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.