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We've been here for 11 days now. Living here is starting to feel a little more normal but there is still that 'summer-camp' feeling.

For the last week we've all been looking for jobs. It's been hard finding work for a few reasons:  1.We can only work Monday-Friday. 2. We can only work 6am-5:30pm. 3.We're only here until early August. Nevertheless, God has really provided for our project. The staff says they have never seen this many people get jobs this quickly before. It's been awesome seeing God  provide our project with so many jobs. I don't have a job yet but I've had two interviews with a place called Vail Cascade Resort and they both went pretty well. I'm supposed to hear back in the next day or two. I'm pretty sure they will hire me.

The point of getting jobs while we are here isn't just financial. It's missional. Our staff likes to call our jobs 'Paid Ministry Opportunities.' This is the main evangelical focus while we are here. Building relationships with co-workers, sharing Christ with them, and hopefully bringing them into our community through our outreach events.

I'm starting to understand what the focus of this project is. Here's what I think God is wanting to teach me and train me in.
Grace- Understanding the gospel better, and learning to live by grace instead of law/performance.
Listening to God- Slowing down and taking time to listen for the still small voice of God. Praying that he would speak to me and give me insight.
Prayer- There's so much power in communicating with God and realizing just how faithful God is in responding to prayer. Becoming more faithful myself in praying.
Relational Evangelism- Sharing Christ out of an overflow of the heart's joy from knowing and belonging to Christ in through listening, understanding, and letting the Holy Spirit speak through you. I've had some experience sharing Christ with stranger through 'street' evangelism, but I've never been good at sharing Christ with those who interact with everyday, who see how I live and speak.

 I've had the opportunity to do lots of other awesome stuff, too: bouldering, campfires, swimming, watching movies as a group, took a picture with the mayor of Vail, ate sushi, getting lots of free stuff (swag), breakouts of worship songs, hiking the best trail of my life, playing in the snow!, drinking from a clear stream, riding a bear (see facebook), playing cards, and lots more!