He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. Isaiah 53:5

This weekend was college weekend in Bloomington Illinois.  This years theme was simply the Gospel. I think part of the thinking was that, with all of the confusion in the world today, and even in our church, that we just simply wanted to go back to the basic purity of the gospel. instead of diving into deep confusing matters, to simply come back to our roots and study that which we have built our faith upon.

One of the points that kept coming through this college weekend was preparing our hearts, and pursuing Christ as we would a bridegroom, and we the bride.  Seth Gerber from Magdelena had the talk over this topic and a lot of what he said stuck with me.  He was talking about the gap that we sometimes feel in our spiritual lives, and how we sometimes study and try to fill this gap the wrong way.  Sometimes we study to prove to ourselves and others that we are  goodChristians, and that we have this burning passion for Christ.  But sometimes we go about it in the wrong way. If we don’t do things out of a true love for Christ, then it can lead to pride in our lives, and It is ultimately will be in vain.  So I’ve been focusing on that since that talk.  I’m trying to find this true love for him.  I’m trying to instill into my heart mentality of loving hand living for him, not for pride, or for looking good for others, but because I love Him and this is the way I want to live. 

I want to have such a close relationship with him that it is completely real.  I feel like in the past it has been really abstract and hard to really relate to Christ on a real tangible way.  But I want it to be real, and a real love that really drives me to do his will.  Not because I know I should, but because I love him and I know He wants that.  I have a ton of work to do on this.  This may be one of those things that takes a lifetime, but I feel that it will be an amazing outlook to have.


On a different note, I also had my phone interview with Chrysler on Friday, and it went really well. I had a great conversation with the lady on the other end, and actually had her doing most of the talking about her career. It was a nice chat, and I think that I was able to get the point across of who I was and why I would be good for the position. However, when it came to the end of the interview, GPA was a major factor. They apparently have a 3.0 minimum and I don't have that. She made the comment that no matter how much she likes me, or wants me for the position, I don't think they can hire me because of that restriction. Disappointing, but i'm not too discouraged.

I was hoping for an internship this summer, but i'm not sure if that is going to be an option. So instead of that I have a couple of options. My first option would be to stay here at Purdue and take summer classes, probably redoing some of the classes that I didn't do so well in previous semesters, and get a job here in WL, at Bruno's or something like that. Right now that seems like the most practical, since I need to get my GPA up, and I need to get a job, especially going into my last year of college, accounts are drying up.

Another option would be going to magdelena for a summer. Seth Gerber talked about some of the opportunities available in Magdelena for summer volunteers, and I think that could be a great experience. Especially since my spanish is getting a lot better than it once was. I've been working pretty hard with it, and though it's not great, It would be great to spend more time in Mexico. On a similar note, I could also see about traveling down to Ixtlan again, and about other Servant opportunities.

Probably the most interesting option is this: I've dreamed of living in alaska for a while. I think that would be fantastic. I also like flying, and aviation, and I think it would be really cool to work at a small airport. So I did a little bit of research on alaskan airports, and found one that is used mainly for tourists. I sent them a quick e-mail telling them who I am, and if they would have summer positions. they replied a little while later saying that they did indeed have need for seasonal help, and to resend my resume in april. I'm not entirely sure how feasible that this option would be. I would probably spend any money I made simply getting there and back. But it is an option that I am keeping on the back burner. It sounds too cool just to let slide.