Thirsty in the Rain (by Keller Williams)

I have to admit, I'm a traveling snob. I'm heading to Kentucky on Sunday and I'm distracted from being excited about it by the fact that it's a week's vacation that will be spent inside the boarders of the United States. Needless to say, I'm getting the itch to see and experience new countries, new continents, and new adventures. However, I don't doubt that this week in KY will be a good one. I'll just have to suck it up and be patient until I can head back to my old home on the far side of the world once again this July.

A couple of years ago, one of my best friends started a ministry to the Appalachian people in Kentucky. I've seen him a couple of times since he moved there and have heard a lot about this business, but this will be my first time interacting with it and seeing it for myself. A group of junior highers from Minnehaha are heading down there to do some service projects. We'll be building rooms on houses, fixing places up, and helping in other various ways to prevent people on the brink of welfare from falling into that abyss.

This should be a good week of getting out of MN, visiting an old friend, serving the Lord and His people, getting caught up (and hopefully ahead) on school work as my class is coming to a close in a few weeks, and hopefully even get a little sun! My three biggest concerns are (in no particular order) rest, finances, and studying. I need to stay on top of each of those.

Oh, and I'll be bringing my camera along too, so hopefully I'll capture some golden photos!!!