A Month Past and A Month To Come

Wow I haven't updated this sucker in over a month!

I have not really been in blogging moods much I guess. But really, there is a lot to update on. April was a pretty big big month. I'll get right into it :D

1) College:
Despite my earlier dilemmas on which college I should attend, I have decided and committed to USC! I was truly broken over which college I should attend (especially after visiting Berkeley over Spring Break), so I asked God in prayer for guidance. "Lord, where do YOU want me to go? Where can I do the most for you and your kingdom?".

Maybe it was sheer coincidence but in the next week I talked to people I normally would not have sought out for college advice. All of these people pointed me to USC and I found myself resonating with that decision. The more I thought about it, the more it all made sense for me. I came to realize that USC truly was the school for me.

It all became much more realistic when I received my financial aid information from USC. It really is amazing that in America, I can get an education that my family can't even come close to affording. I truly am blessed to live in America. Thank you God for making a way for me!

I am sooo excited to go to college. I will finally be learning things that I genuinely want to learn about. But aside from that, I know that I will be challenged spiritually, academically, socially, and much more. I am up for the challenge and I really am very thrilled to see what God has in store for me.

Fight on! :)

2) Hillsong Concert:
This was definitely a highlight of my month, year, life. I got to go to the Hillsong United concert in LA on the 20th and truly had an experience. My sister got free tickets from her work so we went together.

I have never worshipped that way ever before. Never have I cried that much during worship, laughed so much, or danced so much in praising the Lord. You could say that I just got caught up in the "concert" atmosphere but I truly wish that this was the norm. I sincerely believe I got a glimpse into heaven that night. Heaven is filled with hundreds upon thousands and thousands of souls singing worship unto God and the concert really was like a mini-me junior version of it.

It was the most spiritually fufilling experience I have ever had. My soul felt truly content and relaxed after the praise set. What an awesome thing music is. I wish I could make that kind of worship happen at LSPC. We'll see though :D

3) WPCA Talent Show:
This happened much earlier in the month. I had sooooo much fun performing with Andrew and Jerry. It truly was such a fun (but also exhausting) day. We were the last performance and people all told us that we were the most exciting act. I think we got the most participation from the crowd. So many of them were singing along and clapping and just having a great time. Felt great!

We even got 2nd place and won some prize money :D Cool stuff.

I can't wait till I have another opportunity to perform somewhere. It really is so much fun hahha

4) KIWIN'S:
My term as the Diamond Division Lieutenant Governor with KIWIN'S officially ended on April 19th. It truly was a disgustingly long year and I am so glad I am done with that responsibility hahaha. I regret not having done a better job because I certainly slacked off quite a bit towards the end of my term.

Looking back now, I truly think being LTG really made an impact on my life. The people I met, the experiences I had, the things I had to do all were a truly unique experience and I am glad that I had the opportunity to serve. I think it really helped me to develop some of my leadership skills and people skills.

But I'm still very happy I'm done with KIWIN'S forever :) hahhaa

5) Work:
I really have not worked very much at all this past month. Not only have I not received shifts to work, I requested time off. It's kind of annoying how my work schedule is so unstable. I want to work somewhere else! And they still haven't given me my first paycheck!!! ARG!!!!

6) Small Group:
I think that I have much more to say about this than anything else. My small group truly is very important to me. Lately we've all been struggling a bit spiritually but God is so good that he is helping us all with that. We are all seeming to come out of that trench that we were stuck in spiritually. I can truly see growth and development in our spiritual lives. Some are better off than others but God is using us in such unique and amazing ways. I love the brothers that I have in my small group. I really hope that I can be as much of a blessing as I possibly can be to these brothers. In other words, things are going well in a way. Though we really are all going through difficulties and challenges, God is remaining so faithful to us through it. He's testing us and challenging us and forcing us to endure spiritual hardship. Maybe he is trying to get us ready for college? Is he trying to develop endurance for us? Maybe disciplining us?

No one knows but Him but I really have the utmost faith in God. I am so excited (but also a bit nervous) for what is to come. Hopefully good things.

Yup.
That's really all I want to say for now about my past month. I am really really excited for the month of May. What will God bring this month!? Let's see...

I have AP's (which I really am not stressed about). I have Prom.

That's actually all that I can think of right now. But I am sure that He will bring much to look forward to!

I think I'll start blogging again. I really am not in much of a blogging mood right now either but I posted anyway so that I could bring this thing up-to-date a little bit.

Next time I'll start writing more deep things. Yay!