The Nanaimo Bar: Picture time and reflections.

So I now have less than 2 weeks left here, which is something I've been processing for the last week. I don't know what it's going to be like to leave because it's a new thing for me. So I'll just have to wait and see.
These past two weeks have been really good though. Last weekend Allison came to visit me and we have a great time exploring Vancouver, Victoria, and Nanaimo. It was awesome to have her here and I'm glad I got to see a little more of BC.And we had great weather, which is more that can be said for this week - rain and clouds every day:( It's amazing how much the weather affects my mood, most of the days this week I felt like I never really full woke up. But I kept busy with work and reading and movies. Mostly this week I've been making a record of all the songs the church has for the praise teams. I had my last official visit at the hospital this Thursday. I had 1 1/2 hours and was planning on visiting 2-3 people but instead ended up spending it all with a woman named Eda. She obviously loves to talk and has a few stories she tells over and over, but it was great to just sit with her and listen. Her mother grew up in Budapest which I think is really cool. Next week I'll do another Hymn Sing on Wednesday and I'm looking forward to it.
I love experiencing that transition of feeling really uncomfortable in a certain area or with certain people but then as you spend more time with them you're apprehensions start to fall away and you can begin to relax and interact one human to another. I feel like I've been through that lesson so many times and will continue to learn it over and over again. I had the same lesson while working with the food bank the church hosts each Monday. I've been getting to know a few people that come each week and on Friday I was walking around downtown and ran into a few of them and it was so great to just stop and chat. It's amazing how God continually strips away our judgements to bring out his love. I'm so thankful he hasn't given up on me yet.
This Sunday service went really well once again. I was singing again and I got to watch the congregation come to life as they took streamers in their hands and began to worship God with their whole bodies. I love seeing the kids run up and down, grabbing this streamer or that shaker and showing their sibling or parent. There is such a great energy in each service. There is no forth wall between the congregation and leaders but full communion where we can be our true selves together and praise God for it. It's a really beautiful thing to see and be a part of.
The suns out!! I just turned around to look out the window and there it was! There's no blue sky but it's breaking through light clouds! Yay sun!
So I haven't posted any pictures yet so I'm going to make up for it now. Here they are:)