I cannot believe what is happening in Haiti!
What devastating blow this morning.
After they have lost over 72,000 people and so many injured and homeless, they have the worst aftershock ever.
I think it is great that so many are helping, I only wish I could help more.
I will have to be praying for them because this is so sad.
I cannot even imagine this happening to the US, to people I know and love.
How scary and difficult it must be for the survivors!
I pray that God protects the people and that He provides for them and that they see Him in the midst of the turmoil.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
3 days 23 hours 17 minutes and 40 seconds
I am excited for the weather.
But I will miss seeing my nieces and nephew everyday.
I am excited for the embraces of the kids at the orphanage.
But I will miss talking to my family everyday.
I am excited for furthering the friendships I have made with the children.
But I will miss my best friends.
I am excited for the adventure that God is taking me on.
And although I will miss so many people and things, giving a year to Go Ye Ministries will be one of the best years of my life.
A friend told me she wants to graduate but she is not looking forward to having to work everyday like I am going to have to do. I told her "But when you have your dream job it's different. Working with 40 kids everyday, loving on them and making sure they are safe and taken care of makes me feel super blessed! I know it will be stressful but I wouldn't have it any other way!" I went on to say that you "Just gotta find the right one. The one that is worth any bad that is thrown your way because all the good outweighs any bad that could possibly happen!" Because life is not always stress free. That is just how it is.
But I am so thankful and blessed for the opportunity to serve in Peru.
I am honored to be a part of the ministry and to work with all of those beautiful children.
I just hope that they can see more of Christ and less of me everyday.
But I will miss seeing my nieces and nephew everyday.
I am excited for the embraces of the kids at the orphanage.
But I will miss talking to my family everyday.
I am excited for furthering the friendships I have made with the children.
But I will miss my best friends.
I am excited for the adventure that God is taking me on.
And although I will miss so many people and things, giving a year to Go Ye Ministries will be one of the best years of my life.
A friend told me she wants to graduate but she is not looking forward to having to work everyday like I am going to have to do. I told her "But when you have your dream job it's different. Working with 40 kids everyday, loving on them and making sure they are safe and taken care of makes me feel super blessed! I know it will be stressful but I wouldn't have it any other way!" I went on to say that you "Just gotta find the right one. The one that is worth any bad that is thrown your way because all the good outweighs any bad that could possibly happen!" Because life is not always stress free. That is just how it is.
But I am so thankful and blessed for the opportunity to serve in Peru.
I am honored to be a part of the ministry and to work with all of those beautiful children.
I just hope that they can see more of Christ and less of me everyday.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Happy New Year!
I took in the New Year with great friends!
We went to church from 7-10 p.m. and had worship, testimonies, and food.
And then we watched YouTube videos until around 12:45 a.m. ha ha
And then we watched Law Abiding Citizen which is a really intense movie.
It sparked a Philosophical discussion which lasted until around 7 a.m.
Then we began to watch Inglorious Basterds but they fell asleep and I tossed and turn until 11 a.m.
It was cool to hear their hearts and beliefs, the things they were raised on and the things they knew of the Bible. It challenged me in what I believe and why I believe it and that was so good. I mean we have pretty much all of the same beliefs.
Then I came home and babysat my nieces and nephew so that Emma and Dan could go on a date to Brett and Mary's house. I am sure that it was much needed and I was happy to be there to babysit for them. They went to sleep at 8 and I watched Criminal Minds for two hours which was about different serial killers which sparked an uncomfortable feeling about going to sleep when Emma and Dan still had not returned so I watched Oprah at 11 and it was about Fantastic Families that Oprah had found out about over the years and I cried. ha ha.
The first story was about a lady who was at her church service and there were 12 Liberian orphans singing to raise money for their orphanage in Liberia that were there and while they were performing she felt the nudging of the Lord that two of these teenage boys were her sons. She and her husband already had children. After the service two of the boys went up to her and her family and hugged her and called her mom. She ended up adopting them and it started a chain reaction. Several other family friends ended up adopting some of the other boys, which sparked other families in the same community to adopt some of the children that were still in Liberia. And I am pretty sure that like 40 something kids were adopted from Liberia just from this one community of believers in Charlotte, North Carolina.
I was overwhelmed with tears because the Lord has pressed orphans upon my heart for some time now and I know that someday I will probably have the same calling upon my heart to adopt. It is a beautiful story really.
2009 was so much better than 2008. I am going to believe that 2010 is going to be even better than 2009!
I learned a lot in 2009 and found so much healing. I found friends for a lifetime and a country that I have fallen in love with. I have found children to adore and a calling to go. I am excited for the journey of 2010 and I pray God that I leave it in your hands as You guide me on this adventure in Peru.
We went to church from 7-10 p.m. and had worship, testimonies, and food.
And then we watched YouTube videos until around 12:45 a.m. ha ha
And then we watched Law Abiding Citizen which is a really intense movie.
It sparked a Philosophical discussion which lasted until around 7 a.m.
Then we began to watch Inglorious Basterds but they fell asleep and I tossed and turn until 11 a.m.
It was cool to hear their hearts and beliefs, the things they were raised on and the things they knew of the Bible. It challenged me in what I believe and why I believe it and that was so good. I mean we have pretty much all of the same beliefs.
Then I came home and babysat my nieces and nephew so that Emma and Dan could go on a date to Brett and Mary's house. I am sure that it was much needed and I was happy to be there to babysit for them. They went to sleep at 8 and I watched Criminal Minds for two hours which was about different serial killers which sparked an uncomfortable feeling about going to sleep when Emma and Dan still had not returned so I watched Oprah at 11 and it was about Fantastic Families that Oprah had found out about over the years and I cried. ha ha.
The first story was about a lady who was at her church service and there were 12 Liberian orphans singing to raise money for their orphanage in Liberia that were there and while they were performing she felt the nudging of the Lord that two of these teenage boys were her sons. She and her husband already had children. After the service two of the boys went up to her and her family and hugged her and called her mom. She ended up adopting them and it started a chain reaction. Several other family friends ended up adopting some of the other boys, which sparked other families in the same community to adopt some of the children that were still in Liberia. And I am pretty sure that like 40 something kids were adopted from Liberia just from this one community of believers in Charlotte, North Carolina.
I was overwhelmed with tears because the Lord has pressed orphans upon my heart for some time now and I know that someday I will probably have the same calling upon my heart to adopt. It is a beautiful story really.
2009 was so much better than 2008. I am going to believe that 2010 is going to be even better than 2009!
I learned a lot in 2009 and found so much healing. I found friends for a lifetime and a country that I have fallen in love with. I have found children to adore and a calling to go. I am excited for the journey of 2010 and I pray God that I leave it in your hands as You guide me on this adventure in Peru.
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