Knoxville

I was walking out of class the other day thinking about everything I needed to do-- printing out the notes I never got to, calling work because I won't be in town this weekend, a date I was going on later that evening, blah blah blah. I checked my phone and saw that one of the newest loves of my life, Caitlyn, had called from Knoxville. I suddenly found myself smiling as I called her back and the more rings that came and went, the more anxious I was for her to pick up the phone.

As a quick update-- I met Caitlyn this summer in Cambodia, and was roommates with her for about two weeks in Vietnam. Basically, we clicked right away and knew almost instantly that our future paths would cross in some way or another. Either that, or I would abduct her and force her to be my roommate here in sunny San Diego. But that's another story...

We updated each other fairly quickly as I walked back to my car and she mentioned some awesome stuff going on in her life. She asked me to keep her in my prayers and of course, I said that I would. Then I remembered my Bible study from this past week. We had read 1 Corinthians 11 and discussed the importance of praying for people who not only needed it, but asked for it. And we challenged each other this week to pray for someone right on the spot if they needed prayer. Well, here was my chance. It had been months since I'd done this, and even though I knew Caitlyn was extremely dedicated to Christ, for some reason there was still a level of nervousness going through my brain. Yet, as I was praying, the words just.. flowed. 

Oh, so what does this have to do with anything? Well, I'm flying out to Knoxville tomorrow morning, bright and early, to stay with Caitlyn and her family for a few days, as well as with some other close friends I made this past summer in Cambodia and Vietnam. It's a miracle, really, that I'm even able to go over there just to see them. And even though I'm pretty sure I have no role, but to go hang out, listen to some awesome testimonies, and I don't think I've been this excited about seeing anyone this much in a long long time. More updates to come during and after the trip... I heard bungee jumping may be involved :)