ace!

yesterday was such a good day! seriously... relaxing, good conversations, good church, good people. wonderful. i basically got to sleep in, then i just hung out all day. then last night i went to hillsong, which was awesome. i've been getting somewhat frustrated lately because i haven't really gotten to separate from the group a whole lot, and i've been praying for an opportunity to find something like a small group or Bible study or anything outside of the asc or wesley to get involved in. so i was at hillsong right before service started and i was trying to find a bathroom before worship. i walked out and thought i was going the wrong way, so i turned around to go the other direction, and i saw a friend that i haven't seen since middle school! i knew she was here, and we've actually talked some on facebook and stuff, but i was fully not expecting to see her, so it was very exciting. it was funny because i had literally just been praying and telling God that i was not gonna try to force anything and that i would just trust Him to give me an opportunity to branch out, and then i ran into her. it's crazy how God works... so i'm really excited because hopefully we'll get to hang out a lot while i'm here. after that i was all pumped, so worship was awesome, and the service was great. it was going along with the echoes theme (like how last week was about secondhand experiences and how they are just echoes of the real thing...), and this week was about intimacy and how our desire for love and companionship comes from God and his desire for the same thing, and He shows His love for us often times through people. then... the most exciting part... they sang "how He loves!" i seriously freaked out and i was singing along and probably annoying the people around me, but i don't even care. it was a good night...
today i had my service (last week i didn't get to go because there were a lot of sickies and so the place was basically on lockdown so it wouldn't spread anymore). they're still stuck in their rooms because a few people are still sick, so i just got to go hang out with them, which was good. there is one lady, rosie, who is having a really hard time being forced to stay in her room, so i was asked to go hang out with her for a little while. they said i just needed to stay with her for a half hour or so, and i ended up being in there for 3. she is so lovely... we basically just talked about everything and she showed me pictures and stuff. it was really hard, though, because she's really lonely. i just don't really know how to handle situations like that, but i did all i know to do, which is just be with her and listen and show her i love her. towards the end of my time i noticed she had a little christmas pillow, and i asked her if she likes christmas. she seriously lit up! she started talking about how it's her favorite time of year and it beats any other day or night by a long shot. and then she goes: "i love christmas, and i can sum up why in one word: Jesus." then she went on and on about how great Jesus is. it was seriously so precious, and it was awesome because it just opened more doors to more conversations. i love when stuff like that happens :)