week 5.......check!

hi everyone! its hard to believe I only have 2 more weeks left! Thank you all so much for your prayers, I've felt them alot this past week.

Yesterday, we both welcomed and said goodbye to volunteers. One of the guys that had really taught me alot, left so it was definitely sad for me. However we also welcomed another girl who I am excited to get to know better. Right now she has altitude sickness so if you would all keeep her in your prayers.

We have had a lot of visitors over the past few days which has been alot of fun, the majority are all around my age :) We've been playing alot of ping pong and learning more and more spanish. I met a really sweet girl who is also going into Physical Therapy, so we were able to have a good talk. The church that we have been going to has really welcomed us, the college aged kids are all really great and have made a big effort in trying to bring us in.

Gods has really been breaking me down, in areas that I didn't realize I had been building up. Needless to say, these past couple days have been a struggle for me. I had a really good time of prayer and worship through which God has again brought me to the point of surrender. He is also slowly, very gradually, helping me realize the point to these last 2 weeks. I dont know if you recall, but in one of my previous blogs God left me with an unanswered question during that last breakdown. The question was why 7 weeks. God is beginning to show me why, so I am both excited but a little nervous going into it. I'm sorry this is so vague, I will explain more when I get home. Basically, I'm recieving new responsibilities, He has put me into a leadership role in the house. I have found out that one of the girls from the church, who speaks fairly good english will be helping me with my job, so I'm really excited for the opportunity to get to know her better as well.

We have met a couple of the interns at the hospital who are trying to learn english, and want to help us learn spanish. They are alot of fun, very laid back. I'm hoping that we will be able to come up to the subject of the Lord as soon as I learn how to speak better. I also have been gettting more of a chance to talk to the doctors, as much as my limited spanish will allow, so thats been really neat as well. I have also been challenged to continue with praying for the patients even though my prayer partners have all left me.

We are planning on going to the orphanages alot more often which I am really excited about. The kids always have a way of bringing out the Love of the Lord in ways that I never expect.

Prayer requests:
-For my new responsibilities. "Gods Will never takes us to where the Grace of God cannot direct/protect us". Please pray for Peace for me, I am a fairly dramatic person and need to remain calm as I take on these new roles that God is leading me too. Faith, that God will take care of me even though its out of my comfort zone, and that God would allow me to learn the lesson He desires for me to learn through this (I would hate to have to go through this and learn nothing).
-Spanish! I now need it more than ever. And even though I know I have learned alot since I got here, knowing more would make these last 2 weeks that much easier.
-Discernment. With this new role, I'm going to have to make alot more desicions. Please pray that me and the other volunteers will be listening to Gods guidence and that there will be a peace in the house over these next few weeks.
thank you all for supporting me in this way, I truly appreciate it more than you all probably realize!

Gods love!