Hey I'm back.

the first shot is from farther down the mountain, on our snowshoeing trek.

the second is the view from one of the peaks of Mount Washington. this wasn't even the highest peak! amazing.



So first semester is over, and Kaleo is back in full swing. We have had one class already, the Theology of Mission and have recently started our next class: Introduction to Christian Theology. I think this has been the most interesting class to me so far, and I have not had much trouble paying attention in class, which can sometimes be a problem for me. I am just really enjoying this class. By the time some of you have read this, I will have applied for two colleges. One is North Island College in Courtenay here on the island, and the other is Georgian College in Barrie. I have applied at both for graphic design, so I guess we will wait and see what happens. We had our second week of prayer, a bit shorter this time, 24/4. That was pretty good for me, I gave over alot to God in that time, and have been filled with his peace about this situation. I still have to decide what to do with summer though... Our youth group at St. John's has been going alright. Recently, we had one of our students over at camp, one who had been considering leaving youth, just to hang out. Jake had the chance to connect with him, and he is going to return to youth, which is encouraging for sure. We have been doing some fun events, such as scavenger hunts and things, which has been fun and also helping to build the relationships between us. Work is on the brain for sure as well, and there is no lack of it, thats for sure. I have just recently heard that Phil and my friend Adrian is going to be coming out here to visit for our reading break, which is so exciting! It is going to be awesome. This week will be one of some working, so be praying for focus for all of us here as we work.

Ryan

Back

So I have returned to the west coast, and am back here at Camp Qwanoes. Christmas break was... different. This was a good thing however in most cases. We did alot of things that we did not normally do for the break, and I think it turned out well. I did alot of thinking over the break as well, alot of which confused me even more I think. Confused about what I am going to end up doing. I find that if something is overwhelming, I just tend to just try and avoid it, and that is what I was doing this whole break... almost. It caught me, and just really seems to drag me down, yet something has to be done about it. I have been trying to handle this myself, and I just need to give it over to God. I am really looking forward to this semester, and praying that God will do amazing things throughout the rest of this year, and in our youth ministry especially. I am off to Mount Washington for a week skiing trip, and still have some pacing to do, so I will write more later.