It's My Turn to Travel

Hello Dear Friends,

Happy Independence Day (or as my British friend Jo insists on calling it, "Good Riddance Day")! I hope those of you in the US enjoyed the day and those outside remembered that the day was special. By the way, anyone else in Tulsa catch the fireworks "show" over the River? Pretty lame, after this happened. But the explosion was kind of cool.

Basically, I work. And I miss you. I said the word "fancy" the other day in an actual context and almost started wailing on the spot out of nostalgic associations with that fancy word. Meaning you, friends.

Something interesting is happening, and I'm becoming really good friends with the Assistant General Manager a ChickFilA, whose name is Christine. We get along well and she's really taken to me and confides a lot in me. I enjoy her so much. Her life has been hard, and continues to be hard, and my heart breaks for her daily. She has been broken by a lot of unloving people in her life, and the Lord has given me an incredible opportunity to show His love to her. Please be praying for Christine, her four children, and for me. Pray that she sees the love the Father has for her, and that somehow the Lord can show her favor and help her get her life turned back around. She is such a doll, and the more I learn her story, the more desperately I want to help to heal her wounds, and to point her into the arms of Jehovah Rafah.

In the morning I am departing with about 25 high school students from Redeemer and 5 other adult chaperones (the youth pastor, Mitch, and his wife, as well as Jacob Zoller and two others you do not know) to go to "Summer Conference, Jr.," as I like to affectionately refer to it. We're going down to Laguna Beach with Reformed Youth Ministries for their high school summer conference for the week. Pray for the youth (around 1500 students from around the country!), that their hearts will be opened and changed. Pray for us as leaders--we'll be leading small groups and meeting with students one-on-one throughout the week. I'm just very excited for our group to grow together and to see the Lord working in the lives of these students. Pray for my sister, Anna, who is trying hard to fit in with the semi-exclusive girls clique and has not felt welcomed by them yet. I hope this week will help her be able to strengthen her relationships with the other students. Pray for me. I have no idea what I am doing.

I will try to take some videos and post them soon.

Immeasurable Love,

Katie

This is Ichabod. In the sand. At the Beach.This is my parent's house, where I am spending my summer. I would like you all to come here sometime, please.This is my cat, Lucy, on the back porch at the house. She's the best cat ever.