Steal your heart away

While thinking of a name for my blog, I stumbled upon New Jersey's state song. I didn't even know New Jersey had a state song. Well, I won't go through all of it because if you are really curious you can look it up yourself, but the last 2 lines say:

"Each little town has got that certain something, from High Point to Cape May;
And some place like Mantoloking, Phillipsburg, or Hoboken will steal your heart away."

Now, I've never been to Mantoloking, Phillipsburg, or Hoboken, but I'm not so sure that any of these places would 'steal my heart away'. Camden, however, is proving to be very different. I've lived here one month, and I know I wouldn't want to be anywhere else. Filled with violence, poverty and crime, my heart is being stolen away to this city in need.

I hope that over the course of this year I can capture even a glimps of the experiences and stories I encounter- from living in a row home with 10 other people, to the after school program I help run in North Camden, where we meet in a church that's falling apart around us. God has definitely placed me here for a reason; I'm excited to see how this year unfolds, and I'm happy that I get to share my experience with all of you.