August 19th I got ready to ship out to Stony Point, New York. My flights were on time and nothing went wrong, I was super thankful for that! When I arrived at Stony Point I was greeted bye YAVA (Young Adult Volunteer Alumni) they were all really nice people! My schedule for the day was pretty jam packed with lectures, Bible study, and AMAZING worship. On the 2nd day I brought my djembe to worship and they let me hop in and play. There  were two other YAVA (Young Adult Volunteer Alumni) that played djembe with me. Each night for worship we would start with a 10 minute drum circle intro as everyone came into worship. It was so fun and I felt like that was my connection to the group. Playing on a drum with other people was something I had never done when worshiping God. After laughs, awesome grooves, and power of God through the use of drums, it came time to pack up and leave orientation. My last night there a YAVA (Young Adult Volunteer Alumni) who played drums with me came over and pulled out two bracelets. He said " these are peace bracelets". I know these were big in middle school back in the day, but that didn't matter. All that mattered was that I was looked upon as a friend. Being the youngest YAV I found it awkward and uncomfortable at times during the week. When I was handed the bracelet I knew I was thought of. The bracelet is great, when I look at it I remember a great friend, a friend who cared for me.

All in all the  week was very long at times and sometimes boring , it also just so amazing.