City Life

It's weird to think that I have only been in Denver for one week. In some ways, it has gone by super fast, but on the other hand I feel like I have been here and known the people here forever. The city is great; I love the diversity, busyness, culture, and even the traffic.

I am doing my internship Tuesday through Thursday. Part of the time I work at JAMLAC, which stands for Justice and Mercy Legal Aid Clinic. JAMLAC is the legal part of MileHigh Ministries that offers free/ low cost legal advocacy and counseling to people who are poor and cannot afford it. This week I basically just helped sort files and do paperwork stuff. At Joshua Station, I helped sort through some things that were donated for the families and I helped with their night activities. It has been great to get to know the families who live here. A lot of the kids remind of some of the kids from Alaska, so I pretty much love them already. :)

On Friday and Monday mornings all of us interns come together for classes. Friday was our first one. We talked about how we view Jesus and how our view of Him determines our ministry. It was very thought provoking and I am super excited about the class.

The weekend was a lot of fun. Saturday was a free admission day to the Denver Art Museum, so we all went there for a while. They have a pretty diverse collection of art there. Saturday was also Denver's "People's Fair," which was basically like a mini state fair. There were a lot of booths from local businesses and organizations, door prizes, food, and live bands. It was fun to walk around. Saturday night we all went to a Fray concert. Apparently, Greg, the director of the program, has connections and was able to get us in for free. It was a lot of fun, even though I do not know a lot of the Fray's music (basically just stuff that is played on the radio). We ended Saturday night by going out to Chili's. I have really enjoyed getting to know the other interns. We are all so different and it is so cool to think that God brought us all together this summer for His purpose.

Today I had the privilege of visiting two churches. Both of them were awesome. The one I went to this morning was called Pathways and the one I went to tonight was called The Scum of the Earth. I think both of them have websites if you want to find out more about them. Both had good messages, good worship, and authentic people.

I think one of the things I love most about Denver is how honest and authentic the people are. Today I was waiting at the bus stop (public transportation is interesting, let me tell ya!) and had a conversation with a women from Georgia. She just started telling me about her life and her family. That's just how people are in Denver, from what I have experienced so far- open and friendly. It's awesome!

I do have a couple of prayer requests. The first is for my sister, Hannah, who left yesterday for her summer missions trip to Haiti. Pray that God would use her in an awesome way and that she would not get too homesick. Also, my car is having some serious issues. It overheated and started leaking radiator fluid all over the place. I am hoping to have it looked at tomorrow, but it doesn't look good.

Thanks for your prayers and support! Have a beautiful day! :)