i am sitting in a chapel on the campus of Finlandia University, in the UP of Michigan. it. is. so. cold. and speaking of cold, i am sure you all would like to know about the crazzzy weather my team has been dealing with lately. first of all, we were in a suburb of Chicago when the epic blizzard hit, and we were stuck in the same host home for an entire week. but no worries, it was an awesome house to stay in and our host parents were incredible. after we were allowed to drive on the snowy roads, we went up to the wisconsin dells for our second event there at the wilderness resort. it went really well and was super duper fun. after we left the dells, we stayed at a host home for the night, and left the next day to drive to Hancock which is the town i am in right now. however; we were about a half an hour out when we realized that there was nooo way we were making with all of the snow and wind. thankfully the area where we stopped was right by a lodge, and we were snowed in AGAIN for the night.
on a completely different topic, i think you all should know that we have been going through a lot as a team lately, and prayers would be appreciated. we lost our teammate phil about two weeks ago. he decided he had other opportunities outside of team that were more important. this was a bitter sweet thing, and if you would like to know more about it i would be glad to speak to you about it over the phone. its just kind of hard to put into words over a blog message. i haven't really known how to type it out, and i hope i did a decent enough job.
you will be glad to know that we have successfully gotten through two events in chicago and in the dells without him, and we are looking forward to growing together as a four person team. i really have been reading my favorite chapter of the bible [lamentations 3] a lot lately, it has been a great help in times like this.
fun fact: last night i saw at least five different snow sculptures depicting different books such as moby dick, narnia, and harry potter. yes. it was quite the adventure. it also was a cold adventure.
before i go, i would like to write a little bit about how great God is. this is a hard thing to put into a blog as well, but i am reminded of it every day when i see my teammates, and i see the people we get to minister to. even though times are a little tough, my relationships with my teammates are growing to be a lot deeper. God is great. even though it is cold outside, the snow covered trees are beautiful. God is great. although we might have missed a booking due to crazy weather, we were provided with an amazing host home. God is great. and, finally, even though i miss my family, i know that they support me in my year of ministry. God is the greatest ever.
thanks for listening.
love,
hannah joy <3
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