Since last posting, I went camping for fall break, with a group of my fellow students, and some of the leadership from my church. The time there was absolutely awesome - I got more sleep those first few nights than the last time that I can remember any other weekend. One night four of us guys decided to go sleep by the bluffs, instead of at the main camp site, so we ate supper, grabbed our gear and went to the bluffs - getting there around 7:00 PM. We talked, and I fell asleep at 9:00 - that is something that does not happen often at all. I woke up at 6:00 the next morning to the sound of heavy animal breathing - my hand was over 3/4 of the way from my hammock to my revolver when I realized that what I'd heard was a deer blowing. I smiled, pulled my hand back into my hammock, went went back to sleep for another hour. It was great.
I've spent the past few weeks doing homework, spending a little time with friends, and being amazed by how close the end of the semester is getting. Tonight I got to go see an artistic presentation called The 5 Dragon Daughter. This is an artistic presentation of the gospel that was written and everything was done for it by local people here in Longview. They are working on getting up to the point of touring the U.S. doing this presentation. If you ever have the opportunity, I highly recommend attending.
Right now I have two days of classes left before Thanksgiving - our school only gives us Thursday and Friday off, but I have no classes on Wednesday. As a result, I will be leaving campus very early on Wednesday morning, driving to Alabama and meeting up with Tim and Beth and Annette to ride with them up to Virginia. Saturday we will return to Alabama, and Sunday I will drive the rest of the way back to Longview. I am so thankful that I have the opportunity to go and spend time with my family again this Thanksgiving. I ask for prayers for safety in travel, as there are many people out traveling.
Let me know how I can be praying for you.
