Today is July 2nd! I can't believe we're already into the month of July! I want to just say a couple things before I head out and don't know when I'll beable to post on here again. First, a couple updates of what my day has looked like this past week:
This past week has been such a blessing. It's been so relaxing and it's been wonderful to be back home at Albergue! We live here when we don't have teams. One of the days that we were here we took a bus to Helping and had a 6 hour meeting and then went to Pizza Hut after that. Another day before Vicky and I moved back to Albergue, some of the kids from the dump came over and we played with them at the park and then took them back home. That was really special. Yesterday Bethy and I went up the water tower and sat on the second floor and had our devotions. We sat up there for 3 hours and just talked, journalled and prayed for eachother and it was so refreshing. I also went to the Daycare to hang out with some of my girlies yesterday. Those kids are my heart. I love going there and just holding them and letting them know that they are loved. On Monday some of the other interns and I are taking 5 of the kids from the daycare (these are kids from the dump) out to get ice cream. That's going to be a really special time I think. Then we're going to take them to Albergue to play for a while. Yesterday was also Canada's independance day and Jereme (one of the interns here) is Canadian and so he made us all dinner. It was delicious. Afterwards we had worship together with our whole family and then went to bed. What a wonderful day.
Today I got up early so I could go to the one corner of Albergue and get the internet to post all these things on my blog. And around 2, some of us are going back to the Daycare to play with the kids and update all of their pictures so that we can send them to their sponsors. One of the things that always breaks my heart when I go to the Daycare is to see the kids who aren't sponsored look into the windows from the outside with longing eyes. They can't come in and join us because they aren't sponsored. The best thing though, is getting to go outside and play with those kids after the inside part of the Daycare is over.
Thank you all for your prayers and thoughts and taking the time to read my blog! I wish I could be more consistant, but I have to do first things first. You are all such a blessing to me!
Much love from Peru!
Saturday, July 2, 2011
June 26th - Back to Lima; I love you PA!
Our team this past week was the best. They all had such kind, servant hearts and I really enjoyed getting to know each one of them personally. We had such a well rounded group and they're going to be hard to compare with. I already miss them.
Vicky and I took another trip back to Lima to drop off our team from PA. We had a night trip on the bus to Lima so we left around 9 or 10pm and got to Lima at 5:30 in the morning. I slept 3 or 4 hours on the bus and that was my sleep for the night. We got to the Ittza bus station and met Jose who came to pick us all up, put us on the Linea bus and go to the airport to drop our team off. We waited forever at the airport, but we finally said our goodbyes and left to go to church with Jose, Luzcio and Juan Diego. It was crazy saying goodbye because it felt like it was just yesterday that we met them at the airport and now we're like family. It's crazy how God connects people through His Spirit like that in such a short period of time. I thank God for every moment that He gave me with PA. What an awesome encouragement they were.
After we said goodbye we went to the Alliance church in Lima. It's huge. They now have to have 5 services because their 3rd service has 3,000 people that come to it!! Vicky and I were falling asleep in church because we got such little sleep on the bus the previous night. But after church we walked around Lima and found a place to eat lunch. We ate Pollo saltado and then I tried my first Ceviche. Peruvian food is the best and I can't wait to live in Chicago because I've heard that there's some great Peruvian places to eat there. Anyways, Ceviche is raw fish that is marinated in Lime juice with spices. It might not sound good, but it is one of the best things I've had here. It's delicious.
We took our 8ish hour bus ride back home to Trujillo at 1 and were almost late for the bus because we were eating lunch. We literally ran down the street to catch our bus. We made it back home safe and sound and now we have a little over a week to recoop and do whatever! It'll be nice to have some free time.
Vicky and I took another trip back to Lima to drop off our team from PA. We had a night trip on the bus to Lima so we left around 9 or 10pm and got to Lima at 5:30 in the morning. I slept 3 or 4 hours on the bus and that was my sleep for the night. We got to the Ittza bus station and met Jose who came to pick us all up, put us on the Linea bus and go to the airport to drop our team off. We waited forever at the airport, but we finally said our goodbyes and left to go to church with Jose, Luzcio and Juan Diego. It was crazy saying goodbye because it felt like it was just yesterday that we met them at the airport and now we're like family. It's crazy how God connects people through His Spirit like that in such a short period of time. I thank God for every moment that He gave me with PA. What an awesome encouragement they were.
After we said goodbye we went to the Alliance church in Lima. It's huge. They now have to have 5 services because their 3rd service has 3,000 people that come to it!! Vicky and I were falling asleep in church because we got such little sleep on the bus the previous night. But after church we walked around Lima and found a place to eat lunch. We ate Pollo saltado and then I tried my first Ceviche. Peruvian food is the best and I can't wait to live in Chicago because I've heard that there's some great Peruvian places to eat there. Anyways, Ceviche is raw fish that is marinated in Lime juice with spices. It might not sound good, but it is one of the best things I've had here. It's delicious.
We took our 8ish hour bus ride back home to Trujillo at 1 and were almost late for the bus because we were eating lunch. We literally ran down the street to catch our bus. We made it back home safe and sound and now we have a little over a week to recoop and do whatever! It'll be nice to have some free time.
June 21st! My B-day :)
I don't think that I could have asked for a better birthday. Today was literally one of the best days of my life, and definitely top on my list for birthday days :) I literally went up on our roof and just wrote in my journal and cried because I felt so overwhelmed with love. I thanked God for His goodness to me on this day and how He showed me His perfect love through the hands of my family here in Peru.
This is what my day looked like:
I got up in the morning and went downstairs to breakfast. My whole team sang Happy Birthday to me first thing in the morning before I could even sit down. They are great. We took the bus to the construction site and right when I got off the bus I was bombarded with more Happy Birthdays from the nationals that were already there at the site. The Kimbros also all wished me Happy Birthday and gave me a hug as usual. They are the best.
For construction I got to play in the mud all day with my girls from my team to mix together the materials to make bricks. So I had to change into shorts so I didn't ruin my pants, and while I was doing that, my friends Jess and Annie went and got a little donut-cake thing for me and put a candle in it and when I got out of my room at Albergue they sang me Happy Birthday and I blew out the candle :) We had lots and lots of fun doing bricks. And when Annie opened her little snack corner she gave me a piece of her delicious Tres Leches cake. It's probably my favorite cake here.
Joca, one of my friends here in Peru, told me that my gift is coming tomorrow. He's sweet and I'm excited to see what it is! On the bus to lunch all the Peruvians sang me Feliz Cumpleanos and then a couple other Peruvian Bday songs. THEN when we got to lunch ALL of the teams for this week were there (over 50 people in total) and Marion made everyone stop eating so that they could sing me Happy Birthday AGAIN. hah. After lunch my co-interns for this team, Jereme and Vicky gave me flowers! They were really beautiful.
The second half of our day consisted of going to the fruit market down town and then spending our day giving the fruit away at the dump. I think that this time really impacted my team. I had been praying that God would give me a new experience this time in the dump than he had ever given me before and that He did. I was able to just stand there in the midst of the dump, in the middle of all of this burning trash, dirty people and animals and just pray for the people. In Psalm 113, I love verses 7-8 which say, "He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap, to make them sit with princes, with the princes of His people." What a beautiful picture that is. To think of the God of Heaven and earth reaching down and scooping one of His dearly loved children out of the dust and ash heap of the dump and places them with princes! WHO IS LIKE OUR GOD?!
All of us took quick showers and ran real quick to America Sur. (where we have dinner every night when we have teams here.) At dinner I got to sit by Cindy and tell her all about my day. Then for dessert we all got ice cream! And before we left Kaleb gave me a gift! He said he had been working on it for a while and then he gave it to me...It was 2 journals. Both of them were hand-made from scratch. And they were awesome. This was probably one of the highlights of my day.
We got back home to Helping Hands after dinner and Jereme, Vicky and I prepared for debrief with our team. I was a little "late" to debrief, but really everyone was just early, and my team brought out a cake for me with candles and sang Happy Birthday to conclude one of the best days ever. They went out after dinner and picked out a cake just for me :) As they were singing Happy Birthday, Vicky came up and smashed the frosting from the top all over my face. It's a tradition here in Peru! To conclude the night we had worship in our living room with some of our Peruvian friends, so we sang in Spanish. It was beautiful.
Bethy was sick on my Bday so I visited her, and when I went to my room to write all of this down I found the most encouraging letter from her on my bed. She is the best. I love being in Peru together.
Also, Mom and Dad sent a little gift down with Bethany to give me on my Bday and it was the Newsies soundtrack. Hah. I've already listened to it and I love it a lot. It was a fun little surprise.
Lastly, Joca gave me my gift the day after my Bday and it was a "wolf in sheeps clothing" stuffed animal. It's great. He got it for me cause he laughed when he saw it and knew that it would make me laugh too. I love extended Birthdays!!
God is good and He blessed me more than I could ask for on my 18th Birthday. Thank you everyone who wished me Happy Birthday on this special day!! :)
This is what my day looked like:
I got up in the morning and went downstairs to breakfast. My whole team sang Happy Birthday to me first thing in the morning before I could even sit down. They are great. We took the bus to the construction site and right when I got off the bus I was bombarded with more Happy Birthdays from the nationals that were already there at the site. The Kimbros also all wished me Happy Birthday and gave me a hug as usual. They are the best.
For construction I got to play in the mud all day with my girls from my team to mix together the materials to make bricks. So I had to change into shorts so I didn't ruin my pants, and while I was doing that, my friends Jess and Annie went and got a little donut-cake thing for me and put a candle in it and when I got out of my room at Albergue they sang me Happy Birthday and I blew out the candle :) We had lots and lots of fun doing bricks. And when Annie opened her little snack corner she gave me a piece of her delicious Tres Leches cake. It's probably my favorite cake here.
Joca, one of my friends here in Peru, told me that my gift is coming tomorrow. He's sweet and I'm excited to see what it is! On the bus to lunch all the Peruvians sang me Feliz Cumpleanos and then a couple other Peruvian Bday songs. THEN when we got to lunch ALL of the teams for this week were there (over 50 people in total) and Marion made everyone stop eating so that they could sing me Happy Birthday AGAIN. hah. After lunch my co-interns for this team, Jereme and Vicky gave me flowers! They were really beautiful.
The second half of our day consisted of going to the fruit market down town and then spending our day giving the fruit away at the dump. I think that this time really impacted my team. I had been praying that God would give me a new experience this time in the dump than he had ever given me before and that He did. I was able to just stand there in the midst of the dump, in the middle of all of this burning trash, dirty people and animals and just pray for the people. In Psalm 113, I love verses 7-8 which say, "He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap, to make them sit with princes, with the princes of His people." What a beautiful picture that is. To think of the God of Heaven and earth reaching down and scooping one of His dearly loved children out of the dust and ash heap of the dump and places them with princes! WHO IS LIKE OUR GOD?!
All of us took quick showers and ran real quick to America Sur. (where we have dinner every night when we have teams here.) At dinner I got to sit by Cindy and tell her all about my day. Then for dessert we all got ice cream! And before we left Kaleb gave me a gift! He said he had been working on it for a while and then he gave it to me...It was 2 journals. Both of them were hand-made from scratch. And they were awesome. This was probably one of the highlights of my day.
We got back home to Helping Hands after dinner and Jereme, Vicky and I prepared for debrief with our team. I was a little "late" to debrief, but really everyone was just early, and my team brought out a cake for me with candles and sang Happy Birthday to conclude one of the best days ever. They went out after dinner and picked out a cake just for me :) As they were singing Happy Birthday, Vicky came up and smashed the frosting from the top all over my face. It's a tradition here in Peru! To conclude the night we had worship in our living room with some of our Peruvian friends, so we sang in Spanish. It was beautiful.
Bethy was sick on my Bday so I visited her, and when I went to my room to write all of this down I found the most encouraging letter from her on my bed. She is the best. I love being in Peru together.
Also, Mom and Dad sent a little gift down with Bethany to give me on my Bday and it was the Newsies soundtrack. Hah. I've already listened to it and I love it a lot. It was a fun little surprise.
Lastly, Joca gave me my gift the day after my Bday and it was a "wolf in sheeps clothing" stuffed animal. It's great. He got it for me cause he laughed when he saw it and knew that it would make me laugh too. I love extended Birthdays!!
God is good and He blessed me more than I could ask for on my 18th Birthday. Thank you everyone who wished me Happy Birthday on this special day!! :)
June 20th
Today was the first day that I talked on the phone with Mom and Dad since I've been here. It was wonderful to catch up on life back home and update them on mine. I got to wish Dad a Happy Father's Day and they got to wish me a Happy Birthday...perfect timing.
Tonight at debrief we had everyone share about the reason why they think that God has brought them to Peru, why did they come down here, what were their intentions? As we went around the circle, it was beautiful to watch as God began to break hearts and tears began to roll down faces. This was also the first time that I had cried in a month. It was a beautiful time of connecting to my team and so refreshing. At this point in the week we have had our ups and downs...or maybe I should say our downs and ups since that's the order that things have happened. The first day of construction we had a little bit of difficulty because the first two days that our team was down here were chill days and we just rode the bus into Trujillo and then on Sunday went to church and then to Huanchaco to go to the beach. So the first construction day was a little rough. But even in day number 2 of construction we saw such a great improvement in attitude and encouragement from the team towards eachother. It was great and the 3 of us interns couldn't have asked for a better team! I'm excited to see what God has instore for this team.
Tonight at debrief we had everyone share about the reason why they think that God has brought them to Peru, why did they come down here, what were their intentions? As we went around the circle, it was beautiful to watch as God began to break hearts and tears began to roll down faces. This was also the first time that I had cried in a month. It was a beautiful time of connecting to my team and so refreshing. At this point in the week we have had our ups and downs...or maybe I should say our downs and ups since that's the order that things have happened. The first day of construction we had a little bit of difficulty because the first two days that our team was down here were chill days and we just rode the bus into Trujillo and then on Sunday went to church and then to Huanchaco to go to the beach. So the first construction day was a little rough. But even in day number 2 of construction we saw such a great improvement in attitude and encouragement from the team towards eachother. It was great and the 3 of us interns couldn't have asked for a better team! I'm excited to see what God has instore for this team.
June 15th: LIMA
This was the last day that our KY team (which was actually from my cousin's church back home) was here in Peru. What a blessing their team was to us. All of them were such hard workers and a great encouragement to all of us interns. Plus, they brought us nutella and peanut butter! How much better could it get?
Here are some more thoughts from my journal:
We said goodbye to our first short term team in the Lima airport tonight. We went on a small bus from the airport to Flor's house. (Flor is the lady that we stay with over night each time we have to go to Lima to drop off or pick up a team. The bus right to and from Lima is around 10 hours. It's about a 20 hour round trip.) Our friends, Jose and Juan Diego made sure that we got there safe, and they still make fun of me for having 4 years of Spanish and knowing the little that I know. :) But they have been a huge help in learning Spanish while I've been here.
We spent 3 days in Lima at Flor's house. We dropped off our 1st group and had to stay and wait 3 days to pick up our next group who was coming from Harrisberg, PA.
I found a side note that says: "I learned a phrase that the guys use down here as a joke, it's 'tocame que soy realidad.' - meaning 'touch me, I'm real.' Apparently it's from some famous soccer guy from Peru who said it one time to a woman who was freaking out about meeting him." :)
June 16th -
The first thing that I did this morning was open my letter from Erica which actually ended up being from Michelle! (Erica Griffith wrote me letters for specific days throughout the summer and some of them ended up being from some of my other friends!)
Every meal in Peru consists of chicken, rice and potatoes. But I have loved every meal that I've gotten so far. It's all very delicious. We ate at Flor's house for breakfast and lunch today. I am learning how layed back this culture is. Often times in the States people will just eat meals and then run to the next thing on the schedule. Here, that is not the case. Oftentimes we are found sitting at the dinner table talking for an hour or more after we are done eating. This culture is all about the importance of building relationships with people.
At 4:30 Jose picked us up and we took a bus into central Lima. This is like the Washington DC of Peru. It was so beautiful. There were lots of historic buildings and statues everywhere. I took lots of pictures, so I'll have to put those up on the computer sometime.
It gets dark at 6:30 here, so around 7 we went to El Parque de Aguas. The Fountain Park. It was one of the most beautiful things I've seen. There were some incredible fountains; in the middle of the park, there's a fountain that does all of this crazy stuff. It sprays water, but then is like a water and light show mixed together. There is also a much more intense version of the fountain in downtown Cuyahoga Falls, where it's like a game to get to the middle without getting wet, and then make it out dry again too. I was the only one who failed at this game. The fountain was huge and Juan Diego saw the water coming, but thought it would be funny to see me get wet. So i was drenched and had to also go to dinner that way. Wonderful.
Every day I have my hora de espanol. Hour of Spanish. My friend Vicky is from Venezuela and she is fluent in Spanish and English, so it's been wonderful to practice spanish with her each day. In Lima it was especially fun because our friends liked for me to try all that I knew in Spanish and then help me better say things and understand.
On Friday we had our intern meeting and organized our thoughts and prayed for our incoming team from PA. Later we went and bought a "Tres Leches" cake for our friend Jose and surprised him at work for his birthday. That was really special. Then at 7:30 we went to the airport to pick up our first real team that we would lead on our own. Once we finally found them we had pizza in the airport and I had fun hanging out with my team. I got to know Justin, Jess and Kaylen the first day, and had a good conversation with Brandon. That first night we slept in a hotel in Lima (which was actually really nice) and in the morning we got home for our 10 hour ride back home.
I can't tell you how much I missed my Peruvian family back home at Albergue. It was so wonderful to get home and see everyone's familiar faces.
Here are some more thoughts from my journal:
We said goodbye to our first short term team in the Lima airport tonight. We went on a small bus from the airport to Flor's house. (Flor is the lady that we stay with over night each time we have to go to Lima to drop off or pick up a team. The bus right to and from Lima is around 10 hours. It's about a 20 hour round trip.) Our friends, Jose and Juan Diego made sure that we got there safe, and they still make fun of me for having 4 years of Spanish and knowing the little that I know. :) But they have been a huge help in learning Spanish while I've been here.
We spent 3 days in Lima at Flor's house. We dropped off our 1st group and had to stay and wait 3 days to pick up our next group who was coming from Harrisberg, PA.
I found a side note that says: "I learned a phrase that the guys use down here as a joke, it's 'tocame que soy realidad.' - meaning 'touch me, I'm real.' Apparently it's from some famous soccer guy from Peru who said it one time to a woman who was freaking out about meeting him." :)
June 16th -
The first thing that I did this morning was open my letter from Erica which actually ended up being from Michelle! (Erica Griffith wrote me letters for specific days throughout the summer and some of them ended up being from some of my other friends!)
Every meal in Peru consists of chicken, rice and potatoes. But I have loved every meal that I've gotten so far. It's all very delicious. We ate at Flor's house for breakfast and lunch today. I am learning how layed back this culture is. Often times in the States people will just eat meals and then run to the next thing on the schedule. Here, that is not the case. Oftentimes we are found sitting at the dinner table talking for an hour or more after we are done eating. This culture is all about the importance of building relationships with people.
At 4:30 Jose picked us up and we took a bus into central Lima. This is like the Washington DC of Peru. It was so beautiful. There were lots of historic buildings and statues everywhere. I took lots of pictures, so I'll have to put those up on the computer sometime.
It gets dark at 6:30 here, so around 7 we went to El Parque de Aguas. The Fountain Park. It was one of the most beautiful things I've seen. There were some incredible fountains; in the middle of the park, there's a fountain that does all of this crazy stuff. It sprays water, but then is like a water and light show mixed together. There is also a much more intense version of the fountain in downtown Cuyahoga Falls, where it's like a game to get to the middle without getting wet, and then make it out dry again too. I was the only one who failed at this game. The fountain was huge and Juan Diego saw the water coming, but thought it would be funny to see me get wet. So i was drenched and had to also go to dinner that way. Wonderful.
Every day I have my hora de espanol. Hour of Spanish. My friend Vicky is from Venezuela and she is fluent in Spanish and English, so it's been wonderful to practice spanish with her each day. In Lima it was especially fun because our friends liked for me to try all that I knew in Spanish and then help me better say things and understand.
On Friday we had our intern meeting and organized our thoughts and prayed for our incoming team from PA. Later we went and bought a "Tres Leches" cake for our friend Jose and surprised him at work for his birthday. That was really special. Then at 7:30 we went to the airport to pick up our first real team that we would lead on our own. Once we finally found them we had pizza in the airport and I had fun hanging out with my team. I got to know Justin, Jess and Kaylen the first day, and had a good conversation with Brandon. That first night we slept in a hotel in Lima (which was actually really nice) and in the morning we got home for our 10 hour ride back home.
I can't tell you how much I missed my Peruvian family back home at Albergue. It was so wonderful to get home and see everyone's familiar faces.
June 14th, a time of questioning
It was on this day that I began questioning why God had brought me to Peru.
I'm reading back in my journal and will share some thoughts and prayers:
"The days go by really fast here. At times I absolutely love being here in Peru and I never want to leave, and other times I question the reason why God has brought me to this place. In these times of questioning I have realized the importance of trusting the Lord. Being here in Peru isn't an accident, and I know that the Lord has told me that His plans are to prosper and not to harm me; but sometimes I get anxious not knowing what those plans are and what to expect."
"I have realized even moreso that I connect best to God through His Creation. I love being outside, and even though it's much different than I expected here with all the sand (there is literally sand everywhere I look. I live in the desert and am surrounded by sand dunes!) and weird desert plants, I love getting up in the mornings to go early and sit on the roof and feel the morning breeze on my face as I look out at the vast Andes mountains and sometimes catch a sunrise."
"Lately, I have been able to see God through the beauty of people. Not only their physical beauty (every Peruvian that I've ever met is physically beautiful!) but their inward beauty, as I have gotten to know many, many people that I never knew prior to coming to Peru. The cultural differences here are also beautiful. It is such a loving and genuine culture."
From Galatians:
I am known by God.
I am a child of Promise.
5:1 "For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery."
5:13-15 "For you were called to freedom, brothers, only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love, serve one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another."
Both of these passages are wonderful reminders both for me, and for all of you back home. Stand firm. Serve one another.
I'm reading back in my journal and will share some thoughts and prayers:
"The days go by really fast here. At times I absolutely love being here in Peru and I never want to leave, and other times I question the reason why God has brought me to this place. In these times of questioning I have realized the importance of trusting the Lord. Being here in Peru isn't an accident, and I know that the Lord has told me that His plans are to prosper and not to harm me; but sometimes I get anxious not knowing what those plans are and what to expect."
"I have realized even moreso that I connect best to God through His Creation. I love being outside, and even though it's much different than I expected here with all the sand (there is literally sand everywhere I look. I live in the desert and am surrounded by sand dunes!) and weird desert plants, I love getting up in the mornings to go early and sit on the roof and feel the morning breeze on my face as I look out at the vast Andes mountains and sometimes catch a sunrise."
"Lately, I have been able to see God through the beauty of people. Not only their physical beauty (every Peruvian that I've ever met is physically beautiful!) but their inward beauty, as I have gotten to know many, many people that I never knew prior to coming to Peru. The cultural differences here are also beautiful. It is such a loving and genuine culture."
From Galatians:
I am known by God.
I am a child of Promise.
5:1 "For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery."
5:13-15 "For you were called to freedom, brothers, only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love, serve one another. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another."
Both of these passages are wonderful reminders both for me, and for all of you back home. Stand firm. Serve one another.
It's been a while...
My last post was June 12th; two days ago (the 29th) marked living in Peru for exactly one month. I cannot believe how fast time goes. Peru feels like home.
I haven't had much time to get on the computer except to write back those of you who have written me via email, facebook etc. I'm sorry that I haven't had much time to update everyone back home. I know you guys are praying for me, so it would be nice for you to know how better to pray for me through updates.
I'm going to do several posts to better organize my thoughts and so that you won't have to read a book all at once. Hopefully it helps :)
Here are some thoughts from Mom and Dad (from My Utmost for His Highest) that got a hold of my heart on the 13th of June:
"We are uncertain of the next step, but we are certain of God."
"When we have the right relationship with God, life is FULL of spontaneous joyful uncertainty and expectancy. Jesus said, "Believe also in me" (John 14:1) not, "Believe certain things about me." Leave everything to Him and it will be gloriously and graciously uncertain how He will come in - but you can be certain that He will come. Remain faithful to Him."
I haven't had much time to get on the computer except to write back those of you who have written me via email, facebook etc. I'm sorry that I haven't had much time to update everyone back home. I know you guys are praying for me, so it would be nice for you to know how better to pray for me through updates.
I'm going to do several posts to better organize my thoughts and so that you won't have to read a book all at once. Hopefully it helps :)
Here are some thoughts from Mom and Dad (from My Utmost for His Highest) that got a hold of my heart on the 13th of June:
"We are uncertain of the next step, but we are certain of God."
"When we have the right relationship with God, life is FULL of spontaneous joyful uncertainty and expectancy. Jesus said, "Believe also in me" (John 14:1) not, "Believe certain things about me." Leave everything to Him and it will be gloriously and graciously uncertain how He will come in - but you can be certain that He will come. Remain faithful to Him."
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