Hi Everyone! sorry for the late input again. This week has truely been an amazing week. On Monday I didnt work so I had most of the day off but I still had plenty of things to do. I guess you could call it a catch up day. On Tuesday I with half of the project went to campus. This time when we went the staff didnt come with us. It was a great day on the SDSU campus too! I went sharing with a student here named David. He is from North Dakota as well. He goes to UND. We started out and were going to try and share with as many people as we could on tuesday. We ran into a few people that didnt want to talk and then one student we ran into was actually doing the same thing that we were but he was from another organization. So I gave him one of our knowing God personally booklets and he gave me what they use. It was so neat to run into another group sharing the gospel. We actually came to find that there were two other groups sharing day besides us. Then David and I ran into another individual from Chile. He was here on an exchange program and we talked to him the entire morning. It was really neat to be able to here about his culture and then be able to share the gospel with him. On Wednesday nobody worked because it was our opportunities of a lifetime day and from 1pm-10pm we were at the rec center. Dan Allan and His wife Holly spoke first and then we watched a video of John Piper giving his dont waste your life sermon. It was amazing! After that we all went out and spent an hour in prayer. Then we had supper together and at supper all the Staff sat at different tables and answered questions about the ministry of Campus Crusade. Next Marta (our womens director) spoke on discerning Gods will and that was really good to. After that we had about 30-45 minutes of praise and worship and then it was ten o'clock. It was absoloutely amazing and I loved every bit of this day! On Thursday (yesterday) we didnt really have much to do unless we were going to work. I found out my hours and I will start getting normal hours next week. So In the morning I didnt do to much and then in the afternoon we went to the beach for a while. The ocean can be really fun but the salt tastes horrible! I had a salt taste in my mouth the rest of the day. Oh well. In the evening we had a outreach on the beach. So we went and shared. God truely is working in the hearts of people! When it was all done we had a debriefing and people began to share stories. As far as from what people shared there were 3 or 4 that accepted Christ that night. And there were so many stories that were related where some other students actually talked to the other half of the family somewhere else on the beach. It was so neat to see God working! We also invite everybody we talk to, to FNL on friday night and it sounds like there are going to be a lot of people there this week. Praise God! Thank you again for praying for our project. It has been amazing so far and even though I havent made that much money like I had planned, you cant put a price on changed lives. So thank you again for all that you have done and may the Lord bless you!

In Christ,
Todd Singer

Hi everyone! Things are going really well here in San Diego. On Wednesday evening we had our international dinner. On Thursday and Friday all of the men from project had mens retreat. We were going to go to Mexico for that but there was a travel advisory by the mexican government because some americans were killed by a gang while they were visiting the area we were going to go to. So instead we went to Pine Valley Bible Camp about an hour east of here up in the mountains. When we arrived there I was not feeling well so I laid down the for about 3 hours in the afternoon. I think I had a touch of the Flu cause I had the aches and my stomach fell horrible. Plus it was 102 degrees that afternoon. In the evening I had already gotten over most of the sickness so I felt much better. That night we slept in tents in the mountains and even though it was hot during the day it gets really cold there at night. So there were 11 of us that slept in a six person tent. The purpose for that was so that we could keep each other warm. It worked really well. Friday afternoon we arrived back at mission beach. Then the Girls headed off to go to womens retreat somewhere. They gave us the rest of friday off and we had we didnt really do much except hung out, went to the beach, and played basketball at the rec center. Then in the evening we did have Friday Night Live. It was interesting cause none of the girls were there. We had quite a few people that werent from our group that was there so that was good. Chuck Klein also came to this and I had the chance to visit with him for a while so that was good. We were able to work on Saturday but I didnt have to so I had all day off. It was a really long day and it was Unusually hot here of Friday and Saturday. It usually never gets that hot but it did. I had a few things to do on Saturday so I did have a full day. Today the girls arrived back and tonight we have the project dinner and meeting. Please pray for the student leaders that will rise out of this group. The staff are leaving a week from this wednesday and there will be students selected by the staff that will be choosen to lead the group. Please continue to pray for me and thank you soooooo much to all of you!

In Christ,
Todd Singer

Hi everybody! Sorry this blog is a little late. Things are going really good out here in San Diego. As most of you know I have found a job at Eddie Bauer about 10 minutes from here at a fashion mall. Praise the Lord! This last week has gone really well. Most of the time I was out searching for a job, sharing, or working on the Video for FNL. Yesterday (tues) I was on the SDSU campus all day sharing and last night we did an outreach downtown and on the beach. On Sunday we had a mens time at 6:30 in the morning. The first thing we did was run about 2.5 miles and then we went through this obstacle course that was physically challenging in itself. After all of this they had us recite memory versus and gave us hinderences for the versus that we didnt recite right. So as a team we worked our way through this course helping each other get through it. It was a really good lesson on helping a brother out in time of need and realizing that we cant carry our burdens on our own. We need to give them up to God. This was a really good lesson for all of us. We also had a cleaning inspection on Sunday after church. I was so glad cause our room was pretty messy. Monday was the day that I found out about the job. I will probably start next week. God has been so great here and I have really been able to get to know some of the guys here. Thank you for praying for me and the job situation. Please continue to pray for the rest on project that dont have jobs. I think that there are still about 12-15 without jobs. Thank you again for everything!

In Christ,
Todd

Hi Everyone, Things are going good here in San Diego. On Tuesday I spent the entire day at the San Diego State University campus sharing. It went well. Then on wednesday we went out looking for jobs again pretty much all day, i filled out another application (i think thats fourteen now) so hopefully i can find a job. Thank you for praying for me in all of this, I have learned that I need to trust God more than anything throughout this process. On wednesday evening we had mens time again. This is probably one of my most favorite times. Yesterday (Thursday) after I did my devotions in the morning we went out to another job Hunt and I applied at another place. After the job hunt some of us quick played a game of basketball and then from 2:30-4:30 we had a walk through the Old Testament. This was really interesting and I learned a lot. Then at 7:30-9:30 we finished the walk through the old testament. It was amazing to hear all of the stories and learn more about Gods word. After the walk thru I sat down with the video team and worked on our video for Friday Night live. Today I dont really have much going on except finish the video for FNL and do follow up calls on my applications. Please continue to pray for our project with the job situation. Two girls have already headed home because they didnt have jobs. The project wont send us home, that was there choice. Also pray for the leadership that will rise out of our project, the staff leave in two weeks and then we are on our own with students as leaders. Thank you again for your support and God Bless

In Christ,
Todd Singer

Hi Everybody! There hasnt been to much to write about the last couple days because I dont have a job yet. On Friday I went out in the afternoon did outreach with the staff that are here on project while all the students that had jobs started. I went sharing with this guy named Shaun. Then that night we had our Friday night live. On Saturday we didnt do much in the morning cause of the job situation but in the afternoon we did an activity outreach on the beach. How we do this is we go and find people that want to play games with us and then we just get to know them while we play and when we are done we invite them to Friday Night Live. On sunday my ministry team went to Clairmont Emanuel Baptist Church. This is not a huge church, in fact there sanctuary is probably smaller than Turtle Lake's. These churches are so excited to have us for the summer, just imagine 25 students coming to join you for the entire summer! Then in the evening we had our project supper (pizza) and we split up again after the supper and half of us went up to Mt. Soledad. This is a beautiful place where you can see over the entire city. The best part is that there is a huge cross at the top of this place. Anyways, we went up there and we did worship and prayed over the city. I had the opportunity to lead worship at Mt. Soledad, it was really fun. I am beginning to realize how big of an impact that God has put on this entire area through this organization. It is unbelievable how many people appreciate us being here. At Sea World they call our group the "God Squad" because of how the attitude of the workers change when our group gets there. The jobs that we have are probably the biggest outreach that we have out here because we come in contact with so many people through them. That is all I have for today. Sorry this one was a day late!

In Christ

Todd

Hi everybody! I am doing so good down here. God works in wonderful ways! On wednesday I went to mexico with half of the project and we went to the orphanage to visit these kids that have been in the worst situations. These kids were so happy to see us come! All they wanted was us to love them.The orphanage is owned by a christian couple and its funded by them as well. It is probably the best place that kids could go too! These people were so nice and giving! After the orphanage we headed back, it was unbelievable to see how many people were trying to go over into the states from mexico, i guess that there was a soccer game here in san diego between mexico and Argentina on Wed night. It was cloudy all day Wednesday and it even sprinkled a little, which is very rare for this area. Then on thursday I met with my ministry team at ten to finish the video for FNL. In the afternoon we had another group gathering and then they gave us free time from 3-7. At 7 we had something they like to call NOR (night of reflection) this is where we go and spend 2 hours where it is just you and God. This is probably my most favorite time on project so far. Today (Friday) the sea world students headed out for orientation, and the rest of us that dont have jobs get the morning off and then this afternoon we will do outreach with the staff. Please continue to pray that i can find a job. If this one at the Boat shop doesnt work then we are running out of options. There are a bunch of kids that are running out of options as well, and we have tried almost every place in the area. Thanks again!

P.S. I will try to update this every 2-3 days.

In Christ, Todd Singer

San Diego Week 1

Wow, what an amazing place. It is so beautiful out here in San Diego. The temp never really gets above 85 and there is always a cool breeze off of the ocean plus there is no humidity. I am staying in the Santa Clara Motel. We are about 100 yards from the bay and a block and a half from the ocean. It is so beautiful, i cannot truly describe in words how nice it is here. My plane coming into San Diego was about 2 hours and 45 min late so I didnt get to Mission Beach until about 3:45 pacific time. Once I arrived they had me do some paper work and then they sent me out to find a job. Sea world only hired about 50 of the 120 students this year due to some unfortunate things that have happened. So there are 70 of us trying to find jobs within walking or biking distance. The hardest thing right now is to remember all of the names of the students here. I am staying in a room with 5 other guys. The room is a little bigger than a big dorm room. I am on the communications team, so i will basically be in charge of helping edit the videos for FNL (friday night live) this is a gathering that we do on friday night for anyone in the community and we show a video that we make and Somebody gives a message. So far in this first week we have spent 3 days sharing the gospel, two on the beach and 1 at a college.Today (Tues) half of the project went to mexico and the other half went to the college campus of UCSD. I went to the college. Here we spent the entire day presenting the gospel and having spiritual conversations with students. At 2:30 today we had a bible study where all of the project students at the college got into small groups and we had bible study right there on campus and any students that wanted to join us could. Tomarrow I will go to mexico and spend the day with the kids at the orphanage. I have only been out here for a week and it feels like a month already. The staff have really kept us busy these first few days and now i think it will settle down a little. I just want to say thank you again to all of those that are praying for me. It is amazing to see how God has worked in poeple's lives in just one week. Please to continue to pray for the students out here and that we would be 0pen to what God has in store for us this summer. Thanks again! and oh, sorry if this blog jumped around a little, i was having a hard time getting all of the events in order.

In Christ,
Todd Singer