today was a bit frustrating for me. alyssa, carson and i left around 1 to find a good park/neighborhood to begin some ministries. we didn't arrive at the park until about 3. yes..it took us about 2 hours on bus what could have taken about 20 minutes in a car. we did find a great park though, and we're hoping to have a block party or something very soon!!

so we got home and had about an hour to cook and eat dinner before heading out again to make it to bible study on time. so we ended up having to go to the kitchen upstairs, then found out later that the kitchen on our floor is reserved for 3 weeks. so that was a bummer. then we had to share our kitchen, which at first was a little annoying..but turned out to be a great thing. we got to meet a couple that is staying at the sheridan all summer, and we had a chance to share a little with them and what we are doing here. so that was good.

but anyways, we were rushing to eat supper really fast, and then we headed out to the bus stop. we got to the bus stop around 6:10, and realized we had just missed a bus at 6:05, but we did not fret because the next one was suppose to come at 6:20. so we sat and waited, and 6:20 came and went. for some reason, that bus never showed, and we had to wait til 6:40 for the next bus. this was very frustrating. we ended up being about 45 minutes late to bible study. another 20 minute car ride that took 2 hours on bus. so, needless to say, we were slightly irritated with the whole transit thing.

we did make it to bible study, and it was good. kevin's friend didn't make it, but kevin was there, so we were pretty pumped about that! the bible study was actually very challenging and thought-provoking for me. aubrey kinda led the bible study, but it was mostly discussion based. we started out with, 'if there is a God, what should He be like?' we developed a list not based on the bible, just what God should be like. aubrey was telling us that any person, christian or not, would come up with the same basic ideas: all-knowing, merciful, trustworthy, omnipresent... then we went through and pointed out the characteristics that are transferable to us as humans because we are created in His image. it was intriguing. i was actually quite overwhelmed, and challenged as well. aubrey, who has been a christian for only a few years, knows the bible so much better than i do. and i've been a christian for 17 years!!

anyhow, its been a long day, and i feel like the majority of the time was spent on a bus. but, God is at work. and that makes me happy. tomorrow we plan on doing something special for the sheridan staff again. continue to pray for opportunities to share with the staff, for the couple we met today, and that i will not get frustrated with riding the bus. :)