This semester and Thanksgiving!

I'm going to try to give a synopsis of what's been going on in my life this semester:
First, this summer I spent two months at home and then about 5-6 weeks in Rwanda on a Let's Start Talking trip. That was awesome! My team and I got to have some really good religious and cultural conversations with many university students and other people in the country. We really felt God working through us. I will post more info about that later!

Then when I got back to the States, my school semester at OC started. I've been taking 5 classes: start off monday with Greek at 8:00, then Structure of the English Language at 9:00 (with Merle Gatewood, for those of you who know her). Then I work, have chapel and lunch break and then I have US History at 12:30 and general Psychology at 2:30. Then Jane Austen, yes, I have a Jane Austen class...Its tough but I love it!....at 3:30. I've been reading a lot of Jane Austen lately!! more than I could ever imagine reading in one semester...and then we talk about it in class....anyway, thats my class schedule....
In between class I work in the security office..been there since my freshman year...i like it. And on Tuesdays and thursdays I start off by going to volunteer work at an elementary school. There I help a little French boy, Hugo, with his English and to help him get used to America and school and stuff. I like it a lot. Then after chapel I work in the security office until lunch and after lunch I go work in the Bible building and grade Curt Niccum's Greek. I'm in my second year now. I also work as an intern with the college class at Quail Springs Church of Christ, which is my parents sponsoring church.
Outside of classes and work, I tend to keep pretty busy. I am in a social club called Beta Beta Sigma. There are about 40 girls in the club and I love them all. We have a great time together! I try to keep up with all the activities we have and I must admit, it's hard! I'm also involved with the Third Culture Kid group here on campus. A Third Culture Kid is someone who grew up in a culture that is not that of their parents. We have a pretty good group of about 15 to 25 people. And I also help with keeping up and African Fellowship meeting every other week. This is a meeting that the missionaries in Rwanda, Dave and Jana Jenkins, started while they were here last year. I'm also on a team thats in the proces of being formed to go to Rwanda this coming summer. Quail SPrings is sending a team to each of their missionary sites and Bryan and Holly Hixson will be heading up the team to the Jenkins. SO i've been busy with that and have mainly been working on recruiting and figuring out the basics of the trip.

Thanksgiving:
This past week was thanksgiving, as i'm sure you all know! Its amazing how many people ask if I'm going home for thanksgiving...its kinda funny...or a lot of people know I cant go home and assume I have no where to go. Thats cute...I know they're just concerned and would totally invite me if that were the case...but, fortunately I chose a University in the State where my momma grew up. So Matthew and Adam and I spent thanksgiving day at our aunt's house in Luther. WE had a great time! Almost my mom's whole family was there and it was great to hang out with them all! Especially unle Robbie's family who all live out of State now. And cousin Brian and his wife Shi's little one, Job, was there too. He's such a cutie! WE had a very nice day filled with great food, laughter, conversation, pool, and apparently its obvious to have a foottball game playing the whole time....I had no idea until my first thanksgiving in the States two years ago. The rest of the break I spent in my appartment at OC working on my Jane Austen paper and hanging out with friends who were still in town. It was a great weekend and now the busy times of school have started up again. Two more weeks of class, one week of finals and the we leave to go home for Christmas on teh 19th!! Yey!
ok, well, this is my update for now!
I love you all!
Have a great day!
in Him,
Miranda