First Day of Work in PCB

This is my second year to spend the summer in Panama City Beach, FL.  Kaleo is where my walk with Christ changed for the better.  Shout out to my mom, who gave me the idea to blog about my summer.  I don't want to forget the life changing moments that happen as well as the ones that just make me smile.  I also want to keep all my supporters out there updated on what their money is going towards! 
Last night was our first d-group Bible study and I practiced my house wife skills on my d-group.  This summer I am a d-group leader and I am co-leading with my sorority sister from OU Caroline.  The participants in our d-group are soon to be sophomore Thetas at OU, named Lauren and Sarah.

D-group on our patio!  From left to right: Lauren, Me, Caroline, & Sarah

This year, I am working at The Back Porch in Pier Park as a Hostess.  I thought I would be working at Tropical Smoothie Cafe again, but it fell through.  Working in an unfamiliar environment is going to push me and I know I am serving a purpose their to share the gospel.  The purpose of having a job at Kaleo is to learn how to share our faith in the "real world". 

I got to pick out the pretty pink shirt below :) and I was trained by a 16 year old named Carolina who moved from Colombia at the age of 9.  If only I was skilled in speaking Spanish... those 10 credit hours at OU were just not enough.  I followed Carolina around like a puppy dog at first and then she sent me on my way to seat my own tables.  It was fun to ask the customers where they were visiting from and brighten their day.  *Please be praying for opportunities to bring up Christ with Carolina and my other co-workers.  I wa



Caroline after our first day of WORK!!



After work, I went to Tropical Smoothie to visit my old manager, Travis, that came to Christ and his family.  He told me that he was so negative when Tyler (my co-worker from Kaleo last year) and I started working their last year.  He said that now he is so much more positive and feels so blessed.  My heart was smiling at that moment and knew giving up my summer again is so worth it.  Lives are impacted in PBC, FL and I want to be a part of it! 

Tonight, we have our first STUMO meeting at a local church.  We invite our co-workers and friends we have made in PCB.  Last week, my roommates and I went to Tropical Smoothie for dinner and ran into my co-worker from last year, Michael.  Tyler and I shared the gospel with him and his younger brother but both did not have the conviction to accept Christ.  They did come to a few of our STUMO meetings as well as a night at the park where they played basketball with some of the guys from our project.  After catching up with Michael for a bit, he asked if we still had our church service thing. I WAS PUMPED THAT HE ASKED!!  A praise.... MICHAEL IS COMING TO OUR STUMO MEETING TONIGHT!  **Please be praying for his heart this summer and that he will come to know Christ this summer!!

My d-group is headed to our STUMO meeting now!  Thanks for reading and praying! 

<3 from the PCB,

Kyleigh Grace