Last night, a group of us packed into my bug and drove to the top of the hill on MLC Lane to watch a meteor shower. I'm sure several of the cars that passed us wondered what five people were doing standing (voluntarily) on the side of the road in the freezing cold, but I think all five of us would agree the show was well worth the cold fingers and toes. After watching for about thirty minutes to an hour, we probably saw only a handful of meteors, but there was one in particular that made the whole show worthwhile. It was amazing to watch even just that one meteor streak so brightly across the sky. When it happened, we were all hoping God would let us see another one like it, and we began talking about the glory of God displayed in the heavens. It's something I've often thought about on backpacking trips, from the peaks of the White Mountains, but God reminded me last night that his glory is displayed in all of creation. The stars alone are an awesome testimony of his power and glory.

Well, the past week and a half has been a blur of security training, hanging out, writing, reading, personality profiling...and the list goes on. It's crazy to think orientation is almost over. Sometimes I feel like we've been here forever, but at the same time, it seems like only a few days ago we were sitting on the floor of the KGC watching everyone stick their pictures on the world map at our mapping ceremony. Tomorrow, we'll meet again in the KGC. But this time, we'll remove our pictures from the world map and be commissioned to the nations. It's bittersweet to think we'll soon be leaving people we've come to know so well, but I can't wait to see what the next two years are going to hold for all of us.