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The Storm and the Sermon on David

September 8th We’re staying in a room at Woodspring Suites. As I was told, we’ve been through Category 3 and 4 storms when I was little near the Tampa area, and therefore Irma should be nothing compared to that by the time it reaches the Clermont area. Me and Tyler exchanged Instagram accounts Wednesday after the closing prayer at youth group. We’ve been talking ever since. Apparently her family isn’t evacuating from Irma either. I also sent her a photograph of some clouds I took with my iPhone, to which she replied positively. During the service that Wednesday, our youth pastor talked about the differences between the fundamentals of the Old Testament and the New. Apparently David was a very bitter man who wished death upon his enemies, but only because their numbers were so great and he was a king, and for obvious reasons he asked god to 'take care' of his enemies. "We’re not David", Kevin (our youth pastor) explained, so we shouldn’t wish bitter thoughts u
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A New Friend

September 3rd As I’m writing this, I’m sitting at a picnic table under a gazebo by Lake Minneola. I can’t seem to think of anything to say, but I’m going to try anyway. We’ve been homeless for probably a week, maybe a few more days than that. We slept in the car in the parking lot last night. Yesterday we went to a Baptist church, and I met several very cool people, including a girl whose name is Tyler. Tyler was a very affable individual, which was proven by her walking right up to me the first time we talked, shaking my hand when the congregation was greeting each other in reverence of the Lord. Later after the service, Tyler came back and asked me if I was going to the youth group on Wednesday night, to which I replied that I was. It seems I’m making good friends here so far, and me and my mother have already built good relationships with some of the churchgoers, especially one Susanna and her husband, Nelson. They have a daughter who I forgot the name of, I believe it is Ka
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