Hi, you guys! I know we just had like a massive-fail vchat session with some of our teammates...but I miss all of you guys. Those pictures on kcm.phanfare site made me miss everyone a lot & helped me remind myself of what we've been through/learned in China. I hope you guys are all doing spectacular in EVERYTHING<3

Anyway. Week 2 of Sophomore Year. Can I say freaking hectic? Classes, Work, KCM, Servant Team, Outreach, Friends, Family. Wow. I can't help but to feel overwhelmed with the incredible amount of schoolwork, getting adjusted to WORK-work, balancing out friends, my oatmeal/special-k diet, my grandma, and another million things. I feel like I have absolutely no time for myself but more importantly,no time for God which is not acceptable. I came to San Diego determined to wake up 2 hours earlier than my first class, do QT/Worship in the Canyon with fellow Warreners, grab breakfast, and go to class, devoting my day to God. Can I say failblog.org? I'm so sad. I feel like page 1 of fail.org. I've only been getting 4-5 hours of sleep a day and God has seriously been holding me up with supernatural powers or SOMETHING. I'm not tired at all! I started to realize how important it is for me to constantly surround myself with good people who are edifying for me. And it's been a habit for me to carry around my Bible/Journal in my backpack everyday! It comes in handy time to time, although it worries me that my LeSportsac backpack from China won't be able to handle the weight of it anymore. :(/:) I've been growing and growing and dang. It's amazing to see myself grow from time to time. I'm appreciating a lot of things and being thankful, ALWAYS, no complaints. Constantly trying to pray while walking, chillin, thinking, whatever. I've accepted the fact that God wants to be in control of every.aspect.of.my.life. and that's powerful just even thinking about it. No matter WHAT, God should be my priority, nothing else. It's easy to say, but so difficult to put into action. I've been really reaching out to my close friends just showing them 'love' as best as i could. Showing grace & mercy, dang it's difficult, but I know I sure as hell didn't/don't deserve it either and I'm not complaining. :) I know I'm just going to get busier and busier every single day, but I realized that I just can't let the world get to me. Instead, I have to let HIS WORLD be the center of my life.

"May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in to you, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer."

I think it's healthy to just be constantly reminded of what we've learned and got out of during our one month stay in China. It already seems like it was so long ago, but that's what reality does to us. It just keeps piling things on top of one another in our lives and it makes our memories become a little fuzzy. But that's okay. We got a whole eternity of making memories & living day by day for our Lord and Savior. I phileo you guys so much! :)

love, cin