I am now in a beautiful country home on the outskirts of Colerain, NC; a place I’ve never been to before.
I went to the youth service with David at Parkway Temple on Friday night. It was so awesome. I’ve never seen kids praise the Lord like that before. I was around an entire new set of people, but I felt so at home.
After the service I went over to Justin’s house where he and all of his camp friends were getting together. I spent another two hours with people I’ve never met before.
The past few days have just been new people after new people! America is just filled with wonderful people everywhere I look.
Then, this morning, I left with David, Mary Jo, and Mark and we drove down to Mary Jo’s house here in Colerain, NC, 15 miles east of Ahoskie for the 4th of July. All three of them are Divinity students at Regent, and we spent most of the day on the shore of the Chowan River that runs nearby.
Mary Jo’s parents are hilarious, especially her dad. They are so hospitable and they fed us like crazy! Three other friends of hers came over, Kelly and Chad from Greenville, NC and Coleen, another girl from Regent.
We swam in the river, enjoyed the beautiful scenery, but the fireworks were cancelled that evening due to strong winds. Instead, we just sat on the swings and talked. We spent hours and hours there; the conversation just flowed. The warm wind blew all over us. Coleen is so unique and beautiful. It was just the most perfect 4th of July I could have had. Talking and sharing with new souls who seem so eager to know you is one of life’s greatest gifts!
Now it’s time for a peaceful sleep.
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