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I must remember not to go this long without updating...it leaves too much information to pack into one little post!

I had my first four exams within the last couple weeks. The grades have come back and are encouraging. I am getting ready to submit a couple of big-ish papers this week, so we'll see how those go.

My last couple weekends have consisted of street evangelism and an extended-edition Lord of the Rings marathon! I'm loving the evangelism team. Tonight the team I was on (of four students) did something new to me and headed to a local skate park. It was definitely a different kind of challenge as we were dealing with a completely different set of people, but it was good to be stretched yet again. I look forward to next week!

We have our first Student Council meeting planned for this week. Hopefully I'll have a better idea of what the class secretary is supposed to do after that! I've already gotten to know the other council members and look forward to spending more time with all of them.

This morning I went to a lovely ladies' conference hosted by ABC with a wonderful speaker named Juanita Purcell. She spoke about perseverance in forgiveness, not worrying, and trials. It was an extremely convicting and refreshing time.

My new church family has been very welcoming and kind, although I miss my church at home. I was able to play the piano on Wednesday evening, which was a nice practical outlet for the Congregational Hymn Playing class that I take here at school. I also love helping out in the nursery!

Speaking of music, Chorale continues to be a highlight of my week. We have had two opportunities to perform since my last post. Both went splendidly and I'm excited to prepare for the Christmas concert next! Magnify practices are also tons of fun and I am especially fond of the theme for our music this year-- Heaven. What a wonderful thought to dwell on for hours at a time!

Anyway, those are a few of the latest happenings here. Life stays busy, but God remains faithful in the details of day-to-day life.

~Hannah Grace