September 16, 2009

September 16, 2009

These past days have gone by so quick! It’s awesome reflecting on all that God is doing.

The Sunday services here are pretty special, and it’s awesome to see how different everything is run here. I really enjoy the time of worship that we have. It’s so cool hearing the songs that I already know sung in a different language. It’s a little bit of an adjustment, but by the end of the year, I’m hoping to have them memorized so that I don’t have to stare at the screen! I’m always amazed when we break into groups to pray for other countries or just pray for prayer requests. Sometimes, I sit back and think, wow, God really is incredible! He can hear each and every one of these people at the same time, with different accents and languages and circumstances...and then to know that He already knows and cares?! Sheesh! I don’t know why He would even want to listen to us..but I’m very happy He does!

Last Sunday night, we had a service for just “English-speakers.” It was so nice to worship in English together, singing, praying, and just fellowshipping without any pressure to understand what is going on. It was so powerful and enjoyable, it made me realize how important worship really is. God has really blessed this group as we work together to do our best and reach the same goal. I’m sure that this will be a great time of bonding for us.

The weather is getting warmer here which has been wonderful! The past few days have been absolutely gorgeous! We actually played volleyball the other day for like 5 hours. It was fun just having fun :) Believe it or not, the Argentines are quite the competition! They killed us! Yesterday, was the first time I started my job here. Tuesday afternoons will be devoted to gardening around the campus for me. I think I’m gonna like it, especially because I get to enjoy the outdoors while making the campus pretty. God blessed my Thursdays with a job doing tech. I was very excited about this, because it’s something I really love. This actually has a neat story behind it because the group was trying to find a girl that could do tech for them. Every Thursday, they have a woman’s meeting, but up until now, there were only guys that could run sound for it. I kinda feel bad for them, stuck in a room with all those women! It all worked out great when I found out that they wanted me to help!

Last night, there was a missionary that came to speak to us for devotions. I really like this time we get to spend. Every Tuesday, they come and tell us about their testimony and if we need to talk at all, they’re there. Sometimes the missionaries aren’t bilingual, so this gives me time to really try and understand what they’re saying, without help. I’m sure these nights will be a good measure of how I’m doing! Last night, I did pretty okay, I was satisfied with what I got out of it, though I know I missed a lot.

My schedule is filling up as the days pass by and I hope my knowledge is increasing as well! This is one of those situations where I can’t do anything without God. It’s not impossible, but I know it will be hard to reach my goal! Thank you for all your prayers! I can’t wait till I get home to tell you more!