I had a wonderful weekend. I had SMT Orientation and I left a few hours early for Chicago and got to spend some time with Ceamona. We baked cookies and just sat around and talked and gave each other hugs. It was really good. Her puppy is getting so big! Then I got a little lost leaving her house, but I got a hold of Ian and Justin and they helped me out, getting me there just in the nick of time. I was a little nervous walking in, but I got really comfortable with my team and all the others there too. It's going to be an awesome summer. I am so sure of it. It's going to be a very loooong summer, but I know that God has his hand on me, and on the whole situation.

Saturday we had a lot of time in our individual teams and I got to begin getting to know the people on my team that I didn't already know. They are all very cool people and we're going to rock this summer so hard.

Saturday night/Sunday morning I had a number of awesome conversations with some of the other guys on the teams. At one point we were just all sitting in one of the hotel rooms reading the scripture aloud. Just whatever each person wanted to share. It was awesome. Also, Mike Himes shared how he had written a scientific proof showing that homosexuality doesn't exist. It was air-tight. He drew a chart and everything. He was only partially serious I think.

Sunday was good. My team was in charge of worship, and it went smooth. All the teams participated and Chris Shay talked about some really good stuff. Then a bunch of people went to lunch at Boston Market. I gave Simon Gugala and his girlfriend (who was dropped off by friends) a ride there, and as lunch was finished and people kept leaving, their ride still didn't show. So I suggested going to Guitar World, which we of course did. And Justin and Luis came too. We killed like an hour there and then their ride showed so we said goodbye and I bailed home. Cells went awesome. I had learned so much this weekend that I wanted to share that we just ditched the plan and had a good talk. I read a lot of scriptures and we had silence and prayer and questions and answers and it was good.

Today I woke up and first thing read my Bible. It was beautiful. Now if only I could get a handle on homework. I finished another test today and now I have to go so I can write some essays.

- posted by Jonathan@ 1:56 PM