First things first though, I am contemplating/already signed up for a trip to Uganda this summer with NCC, the church that I go to here in DC. The trip would be to northern Uganda, the area affected by the 23 year long war, and we would be building a Village of Hope, which is basically care taking facilities and orphanages for the children of Gulu, Uganda. I have felt God calling me to this devastated country for a few months now and there is no better time than this summer!
Anyways back to school! So last week we started classes again which I was both excited about and dreading at the same time if that is humanly possible. This semester I am interested in ALL my classes which is a very good motivation to do the work because it is enjoyable. I am taking Education and Society, Theories of Personality, Ethics: Moral Psychology, Conflict Transformation and Social Justice, and Intro to Christian Ethics. They will be a lot of work and a lot of reading, but I guess that is what I signed up for with this whole college thing.
Speaking of things I signed up for, Tuesday marked the beginning of softball for this semester as well. Unfortunately that means a repeat of the run test that I trained for all Christmas break. I PASSED! Yes, this was only the second time that I have passed on the first try, but I did and Coach Pat was generous enough to not have anyone else run it again even if they didn't pass. So Wednesday we started practice and it feels so good! I love the feeling, minus the incredible soreness, of being back in softball gear, practicing, and being with my team. I feel like it is going to be an amazing and unforgettable season! (It better be since this is the last time I will be playing with Demetria... but we don't talk about that!)
Chi Alpha has also kicked off full speed ahead with events and meetings! I feel so grateful to have a group of people that I can share with and be challenged by! Chi Alpha is such an important part of my college life at Georgetown so I am so thankful for it! My favorite event so far was the 24-hours of prayer. Starting at 10 pm on Tuesday night there was one person from Chi Alpha praying every hour for 24 hours in St. Williams Chapel on campus, for Georgetown, Haiti, and just letting God speak to them. My hour was on Wednesday night from 5-6. I rarely set aside huge chunks of time to solely spend time with God, but that was a powerful experience and it opened my eyes to what I have been missing! It's hard to explain the feeling of connectedness and closeness I felt to God when I just surrendered a portion of my time to Him to lead me where He wanted me to be! Praise God that we were able to do that!
I think that is all for now because I am exhausted and I have practice again tomorrow! Jenna comes next week which will be fantabulous! :)
peace. Mackensey
P.S. here are some photos I took in Massachusetts
