Hello from Pittsburgh!

it has been quite a while hasn’t it?  i would almost feel like this is the appropriate place to apologize to you for that, but if you’re seriously angry with me, you expect too much

for those of you who are not aware, i am currently in pittsburgh, PA doing inner city ministry at an organization called the pittsburgh project. it is phenomenal so far (even though i’ve only been here for a little over 24 hours) and i am meeting a lot of really cool people and kids. i will be teaching 4th and 5th grade boys all summer at the day camp here, and i had the opportunity to chill with them today for a little while. we kinda hung out and played tag and all that for a little bit, but then we finally settled down and did homework. haha…they are great kids, and i have yet to meet all of them. and what’s more, they taught me how to play ace-deuce (on a backgammon board…..?) which is a pretty sweet game.

pitty is beautiful! and i think i am quickly falling in love with this city. it is nothing like i’ve seen before, and definitely a lot different than d-town. hills everywhere! the area that i’m in is really a pretty nice area (comparatively) and i am excited to get to know it, and the kids that come through TPP better.

but nothing too much has really happened. just a little bit of orientation, paperwork, and team-building stuff. trying to learn names and make friends and get used to the environment. i’m excited, but i don’t think that i understood how long it is actually going to be until the summer is over. but it will be wonderful i’m sure!

stay posted.

ben

“on a mission to be what i’m destined to be”