Boise, Idaho

Well, for those of you who don't know, I've been in potato country for the past two months. It's definitely been different than Virginia. For starters, I work with teenage girls. This center is barely 5 months old, is run by interns who have the potential to become full time staff members(Don't worry, we have Directors :) ), and isn't in the middle of nowhere. That's pretty nice too.

Sometimes I think people forget that I'm only a teenager myself. God has really been stretching me in this time. It's been even harder than Virginia but on a totally different level. Like Virginia though, we have so few students that having two staff members on duty isn't a requirement. It makes things stressful sometimes.

Everyday is struggle as far as Flesh vs. Spirit. My Spirit is the only thing keeping me here. When God calls you to do something, you do it, no matter how hard. I thank God everyday that I work with such a tight knit and supportive staff!

These girls are awesome(for the most part)! They're still teenagers and I have to remind myself that they're here for behavioral issues and that it won't be a party everyday. I have nights where I just lay in my bed and cry my eyes out. Last night was one of those! The cool thing though is that God's mercies are new every morning and just like He doesn't give up on me, I can't give up on these girls. Right now, God is stretching me, and it sucks. Like, it literally sucks the emotional strength out of me everyday. But at the end of the day, God sustains me and helps me to carry on the next morning no matter how hard I cried myself to sleep the night before.

Being involved in this ministry is not for the faint of heart. It's difficult. But the ultimate goal is to lead these people to Christ. The solution for one's drug addiction is Jesus. Once that happens, things slowly begin to fall into place. That's why this program is at least a year long. It's a process!