As the (Intern) World Turns...

Hi everyone,
Things are in full swing here at Wycliffe. This weekend I was so pleased to see my sweet friend, Lisa Wiley, who happened to be here in Orlando on a vacation with her dad. We made our way to a Tampa Bay baseball game on Saturday against the Marlins. Being with Lisa gave me the feeling of home for a little while and it was just what I needed after a long week. I also tagged along with them on Sunday too.
This week will be pretty short. Our offices are closed on Friday, July 3rd. I also came to work late, at 3:30 in the afternoon, on Monday. Claire and I, plus a few other interns, helped with a large college group from Indiana last night. They were 150 and had an evening program. I really enjoyed meeting them and sharing about my time here so far. A bunch of them asked about what the internship is like.
And tonight begins the big switcharoo! What's happening is the staff who've been coordinating our internship are officially stepping down and passing the baton to us. So, each activity team-Evangelism, social events, leadership training, and praise/worship- will now be planned by us and for us! Several interns are also taking on jobs like logistics and maps, finances, Bible studies and others. Dan and the other staff have decided to give me the responsibility of leading the evangelism/outreach team. I'm not sure exactly how this will look yet, but I am excited. This was an area of weakness for me that I wanted to develop this summer, so I know God has a plan for our team.
The first event we're planning together as interns is a sort of a going away party for the staff-even though technically they'll still be around in the building during the work week. That dessert night is this Thursday and I get to decorate!
I'm sure it'll be a challenge to make this shift so please pray for the other interns. Some feel differently than others about taking on more responsibility and about their specific roles. I know I personally have a lot to learn; I've never really done any event planning so I'm definitely going to grow!
Also, I'm doing even better as far as homesickness goes. The second and third weeks were a little hard when I finally sat down at night, but I'm getting pretty close to a few of the girls, really all of them, and that combined with my weekend "away" with Lisa makes another month+ away from family, friends and home seem do-able
Thank you so much for your prayers!
-Joy