Jonathon's summer has been filled with activity and excitement. He's gone tubing (as evidenced above), gone to Six Flags (riding the ONE thing his dad asked him not to--roller coasters, yes plural), chaperoned middle schoolers on a week-long retreat at Lake Burton in north Georgia, served the Lord as a "mingler" at a homeless shelter, attended a fraternity brother's wedding with a group of Fijis at Chateau Elan, worked Sunday mornings as a Sunday School assistant and daily as an intern in the youth department at our church, and will be going to Stone Mountain with a church group in a couple of days. I'd say he's had a pretty fulfilling summer, wouldn't you? He has one more week of his internship and then we'll be preparing for him to return to school. I can't believe how quickly this summer has flown! When I reflect on previous summers, this has been by far the most active, independent one Jonathon has enjoyed since 2004. What pure joy it has been for each of us.
We continue to pray for his healing and I ask that you include another young man, Justin Bellmor, who is struggling to recover from a bleed similar to Jon's. We know that God has special plans for each of these young men. As He teaches us, He has plans for their future! Let's remember, also, to pray for each other.
