Not so far from home.

This summer I am Intern with the group mission Indy. Mission Indy is a group that supports other missions in the in the inner city of Indianapolis, not to be confused with India. For some reason, I have had this idea in my head that it is better to serve far away from home. That in some way being half was around the world that i am making more of an impact. I am slow to learn i guess. When i learned of mission indy i was a little hesitant hoping something better would come along. Needless to say I am now a temporary resident of Indiana. This will be the first time that I have been a way from home on my own. Even in china my friends were still just right down the hall. I am learning that God is truly with me where ever I go. He is in the places that I visit and the people that i meet. God has blessed me and provided for my every need.
It is funny how God works. This past January I went with my school to Seattle. The Focus of the class was Church in the city. We learned about the role of the church. During the trip we visited many different organizations that help with basic needs of the city. This trip was only a taste of what i will doing this summer.
Mission Indy works along side other organizations to build up the church. For a part of my time I will be working with outside Church's to rebuild homes and Vacations Bible Studies for churches in the inner city. It amazes me that city's smell and sound the same. Forgive me for my lack of experience,being that i have lived in the middle of know where for most of my life. Although the smell i am speak of is foul and the sounds are loud annoying cars, it was almost comforting. At one point in the trip i closed my eyes and the sounds and smells remind me so much of Hong Kong that i was a little disappointed to open them and find that i was surround by Americans.
The other half of my internship I will be working with the organization Horizon House< Read this because it will explain it better.
I am excited for the summer and i can already see how God is changing me. so i am going to end this post with this...the group of our interns was walking down the street and a man came up to us. He was nicely dressed and there was a women with him. He asked us what we where doing, i have to say it was a bit random, I knew that we were a bit out of place but i am not sure that i would been able to just ask like he did. after we had told what we were doing, he followed by thanking us many times and telling us that they only way the city is going to change is through the youth. That it is our job to make the difference in world because no one else is going to do it for us.