Montgomery 2011!

We arrived in Montgomery today and I am so so so thrilled to be here! As soon as we got out of the vans I ran into Common Ground and saw Josh and Ava! It filled my heart with total joy. I was SO happy to see the both of them, they are such a blessing. Things looked a little differently inside of the community center and it made me so happy to see that they are growing so much. They even built an amazing gym right next to the center and it is so amazing! After we unloaded the girls things, we headed over to the "mansion", which was the intern house this past summer. We got to go in there and look around and it really made me want to just stay here ALL the time. I really am going to have a hard time going back to Edmond, but I am going to apply for the Summer internship here. I was talking with Josh and he was telling me that a lot of girls have applied already so it's going to be harder but if it's God's will, then it will be done.
Around 5:30 Brian lead a church service here at the community center and it was really great. Brian is such an amazing leader and every time he speaks, I am just drawn in to what he has to say. We read some in Mark chapter 11, and verse 22-25 really stuck out to me. It reads, "Have faith in God. I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, 'May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea', and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your heart. I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you've received it, it will be yours. But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in Heaven will forgive your sins, too."
I am SO SO SO SO SO pumped to see what God has in store. I feel such GREAT feeling and connection with God. He has put incredible joy in my heart and my life and I am SO thankful to be here with all these amazing people. Thank you all for who are praying for us and following us on the blog. God is SO great!!

-Lauren Bruno (: