easy to pray throughout the day, because i need Him for energy. i've realized how important the Bible is, but that hasn't made not snoozing the alarm any easier. so, pray for diligence, for obediance, for love of my God that goes so deep that i just can't sleep any longer. it is so beautiful here, though, that He's quite hard to forget.

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i love life here.