100 Miles a Minute!!

Ok, ok I am soo incredibly sorry it has been like 2 weeks since I last updated. I am literally doing something all the time and honest to goodness loving every minute!! I started working at GAP on King Street on the 31st. I work there every day of the week from 8-5ish, give or take some hours depending on the day. I have been biking from the hotel where we are staying to work. It's pretty fun and it's especially beautiful in the mornings. Sometimes I get to bike with my friend Natalie when I have to be there early. I must say I feel much safer when I bike with Natalie because I know we will not get lost! ha! I can honestly say even after going to work the whole first week this past Monday I did get lost....again! So it's safe to say I'm pretty terrible with directions. I am figuring it out as time passes though.
      But anyway, last weekend we went out onto the beach to do outreach. I got to talk with 4 girls. The first time was especially scary. Luckily, I had Natalie with me and the two girls we talked to were pretty easy to talk to. They were pretty young too...like 14. It was strange, after the initial "hello, my name is Megan do you have a few minutes" the fear was gone! It was a neat experience to say the least. The second time I had the opportunity to share with two girls that have graduated college. Again I was with a friend, Ronnie, who is also from Duke, like Natalie. I must say they're pretty great! But even the second time of sharing again the fear was nearly overwhelming, but quickly passed as our conversations started. I cannot say that any of the four girls know Jesus, but I can say I know a seed was planted and I am fairly certain the spiritual conversation about life after death did not stop when we said our goodbyes. I think that those events have been the highlight so far. Our project socials have been especially fun as well. We had a sandcastle building contest and we went to a Charleston Battery Soccer game. Last weekend on our night off we went "Shag dancing" that was a lot of fun too. All around I feel as if my experience has quite enjoyable and extremely beneficial.
     Today for outreach, we had an ice cream social for international students from the College of Charleston. I don't think I have ever been so sweaty in all my life, it was a scorcher today, but we had a lot of fun playing games and such. Only a few students showed up, but even so it was great.
     It's difficult to remember all of the details, but I think I got the important ones. If you have any specific questions feel free to email me (lill0162@umn.edu)! Thank you again to all of my supporters, I don't think I can ever thank you enough for your willingness to give money or prayers or both. You have truly been a blessing. I love you all and miss you tons! Oh, also I love love love getting mail so feel free to send some snail mail! =)

Lots of sweet summer love,

Megan

Hello Charleston

Hello Sweet Friends,
 I am so, so sorry it has taken me so long to update. I literally hit the ground running on the 17th when I returned to Texas from school. Lots of eating and seeing friends. I am currently in Charleston, SC and absolutely loving it! I am sooo excited to spend the summer here. I will admit I was very homesick the first few days, and will definitely be battling those feelings in some form or another. The group that I am here with is pretty much amazing. I am love love loving everyone I have met! (that is not a lie, I promise) And I will also admit, not offense to my midwestern friends, but I have missed the south! =) In the first week of being here I have learned how to navigate downtown fairly well, I have been to Folly Beach, and I have spent a day doing outreach training and then going out to talk to people for a little bit on Saturday. We have also had a 2 socials and a D-group as well. The entire project will be studying Romans this summer, I'm excited for that, I have three wonderful roommates, they are dealing with my pink obsession extremely well. =) I am hoping to post pictures soon! Be looking for those. It's been great to make connections with people here. I cannot tell you how cool these people are. If you're in Belton, believe me, I miss you! If you're in the midwest, I promise I have been missing you too, and to all of my sweet Minnesota friends in Myrtle Beach, I sure hope you come visit me!! I will start working tomorrow at Gap. There are many student who have not yet found jobs, please pray that the Lord will provide jobs for all of us. Also please continue to pray for the group here doing ministry. We want the people of Charleston to feel a deep desire and hunger for the Lord. We also want that for ourselves as well while we're here! So that's something to pray for too. Thanks to all my supporters, financially and prayerfully(is that a word?, ha, it is now) it was so great to see the Lord work on me during support raising. I would love to hear from y'all this summer! Mail is always fantastic, especially when I'm feeling the homesickness! My address is:
          Megan Lillibridge
          CO: Best Western
          146 Lockwood Drive
          Charleston, SC 29403

I love you all and miss you lots!

Lots of sweet southern love,
Megan

Let the Sun Shine In!

Hello again sweet friends! I'm sure you're all excited about the fantastic spring weather and glorious sunshine! I know I am. I'm sure you're finding this spring season to be very busy and full of fun things. I hope that you are able to enjoy your families and friends. I am starting to get very anxious about the end of the school year as well as my upcoming summer. Many of you may already know this, but on top of my Summer Project in Charleston, I will be going to North Carolina State University next year. Don't worry, don't worry, I'll be returning to Minnesota in the fall of 2011 (weird) to graduate. I'm doing this through a unique program here at Minnesota called National Student Exchange. I'm getting really excited about this. And although I was not able to mention this exciting news before now, it was also a factor in my choosing of the Summer Project in Charleston. I will get to meet students from NC state as well as other close schools. A large number of the staff going with the group to Charleston are also from schools within the Carolinas. I feel this experience with help me build relationships as I head, yet again, to a brand new environment. I'm really excited about these things. Thanks to all of you who have sent in support, you don't know how humbling it is. I had no idea asking for help and receiving it would provide such an overwhelming feeling of humility. The Lord is so good. So thank you all. Please continue to pray for me and the group going. I know the Lord has great plans for us! Love you all dearly!

Lots of warm southern love,

Megan

P.S. I have just updated my "support pie chart" take a look! =)

Hello Sweet Friends

Hello, Hello! Many of you have found this blog because you received a letter in the mail from me. In the letter, I basically laid out to you what my summer will look like. I will be in Charleston, SC with a Christian organization called Campus Crusade for Christ. I will be there from May 25- August 4, ten weeks, so basically the whole summer. I am very excited to have this fantastic opportunity to grow in my knowledge of the Lord and who He is as well as my relationship with Him. Over the course of the summer, I will get the opportunity to witness to individuals who might not otherwise know who Jesus is. I will be living with 40 other Christian students from across the country. I will do my best to keep all of you updated about how things are going as I prepare over the course of this semester. I cannot tell you how excited I am for this trip. If you have any questions feel free to contact me through phone, email, facebook, this blog, whatever you would like. I'm not too picky! Bless you all!


Megan Lillibridge

P.S. At the bottom of this page you will find a cute pie chart that I will keep updated with the support I have raised. All the white needs to be full of pink! =)