So much has happened and yet I feel as though I have nothing to say.
This month has been a great month, challenging spiritually but God has been faithful in His promises and has really got me trusting His every Word.
I am leaving Peru at the end of July.
I am most likely pursuing my Masters in Business.
If I have learned one thing being here, it is that I need to know how to run a business if I am ever going to have my own orphanage. I need to be knowledgeable in what I am doing.
I am the last person that ever thought I would return to school but it is a wise decision.
I also have to begin paying my loans. They told me December but they lied.
So I am returning to work and do school and look for a job that will give me some sort of experience in the field I am looking to be in.
As you may have also noticed on facebook, I have boyfriend.
We met here last year and only a few months ago did I share the same feelings he had for me. I really feel like God has orchestrated it and with the blessings of Fred and Peggy, we are pursuing a relationship. There are difficulties because of the cultural differences but what I love most is the friendship we have built. It helps us to be honest with each other about things and I am trusting the relationship in God's hands.
I am saddened to leave the kids but I know I will return to Peru. My time is not done here, this season is just coming to an end and I am going to get experience elsewhere for a while.
I am excited to return to my family and my friends. I hope I take what I have learned here and live a different life when I return home.
I never want to be the same as I once was, only to move forward in this journey of life and to live a life for Christ.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Wait
I find myself immersed in the lines scribbled onto a paper, printed into a novel, spoken by the brokenhearted. I feel myself being silenced, as though I am like Ariel who gives her voice to Ursula to find love with Prince Eric. I walk the streets and live my life feeling as though I am in a haze, drained and tired, super sensitive and missing my loved ones and the fact that I cannot call them anytime I want or see them more than I want, ha ha.
My life is written into poetry and lived out by many; it is remembered by few and forgotten by many.
My hearts cry is lying within the lines of songs rapped out for anyone to hear but no one sees. The cry is faint but the longing is real and true and rings clearer than a blue sky without clouds.
Life is a mystery and confusing and difficult and complicated.
But the constant is Jesus. God, my Father, is forever faithful and forever here. He is my strength in weakness and my portion. He fills me up when I feel like I cannot do it anymore. He is my forever Provider, Sustainer, Savior, Redeemer, Best Friend, and He sees me when no one else can and He sees me how no one else can see me. He is my Knight in Shining Armor. He is the One and only and I must choose to live that truth out on a daily basis.
It is so hard to live life as a missionary.
The expectations and standards are so high and challenging.
But all you can do is live and learn, all for Christ and so others may live!
My life is written into poetry and lived out by many; it is remembered by few and forgotten by many.
My hearts cry is lying within the lines of songs rapped out for anyone to hear but no one sees. The cry is faint but the longing is real and true and rings clearer than a blue sky without clouds.
Life is a mystery and confusing and difficult and complicated.
But the constant is Jesus. God, my Father, is forever faithful and forever here. He is my strength in weakness and my portion. He fills me up when I feel like I cannot do it anymore. He is my forever Provider, Sustainer, Savior, Redeemer, Best Friend, and He sees me when no one else can and He sees me how no one else can see me. He is my Knight in Shining Armor. He is the One and only and I must choose to live that truth out on a daily basis.
It is so hard to live life as a missionary.
The expectations and standards are so high and challenging.
But all you can do is live and learn, all for Christ and so others may live!
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
mayo
Although a million things seemed to happen in May, I only blogged 3 times.
Eventually I will feel the need to write my life into the space of this blog
For now, I will leave you with some random Peruvian things.
1. Everyone walks really slow.
2. Everyone drives really fast.
3. The beach is in walking distance.
4. Chicken and rice are the staple foods.
5. Lucuma and Princesa ice cream are amazing!
6. Papas Fritas (french fries) in Peru are the best!
7. There are like 2 stop lights in Pacasmayo.
8. I get honked, whistled, and howled at over 5 times a day if I go outside.
9. There are a lot of gangs here.
10. The only things to really do in the evenings is hang out on the beach.
11. Be careful for muggers.
12. Drinking cokes and water warm is normal.
13. Hanging your clothes to dry is where it's at.
14. Rats and mice are very common.
15. Always check your shoes for scorpions.
16. Futbol games everyday.
17. The process for Everything is more difficult.
18. Cold showers everyday.
19. Finding substitute ingredients is key.
20. Dogs are everywhere.
Eventually I will feel the need to write my life into the space of this blog
For now, I will leave you with some random Peruvian things.
1. Everyone walks really slow.
2. Everyone drives really fast.
3. The beach is in walking distance.
4. Chicken and rice are the staple foods.
5. Lucuma and Princesa ice cream are amazing!
6. Papas Fritas (french fries) in Peru are the best!
7. There are like 2 stop lights in Pacasmayo.
8. I get honked, whistled, and howled at over 5 times a day if I go outside.
9. There are a lot of gangs here.
10. The only things to really do in the evenings is hang out on the beach.
11. Be careful for muggers.
12. Drinking cokes and water warm is normal.
13. Hanging your clothes to dry is where it's at.
14. Rats and mice are very common.
15. Always check your shoes for scorpions.
16. Futbol games everyday.
17. The process for Everything is more difficult.
18. Cold showers everyday.
19. Finding substitute ingredients is key.
20. Dogs are everywhere.
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