The halfway mark.

Hey everyone!
What an event couple weeks it has been :) I hope you are as eager to read this as I am to write it!
Let's jump in right away... First, community week! It was a really good but also really challenging week. As a project we really had to be in community with each other. Why, you may ask.. Well the staff were giving away clues all week to one person. Once the person got a clue they had spread the word to EVERY BODY else on project. Oh, and they weren't allowed to use text OR social media. The staff would always be saying, "When one knows everybody knows!". Not going to lie I got pretty sick of it haha. But in the end it turned out to be really good for us as a project. On Saturday night all the clues had led us to a softball game! Students vs. Staff. It was so much fun and all the clues finally came together and it was cool to see how our project had joined together as one. Turned out to be a really great week!
Then this past week was "World Visions Week". I think world vision week will have been my favorite week here on project! :) It breaks my heart knowing/learning about all the hardships people go through around the world. It was a really eye opening week and I'm really grateful for all that I was able to learn and take in. I'd love to travel to other countries and share what God has given me here. :)
ANYWAYS... this week is the final week that the staff are here.. it's really, really bittersweet. I have grown very close to many of them and I truly look up to them. I can't imagine project without them really! BUT in the midst of all the sadness with them leaving, there is huge excitement.. again you may ask why? WELL let me tell you! haha. As staff leave, we as students take over the project. Some students are put in to formal leadership positions but we are all challenged to really step up and become leaders. With staff leaving we as students really have to take ownership of our project, it truly becomes our own! I'm really excited, annnnnnd, I will be stepping in to the position of co-leader of the Outreach/Evangelism team! :) You guys, I am so excited/nervous!! I feel blessed to have gotten this position and I truly have the best team to work with! It'll be a great growth area as I head back to school  in the fall. YAY!
So that's a little recap of what we've been doing here on project formally.. but I'd love to share some more just fun and silly stuff we've been doing! Well on Fridays we have the night off here and this past Friday we all went to the movie Brave. Oh it was so good! I recommend it for people of all ages (It's a disney/pixar film so it's good to go). I've also been hitting the beach when I get the chance because how could I not?? haha. I also spend some AMAZING quality time with my roommates on a nightly basis. Shout out to my roommates: Raechel, Angie, Autumn, and Heather! :) I have been so blessed with them. They put up with all my wacky, crazy, messiness haha. They are amazing girls and I can't imagine what it will be like to say goodbye to them in August (so I won't) haha! Yah, everyone, it's really just been one of the most amazing summers so far. Like I mentioned in the title it's the halfway mark. I don't say this out of disappointment or regret either.. We still have 5 more weeks here in NMB to build relationships and love on people and for me, eat Chick Fil-A haha!
Love you all and I really miss you too.
-Setareh
p.s. Mom and Dad (because I know you read this)... I love you so much! Thanks for giving me up for the summer so that I can grow in my faith. I know this is where I need to be and I know you know this too. I couldn't have gotten a better set of parents (and I mean that)!! You may think it odd that I'm saying this on the blog but I just want to rest of the world to know how awesome you are :) Love you guys to infinity and beyond! YAY