[what]S'up, Wednesday..?

"[what]S'up, Wednesday?" is a place where I give weekly updates about how day to day life is going here in Wildwood, New Jersey. It will typically include something that has just happened, a "forecast of a schedule (always subject to change), and an update on my financial situation.. :)

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Happenings:

So, I sat down this morning to type out my estimated schedule for the next 8 days.. Then I got distracted, and time got away from me.. I left the draft sitting here as Cory and I joined Cara (the Interpreting Intern) and her family - who is down here at the shore for vacation - for lunch. On our way driving there, a storm hit. BUCKETS of rain.. I have some video I'll upload shortly - but it was a TON of water. As we made our way down one of the main streets, a car stopped at the stop sign of the side streets tried to make it across the intersection. Cory (driving) tried to avoid her, but brakes + water and deluge conditions made contact inevitable. She hit us on the rear driver side, and popped my tire. 

Fortunately, for me, there was minimal damage to my car (on the surface). We were going between 25 and 30 MPH - she was had not gotten up to 20MPH yet. There is a black scrape along the side panel, and a tiny dent in the fender.. My tired was punctured though, and we had to put on the spare. Praise the Lord that Cara's dad was able to help us change the tire, AND that my spare is a full-fledged road worthy tire - not a donut - as I am making the 2 hour drive up to Philly on Friday to pick up my boyfriend from the airport. No tire would = no "wheels" would = super sad day for me.. Thus, I am so very grateful for the Lord's hand in protecting us during the accident. 

Nicole (the soon-to-be freshman at Penn State) who hit us is ok too. Of course she was shaken up, but I was able to remind her that it's just a car, and that the important thing is that we are all ok. Her front bumper was knocked loose, but she was more concerned about her parents taking her car away. The Police came, and Srgt. Bradford (I think) made a report. She was ticketed for "failure to yield".

All in all - we are all ok. I am hopeful that there is no internal damage to the tie-rod-drive-shaft-wheel-turning mechanism thing.. Your prayers that the end of project continues without any major issues are appreciated.. :)

Schedule:

- The last day that students work at their summer jobs is Thursday.

- I drive up to Philly, pick up Auzy from the airport, we stay the night with some friends of ours on Friday.

- We drive back to Wildwood on Saturday. Project Students will be hosting a "Beach Bash" for the local community all day.

- Project students will have debrief meetings, time to pack up their things and clean the house from Sunday to Tuesday. 

- Starting around 10am, on Wednesday Auzy and I start our road trip back to the Mid-west. We should be home on Monday (August 13th) afternoon..

Finances:

I am waiting on some recent transactions to go through so I don't know my updated balance at the moment. It is always hard for me to know how much to outright ask for funds from those who are able to give.. and how much to trust that the Lord - our Adonai - will prompt the hearts of those who He plans to use. I know it is a combination of the two, but I always feel like the Lord has provided the past 2 years even when I didn't know how much I needed - and he will do the same this year. And as much as I'd like to be self-sufficient, I know that I can't do this on my own.

If you would like to contribute to helping me get to a fully funded status, please visit my donor page on Cru's website, and follow the prompts.. THANK YOU in advance for helping to further the cause of Christ by financially supporting this ministry!

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I think that wraps up "[what]Sup, Wednesday?" for now. I'll be back with more fun "deet's" (as these college students say - it's an abbreviated form of details) ;) next week! Thanks for tuning in and reading through "[what]Sup."
Appreciate your prayers!

Soli Deo Gloria
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