I walked to church this morning with my darling friend Shannon, who hails from New Zealand. The sun was shining bright as we headed over to Crosspointe, and it was quite warm at that time already. I'd say it was around 80 degrees, which is so much nicer than the 18 degree weather back in Iowa. :]
The service was really great. Neither of us had tried out this church before, but I'm SO glad that we did. It was such an incredibly honest time of worship, and exactly what I needed to begin this crazy week I have ahead of me. [Legacy Tour launches on Wednesday...! BAH.]
Shannon and I grabbed some lunch together, too, at this local coffee shop in a fun district of La Mesa. A lot of roadies had the exact same idea, apparently, as we bumped into a bunch of teammates while were there. YAY!
After that, our Ugandan friends joined a huge group of us at a soccer field near our house. A game broke out pretty quickly, as did a whole lotta dancing. [!!!!!!] Someone had driven a few of the IC vans over to the field, so we opened up the doors and cranked up the jams. We all danced together to the likes of Jay.Z and Lady Gaga, and a few Acholi artists, also.
It was maybe the most fun I've had since I got here, and I don't say that lightly. It felt SO good to let loose and laugh and have a good time with our new friends. The Ugandans have been in San Diego for just over a week now, and it's amazing to see how they've opened up in that short time. Friendships are forming, teams are growing closer, and stories are being shared. I am so blessed by their insight and perspective on life, and grateful to learn from their experiences [which are far removed from my own]. This tour is going to be phenomenal. Obviously. HA!
I don't think anybody wanted to break up the party, but everything died down after a while, and a van of Western roadies took off chasing the sun. We wanted to make it to the beach in time to see the sunset. Sigh. So a dozen of us headed out to Sunset Cliffs, which is exactly what it sounds like. An incredible lookout spot on some sharp cliffs over the ocean. Wonderful.
We made it in time to watch the sun go down, and took a thousand pictures in the process. I am going to miss so many of them when we travel to our separate regions in a few days, so it was beyond special to share in that moment with all of them. Not to mention we ruined many a romantic couple's evening on the cliffs by being loud and generally obnoxious. Oops.
I am in LOVE with reality. And it keeps getting better. Happy Valentine's Day!
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