Coming to an end.

We have been back in Norway for two weeks now! Which has been wonderful, seeing all of our friends and some family, & living in a big community setting again has been a huge blessing:) We were welcomed back with a delicious breakfast and lots of warm smiles & hugs!  We then had three days off to get back in the swing of things, and recover from jet lag.  That was really struggle for me and it still is a little bit.  We found out the you go through Post Adrenaline Stress because while on outreach you are constantly trying new things, meeting new people, going to new places, it's a constant rush of excitement, and when you come back from outreach, you have time off, you're able to relax, but your body has no idea what to do with itself because it has been running on adrenaline for so long! So I will have times where I am super energetic and then I will just crash and have to go take a two hour nap.  It is a lot better now, I have energy until about 8:00 or so and then I feel incredibly exhausted, and have to go to sleep if I can.  but one thing that is great is that it is normal!:) It takes about 3-4 weeks to wear off, so that is comforting!

The first week we had debrief, we talked about all the things that happened in outreach.  We discussed the highlights, the disappointments, expectations, and just everything we had experienced over the last 9 weeks.  We then ended it with communion which was very nice!

Now, since Tuesday night we have been on mini outreach in a town called Burr, and are staying in Johanne's house, one of the students.  We have gone to a sports meeting called Krik, which is like fellowship of Christian athletes, we met with Johanne's friends and just invested more & tried to build more friendships.  We also went around in teams in the town to see who we could bless, and that was a lot of fun.  Tonight we will go to a youth meeting, where I will preach!! so please pray for me:) and then on Sunday we will go to two church meetings, and Monday it is back to Grimerud!

The last week of Grimerud is sharing stories from outreach with the people of the base, having our graduation, and having a party to celebrate the end of DTS! We will also be working a little bit with a teenage group from the churches who will be going to Fang, Thailand for a short term missions trip!

Then! After eight incredible, life changing, adventurous months, I will board a plane and fly home to my beautiful Colorado, where I will get some much needed R & R with my parents, brother, and other friends and family.

However! The adventure is not over yet! I will be continuing to serve the Lord in Norway in Youth with a Mission with the Justice Discipleship Training School, so please continue to read & share my blog, as well as pray for me! :)

My updates in the next month may be few, as I will be spending as much time as possible off of social media and instead with my wonderful family and friends at home.  But check back on May 10th for my next destination.... :D