Beautiful.

I see beauty all around me. It fills the 10 bunk beds around my own and the other room of identical bunk beds just across the hall. I see beauty in the hearts and their actions.

I see beauty all around me.

She is gentle, sweet, yet challenges me in everything. She seeks after Him in all she does. Her heart runs after Father and that is a beautiful thing.

I see beauty all around me.

This girl is creative and has beautiful dreams to glorify a beautiful God. She listens intently and glorifies Him in all she says and that is a beautiful thing.

I see beauty all around me.

This one is probably the most creative of them all. Her smile reveals her tender heart and you can't help but laugh when she talks. And when she sings, she sings for Him and that is a beautiful thing.

I see beauty all around me.

She's got a smile that lights the room and always hands out hugs before bed. Things may not always be peachy, but she seeks after Him anyway and that is a beautiful thing.

I see beauty all around me.

I could go on forever about all these girls, but I think you get the idea. Each one has something beautiful to offer to the Lord. I have the undeserving pleasure of seeing the hearts of these girls everyday and what is see is beauty. Beauty that can only come from the Lord. Just simply watching them talk while waiting for dinner makes me sit back and thank God for the beauty in this team. There are so many of us and it's beautiful. Sitting in the Veloce just talking our struggles out with a teammate is a beautiful thing. Thinking about how Father crafted our team and put us together is a beautiful thing. The fact that me and the one girl I'm with the most this summer won't have to say goodbye on August 6th is a beautiful thing. Thank you, Father, for crafting our team in such an intimate way. Thank you for showing me Your beauty through this team of Your servants. Thank you for being a wonderful and beautiful God. I love you. Amen.