HEY GUESS WHAT?!?!?!

I'm going to South Africa.

Today.

Very soon, in fact.

For 2 weeks.

For a missions trip.

BYE!!!!

As July comes to a close and I've posted once  I've decided to do a picture update. After all, a picture is worth a thousand words and I don't have enough time to type it all. Enjoy...

Week 1 (7/1-7) - This week I continued my summer job at Heavenly Dance Steps' Master's Camp, and the whole family spent the day at Pastor Collier's house on July 4th
 

Ms. Debbie and Amanda <> Water break <> Mackenzie and Anna tied up for a "work together" game <> the kids and Amanda <> Camp teachers/helpers, Holly, Amanda and me <> Baiyanna and Mrs. Collier on the 4th <> Imani and Baiyanna swimming <> Back at the house <> Daddy talking to Mr. Collier (sorry, it's blurry) <> My buddy Philip  <> Andrew trying to fly....it didn't work <> the boy's playing pool <> Nyla and Nadhari

Weeks 2 and 3 (7/8-15) - Working at Master's Camp (We also had a belated birthday celebration for Imani, but I didn't get any good pictures of that.

Mandi was having a really great hair day that day... as for her facial expression... <> this "work together game" was harder than the one for the 6-8 year olds the previous week. It took them an hour to finish and they were mad at the teachers at the end, but I think they learned the lesson. <> The group. They all loved us again by the end of the week. 

Week 3 - Premier preparations, Youth Sunday preparations, Ms. Jean's visit

On Thursday mommy and I went to buy shoes, jewelry, and a dress for the ***premier this weekend <> Friday night we went to church. I practiced singing for praise and worship and Imani practiced her hip-hop dance to Victory by Tye Tribbet. <> Sunday after church we met Ms. Jean at her hotel were she had a teacher's conference in ATL. Our tire blew (clearly the work of the enemy) but God be praised, we are all perfectly fine and still had a great time talking at the gas station!

Ok, I'm tired. This weekend is pretty busy with the ***premier and youth Sunday so I'll have to talk about this week next week. Love y'all!

***So in a nutshell, I've spent all summer taping a tv show with my church in which I have one of the main roles and it's finally finished, so all the mains are getting dressed up, the church will be decorated, we'll have a really red carpet (like in a really movie premier) and it's going to be great, and I'm excited! (Forgive the run-on sentences, please ) I will explain in detail later!

What if we had to learn everything we know from TV and movies? If that were the case, then we’d automatically assume the following is true:

• All phone numbers in America begin with 555.

• All grocery shopping bags have at least one stick of French bread in them.

• When paying for a taxi, there’s no need to look at your wallet as you take out a bill. Just grab one at random and give it to the driver. It will always be the exact fare.

• Anyone waking from a nightmare will bolt upright in bed and pant.

• Even when driving on a perfectly straight road, it’s necessary to turn the steering wheel vigorously from left to right every few seconds.

• The Eiffel Tower can be seen from any window in Paris.

• All bombs are fitted with electronic timing devices with large red readouts so you know exactly when they’re going to explode.

• Any lock can be picked with a credit card or a paper clip in seconds . . . unless it’s the door to a burning building with a child trapped inside.

• It’s always possible to park directly outside the building you want to enter.

• Cars that crash will almost always burst into flames.

• You can always find a chainsaw when you need one.

• TV news bulletins always contain a story that affects you personally at that precise moment.

• Anyone can land a plane if there’s someone in the control tower to talk you down.

• Once applied, lipstick will never come off . . . even while scuba diving.

• If you need to pass yourself off as a German officer, it’s not necessary to actually speak the language. A German accent will do.

• There are no light switches in kitchens. When entering a kitchen at night, you should open the fridge door and use that light instead.

• Mothers usually cook eggs, bacon and waffles for their family every morning even though their husband and children never have time to eat it.

• A detective can only solve a case after he’s been suspended from duty.

• It doesn’t matter if you’re heavily outnumbered in a fight involving martial arts. Your enemies will wait patiently to attach you one by one by dancing around in a threatening manner until you’ve knocked out their predecessors.

• When they’re alone, all foreigners prefer to speak English to each other.

• It’s not necessary to say hello or goodbye when beginning or ending phone conversations.

-Briomag.com