--- We sang this at our new student bon fire the other night and it sounded so perfect for the circumstances. I really like it. ---

For The Moments I Feel Faint - Relient K -

Am I at the point of no improvement?
What of the death I still dwell in?
I try to excel, but I feel no movement.
Can I be free of this unreleasable sin?

Never underestimate my Jesus.
You're telling me that there's no hope.
I'm telling you your wrong.
Never underestimate my Jesus
When the world around you crumbles
He will be strong, He will be strong

I throw up my hands
"Oh, the impossibilities"
Frustrated and tired
Where do I go from here?
Now I'm searching for the confidence I've lost so willingly
Overcoming these obstacles is overcoming my fear

Never underestimate my Jesus. You're telling me that there's no hope. I'm telling you your wrong. Never underestimate my Jesus When the world around you crumbles He will be strong, He will be strong

I think I can't, I think I can't
But I think you can, I think you can
I think I can't, I think I can't
But I think you can, I think you can
Gather my insufficiencies and
Place them in your hands, place them in your hands, place them in your hands

--- This song reminds me of my Old Testament professor at CIU. Everyday we sang a hymn in his class then sometimes he would tell us about the depth in the lyrics and how nowadays there are good worship songs but those were great songs. He would say, "today songs have fillers like 'na na na' or just repeat 'hallelujah' over and over again. but these songs have depth." I think he's right to an extent. Anyway, I really like this song and it reminded me of his class. ---

In Christ Alone

In Christ alone my hope is found He is my light, my strength, my song This Cornerstone, this solid ground Firm through the fiercest drought and storm What heights of love, what depths of peace When fears are stilled, when strivings cease My Comforter, my All in All Here in the love of Christ I stand In Christ alone, who took on flesh Fullness of God in helpless babe This gift of love and righteousness Scorned by the ones He came to save 'Till on that cross as Jesus died The wrath of God was satisfied For every sin on Him was laid Here in the death of Christ I live There in the ground His body lay Light of the world by darkness slain Then bursting forth in glorious Day Up from the grave He rose again And as He stands in victory Sin's curse has lost it's grip on me For I am His and He is mine Brought with the precious blood of Christ No guilt in life, no fear in death This is the power of Christ in me From life's first cry to final breath Jesus commands my destiny No power of hell, no scheme of
manCan ever pluck me from His hand 'Till He returns or calls me home Here in the power of Christ I'll stand

adjustment

I do have facebook now for anyone who is wondering.

It's a lot more humid than I thought it would be up here in Pennyslvania. The first couple days of orientation it was SO hot and sticky then yesterday afternoon it just started pooring. Like in Indonesia when there are clear skies and then the rain comes out of no where, it was kind of like that except there was a tornado warning last night. The campus is kinda spread out. I know it's nothing like Chels or Katie's school...we only have 900 people...but hey it's still frustrating to be stuck in the dorm when you have to walk across the campus for dinner. Speaking of food, it is much better with healthier options (and less southern and greasy) than CIU was.

As for friends, I hang out with Suzie, Alecia, Allison, Shley (short for Ashley), and Gina (my roommate) mostly. There are other girls in our suite (our sweeties) that we hang out with as well. No guys yet, that’s kinda sad. I’m not one of those “I must get a boyfriend” college girls, I just want guy friends!! Yesterday I did hang out with Nate and Dave in between classes. We went to Wachovia (by the way Chels that’s a bank and it’s pronounced Wah-ko-via but Nate and Dave were saying Watch-ova-ya just for fun and it reminded me of you) we also went to Wal-Mart and that’s where the drenching rain all began (poor Dave had left his sun roof open and some windows half down).

I have an ok schedule that includes:
- Integrated Computer Applications
- Office Procedures
- Keyboarding and Formatting
- Biblical Hermeneutics
- Spiritual Life and Evangelism
- Christian Service (meets at 7am!! on Wednesday but only for 4 weeks until we actually go out and do Christian service)

There would be a couple pictures on here by now but the college kind of reformatted everyone’s computers to make sure they were virus-free and that we can’t load any “bad stuff” and in the process it messed it up so that my computer won’t read anything or download anything. So, I’ll be getting that fixed next week and then add some pictures.

In the past three days I’ve gone to Wal-Mart three times. I think I have everything now. It was quite hard to find anything there because pretty much every college and every other student was at Wal-Mart because everyone was going back to school. At LBC we have chapel every day and we get 13 excused chapels per semester however, Gina and I walked into our first chapel yesterday and didn’t realize we have to swipe our student ID cards for attendance, so technically we have already missed one. We’re going to talk with student services about that so we were obviously there.

If you would like to pray for me here are some things that I would like prayer for:
* Making good, encouraging, Godly friends (guys and girls)
* Focusing on God and being reminded that I’m to live for Him each day
* Finding my strength and comfort in God
* Dealing with all the adjustments of having a roommate, leaving friends and family, making new friends, finding my niche at LBC, etc.

shots and pizza

so this morning i was up for my first official day of orientation. i moved into the dorm yesterday, with lots of help from nate and uncle larry. i got a shot yesterday for meningitis (yay!). it wasn't as traumatic as some of my past experiences but it was still pretty bad. as i laid on the couch, carefully avoiding eye contact with anything that resembled medical equipment, uncle larry held my hand and nate (who is also scared of shots) stood above me looking into my eyes and trying to keep me calm. thank you both so much, especially you nate for not passing out and for getting me through it (and for opening my lollypop up at the end when my hands were too shaky to do so). later yesterday afternoon i had to part with nate and come to the realization that he wasn't going to be there with me and i had to get to know new people (scary!!). so after a bit more unpacking of my many boxes and suitcases, i headed off to dinner with my roommate and her parents. then i saw my gift from God sitting only two seats away from me...an old friend from CIU!! becca just transferred up and is commuting from home in Lancaster county. God is so amazing. becca was one of the people i met during orientation at CIU about a year ago and we clicked right away but then drifted apart over the semester. i always looked back and wished that i had hung out with her more and gotten to know her better. and now i have that opportunity. last night we played corny freshman get to know you games that are completely geared toward 18 year old fresh out of high school freshman and most of us who are over 18 and especially those who have already been to one freshman orientation find no enjoyment in such torturous games as the "let's see how long your team can hold the hula hoop above your heads on your fingertips" game or the "line up on the bleachers and arrange yourselves from shortest to tallest without talking" game. anyway, i sat and watched and laughed and got to know another friend, alecia. this morning i met suzy through alecia and we're about to all go have lunch together along with my roommate, regina. the best thing about orientation so far is the 2 slices of PaPa John's pizza that i had for breakfast!!! that is by far my favorite pizza in the world and i haven't had it since last december. i accidentally missed breakfast this morning and after our first session (at 10:25 am) there were a couple of boxes of free pizza. it was amazing.