Back-to-Church, Dia de Independencia, and Rosh Hashanah

There were three holidays over the past weekend, and many Americans probably didn't even notice it. So, I'm going to write this blog post in sections according to the holidays.

Dia de Independencia (Mexican Independence Day): We have lots of beans, taco shells, tortillas, and shredded cheese, but not much other food. Most meals are Mexican. So, I guess I technically celebrated Dia de Independencia since I ate nachos that day.

Back-to-Church Sunday: This actually WAS a back-to-church experience for me as I have not attended a Sunday service since July. (Ahh, the life of ministry!) It was a nice service, and I got to catch up with some of the teens.

Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year): Before some of you devout Christians roll your eyes, let me ask you the cliche question: What would Jesus do? Yep, he'd probably celebrate Rosh Hashanah. This was my first time, but I didn't celebrate it the way most Jews probably do. After all, I was noshing on nachos! I used this time to thank God for His creation (even if it meant walking up the scary tower alone to watch the sunset), and then reflect and ponder what to do for this "new year". So, my new year's resolution is to "experience" more often.

What a great time to start "experiencing"! Rosh Hashanah ends about the time I land in Nashville for two weeks of experiencing new things! This trip is turning into more and more of a mission trip, but not by intention. During my first two full days there, I'll be attending a conference with the staff of Devozine (a teen devotional magazine I write for) to help them choose themes for their 2014 issues. I will be spending one week with Chelsea, who is president of her schools' BCM (Baptist Collegiate Ministries), so I'm excited to see what this ministry's all about. I guess that's what missional living is all about; every day can be a new ministry.


Speaking of ministry, yes, I'm working in the media department of the Camp Rivercrest ministry. Last Thursday, I was given Adobe Photoshop to work with, which is ah-mazing to have! Here are some of my projects:

For Paintball Sunday- This logo was made using Gimp before I got Photoshop. I'm not very proud of this one. I also made this video for Paintball Sunday and paintball in general, but I didn't take the game footage.

Again, before Photoshop. Fortunately, I had learned a couple more techniques since the paintball project, but Gimp was still holding me back!

My first camp project on Photoshop and my favorite one that I've made yet. This is the title for Winter Camp.

An idea for Pure Heart- I just created it this morning, so who knows what will become of it?