Follow through

Today my family took me to my university so that I would learn the route. We went inside and check it out. It was fantastically awkward. I felt like I was being taken to kindergarten again. It was precious. I am so glad they were there… I felt overwhelmed and small. Walking with someone you know or sitting next to a friend on the bus has come to mean so much.

metro cable

We also took the metro and the metro cable… it’s like a train and a ski lift.  From above I would see the whole city… amazing. I would see green things- GRASS!! What a beautiful sight! Donkeys! Pasture! GRASS! Incredible. But sadly I saw a lot of poverty too… houses made of plastic. In the streets there are many homeless people too. And I don’t really know how to respond to that. 

boltero.

Something sweet I felt the Lord tell me about this… I can’t change the world…not here, not in Spanish… I wont be doing big things here… but with the little that I am capable to do, the LORD will use… He’ll use it like a tiny seed dropped in water- it causes ripples.

 All these things began to overwhelm me… I was pretty emotional inwardly today. As my sweet friend knows, I’m not always good at showing my emotions. Real tears did not come and words could not express, but I was crying. With swollen and moist eyes on the outside, weeping on the inside, but there were no tears. 

It rained today too... The sound of rain makes me miss home... but it reminds me that a piece of home is still here. The God who gives rain to my city gives rain to this city. Incredible. 

Later at night, my brother called me through SKYPE. How blessed am I that I have a wonderful contemporary like him! I could laugh and respond quickly. I understood all of his jokes (which is rare these days because so many jokes go over my head here). It was so great to simply chat with him. 

I'm so proud of him. 

Praises 

• I feel way better about the city. I feel small, but I am navigating much better, praise the Lord!  
•  I'm doing better with the language.

This is my list of things to learn... para que comunicarme mejo

Requests

• I was asked to preach/ give a devotional to the youths in the church. Pray... that the Lord would open my mouth to speak His words. I want to eat and regurgitate His words. I'm honored to have this opportunity. 
• Perseverance to follow through
• Praise God for His infinite goodness!

 Hasta luego :  ) 


Rach