-favor with the new opportunity of praying at peoples bedsides. That God would be working on their hearts and we would be able to plant seeds and bear witness o all that He's done in our lives
- continued apprehension of espanol
- to be a blessing to the people I'm living with
love ya all! And I appreciate your prayers more than you'll ever know!
Dios te bendiga
(God bless you)
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Week 3.....check!
I know it's been far too long! I apologize for the delay, annndddd for how long this one may be due to all the time that has passed.
Well, we got to give out the good news bracelets to the girls at the casa de alegria, which, even though it doesn't seem like it would be a huge ordeal, was definitely used a a lesson for me from God. I felt so much joy everytime thy would accept it, and them even more when on of the girls had all the beads color representations down by heart after the second time of me repeating it. It's amazing to me how it seems as though anything, no matter how small of an earthly value it receives, when it involves God it can overwhelm me with joy.
We went to a place called Chapare (not sure on the spelling) over the weekend and it was, yet again, an eye-opener as well as a chance for me to step out of my bubble(comfort zone). We walked down the streets wit balloons to give out to the kids and invited them and their parents to the clinic/kids program. We sang songs with them and played games, and I spent soooo much time just dancing with a few of the girls. We got to go swimming with them in the "river" which was basically a pond, but it was such a great experience. There was an altar call kind of thing at the end of a skit we did and it was so touching to see how many of them stood to say the prayer. It reminded me of when Jesus talks about the heart of a child, just a very touching scene and one I'm thrilled to have gotten to witness.
Last night, all the volunteers gathered around and we shared are testimonies with eachother. It was so amazing listening to the different ways God has shown himself to each one of them. We sat around for awhile after sharing the ways God was teaching us during our time here in Bolivia, as well as times where we have known Him and will be able to forget.
Today, we got 3 new volunteers, but 4 of the ones we had left. The girls that left today I had really clicked with so it made it really hard o think about the next few weeks without them. But God is good! while I was dreading the thought of losing people who had helped make this trip so normal for me, he provided an awesome opportunity to get to know the people who are staying here with me better. The newbies all seem like really sweet and legit girls. I'm excited to get to know them better.
We started a new thing where were going to go to the hospital and start praying for the patients. It's started out a little slow, but I'm so excited with where it can go. Everyone involved is really encouraging and very passionate about it and genuinely desire to spread Gods word. It's going to be a huge step for me but I absolutely love the encouragement and the challenge that I'm getting through it.
Prayer requests:
-Im still going to struggle with losing the girls that left, pray for peace and comfort in the Will of God. He knew exactly what he was Doing when He chose these times and I need to remember that. (is. 55:8)
-direction as to what opportunities I can take here.
Well, we got to give out the good news bracelets to the girls at the casa de alegria, which, even though it doesn't seem like it would be a huge ordeal, was definitely used a a lesson for me from God. I felt so much joy everytime thy would accept it, and them even more when on of the girls had all the beads color representations down by heart after the second time of me repeating it. It's amazing to me how it seems as though anything, no matter how small of an earthly value it receives, when it involves God it can overwhelm me with joy.
We went to a place called Chapare (not sure on the spelling) over the weekend and it was, yet again, an eye-opener as well as a chance for me to step out of my bubble(comfort zone). We walked down the streets wit balloons to give out to the kids and invited them and their parents to the clinic/kids program. We sang songs with them and played games, and I spent soooo much time just dancing with a few of the girls. We got to go swimming with them in the "river" which was basically a pond, but it was such a great experience. There was an altar call kind of thing at the end of a skit we did and it was so touching to see how many of them stood to say the prayer. It reminded me of when Jesus talks about the heart of a child, just a very touching scene and one I'm thrilled to have gotten to witness.
Last night, all the volunteers gathered around and we shared are testimonies with eachother. It was so amazing listening to the different ways God has shown himself to each one of them. We sat around for awhile after sharing the ways God was teaching us during our time here in Bolivia, as well as times where we have known Him and will be able to forget.
Today, we got 3 new volunteers, but 4 of the ones we had left. The girls that left today I had really clicked with so it made it really hard o think about the next few weeks without them. But God is good! while I was dreading the thought of losing people who had helped make this trip so normal for me, he provided an awesome opportunity to get to know the people who are staying here with me better. The newbies all seem like really sweet and legit girls. I'm excited to get to know them better.
We started a new thing where were going to go to the hospital and start praying for the patients. It's started out a little slow, but I'm so excited with where it can go. Everyone involved is really encouraging and very passionate about it and genuinely desire to spread Gods word. It's going to be a huge step for me but I absolutely love the encouragement and the challenge that I'm getting through it.
Prayer requests:
-Im still going to struggle with losing the girls that left, pray for peace and comfort in the Will of God. He knew exactly what he was Doing when He chose these times and I need to remember that. (is. 55:8)
-direction as to what opportunities I can take here.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Week 2 .....check!
Hope your all doing well! its sooo hard to believe that its been 2 weeks, they've really flown by!
Yesterday I shadowed the pediatrician at the hospital, and I almost understood what she was saying! The Lords definitely been giving me opportunities to learn spanish and understand it. Which I'm incredibly grateful for because my friend here that usually translates for me is leaving next week.
well, today we went to the Casa de Alegria (house of joy). its a home, for girls, around 10-20, who are from troubled homes. They were put in there to get them away from their abusive homes. We had a chance to help them put screens on the windows as well as just love and play with them. They're such a solid, joyful group of girls. We are going back tomorrow to hang out with them some more. We are going to make the good news bracelets (the ones with the yellow, black, red, white, green beads), and do their hair and nails. It's an awesome feeling being welcomed by these girls. They are sooo open to loving you and being loved back, it's incredible. I'm really looking forward to seeing what tomorrow brings,and I'm really hoping that the message comes across of the bracelets. These girls are already raised in a christian envirment, but when hasn't God touched lives there?
God's been teaching me alot about letting Go. a lesson that is extremely frustrating because as you can imagine. . it involves taking things away from my control lol but I'm so excited that He's showing me what He's doing because it makes it alot easier to give things away.
Gods given me an opportunity to memorize scripture with some of the people here that I'm absolutely siked about! Its so encouraging because I've had more and more opportunities to get into deeper convorsations which absolutely makes my day!
Prayer requests:
-Health. Gods been good, I'm healed :) but my friend julie is still fighting a stomach pain, so if you could be praying for her that'd be awesome
-travels. People are leaving. 2 tomorrow, 1 thursday, and 4 next tuesday. Alsoooo, were going to get a chance to go to the jungle for a open health clinic this weekend. So please be praying about that.
-continuous spanish comprehension
-Peace about my new friends leaving. everyone here is leaving me, and I feel like I just started cliquing with alot of them. very disappointing lol So just peace that God has a plan throughout all this.
Love ya'll! peace out ;)
Yesterday I shadowed the pediatrician at the hospital, and I almost understood what she was saying! The Lords definitely been giving me opportunities to learn spanish and understand it. Which I'm incredibly grateful for because my friend here that usually translates for me is leaving next week.
well, today we went to the Casa de Alegria (house of joy). its a home, for girls, around 10-20, who are from troubled homes. They were put in there to get them away from their abusive homes. We had a chance to help them put screens on the windows as well as just love and play with them. They're such a solid, joyful group of girls. We are going back tomorrow to hang out with them some more. We are going to make the good news bracelets (the ones with the yellow, black, red, white, green beads), and do their hair and nails. It's an awesome feeling being welcomed by these girls. They are sooo open to loving you and being loved back, it's incredible. I'm really looking forward to seeing what tomorrow brings,and I'm really hoping that the message comes across of the bracelets. These girls are already raised in a christian envirment, but when hasn't God touched lives there?
God's been teaching me alot about letting Go. a lesson that is extremely frustrating because as you can imagine. . it involves taking things away from my control lol but I'm so excited that He's showing me what He's doing because it makes it alot easier to give things away.
Gods given me an opportunity to memorize scripture with some of the people here that I'm absolutely siked about! Its so encouraging because I've had more and more opportunities to get into deeper convorsations which absolutely makes my day!
Prayer requests:
-Health. Gods been good, I'm healed :) but my friend julie is still fighting a stomach pain, so if you could be praying for her that'd be awesome
-travels. People are leaving. 2 tomorrow, 1 thursday, and 4 next tuesday. Alsoooo, were going to get a chance to go to the jungle for a open health clinic this weekend. So please be praying about that.
-continuous spanish comprehension
-Peace about my new friends leaving. everyone here is leaving me, and I feel like I just started cliquing with alot of them. very disappointing lol So just peace that God has a plan throughout all this.
Love ya'll! peace out ;)
Sunday, July 25, 2010
update 3 (sorry lol)
answer to prayer!
me and the house dad were talking and we figured out a way for me to take a earlier flight the day i leave!! get exciteeeddd lol thanks for praying everyone! mommy and daddy will be thrilled ;)
me and the house dad were talking and we figured out a way for me to take a earlier flight the day i leave!! get exciteeeddd lol thanks for praying everyone! mommy and daddy will be thrilled ;)
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Update pt. 2
Sorry pressed the wrong button and posted without finishing. :)
anyways, on a funny note, one of the girls got proposed to today! The funny part about it is that it was from a Bolivian man (who works in the storage room at the hopsital) looking for a wife for his son! Ha, he was dead serious. He came over early this morning an sat down with the girl and talked it over with her and our house dad lol it was a riot.
Soooo prayer requests:
-health for the house
-the organization is working on finding a replacement for he house parents that I'm with now because they're moving to Canada, so pray that they will have discernment and wisdom throughout the process.
-for me as I work on my prayer life, I need to learn how to quiet my mind
-courage to step farther out of my comfort zone, especially when it comes to talking/asking deeper questions
love ya all!
anyways, on a funny note, one of the girls got proposed to today! The funny part about it is that it was from a Bolivian man (who works in the storage room at the hopsital) looking for a wife for his son! Ha, he was dead serious. He came over early this morning an sat down with the girl and talked it over with her and our house dad lol it was a riot.
Soooo prayer requests:
-health for the house
-the organization is working on finding a replacement for he house parents that I'm with now because they're moving to Canada, so pray that they will have discernment and wisdom throughout the process.
-for me as I work on my prayer life, I need to learn how to quiet my mind
-courage to step farther out of my comfort zone, especially when it comes to talking/asking deeper questions
love ya all!
Update
Hey everyone! Hope this blog finds you all Doing well. I hear it's Been pretty hot up here.
Thank you all for your prayers! My cold is getting better and one of the people in the house is getting over their stomach bug as well, one more left.
It's been a pretty crazy week so far. I went back to the PT office and learned alot about stretching, massage, and manipulation. He is a chiropractor as well so he taught us about manipulating peoples necks and backs and such, loved it!
We worked in a clinic on Thursday, people would come with their kids or even for themselves and a volunteer pediatric doctor as well as some of the med students here would give them a check up. I gt to take everyones pulse :). It really makes you grateful when you think about how much we take our health for granted. Afterwords, one of the girls had brought beads and string so we started making necklaces, bracelets, and lizards for the girls there. Alot of the local joined in too so it was alot of fun.
God showed me the other day how fast we can go from relyig on Him or everything to feeling so comfortable in a routine that we don't even think about going to Him at all. It was extremely eye-opening and I've been makig alot more effort towards including Him as well as going to Him for everything. It makes me think about what's gonna happen when I come home. As I get back in the swing of a "normal" life. I pray that God will keep reminding me that my day should Start and End with Him, and that I want to have a ongoing conversation with Him all day long.
I got to see 2 surgerys yesterday, and as coll as they were, I'm going to be totally fine with taking a little break. Lol
We went up in the mountains yesterday which was phenomenal! We walked along this little waterfall and had a gorgeous sight of Cochabamba and it's surrounding mountains. I loved thinking about Gods awesome creativity, and while up there psalms 139 kept poppin up in my head. It was such a renewing experience and also a great time to grow with the other volunteers that went.
Thank you all for your prayers! My cold is getting better and one of the people in the house is getting over their stomach bug as well, one more left.
It's been a pretty crazy week so far. I went back to the PT office and learned alot about stretching, massage, and manipulation. He is a chiropractor as well so he taught us about manipulating peoples necks and backs and such, loved it!
We worked in a clinic on Thursday, people would come with their kids or even for themselves and a volunteer pediatric doctor as well as some of the med students here would give them a check up. I gt to take everyones pulse :). It really makes you grateful when you think about how much we take our health for granted. Afterwords, one of the girls had brought beads and string so we started making necklaces, bracelets, and lizards for the girls there. Alot of the local joined in too so it was alot of fun.
God showed me the other day how fast we can go from relyig on Him or everything to feeling so comfortable in a routine that we don't even think about going to Him at all. It was extremely eye-opening and I've been makig alot more effort towards including Him as well as going to Him for everything. It makes me think about what's gonna happen when I come home. As I get back in the swing of a "normal" life. I pray that God will keep reminding me that my day should Start and End with Him, and that I want to have a ongoing conversation with Him all day long.
I got to see 2 surgerys yesterday, and as coll as they were, I'm going to be totally fine with taking a little break. Lol
We went up in the mountains yesterday which was phenomenal! We walked along this little waterfall and had a gorgeous sight of Cochabamba and it's surrounding mountains. I loved thinking about Gods awesome creativity, and while up there psalms 139 kept poppin up in my head. It was such a renewing experience and also a great time to grow with the other volunteers that went.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Week number one....check! :)
Hey ya'll!!
Thank you all for your prayers! This past week has been awesome! I have learned so much and I feel like I have been here for sooo muh longer than a week. I feel so much more at peace about being here for 7 weeks. I found out hat there will be others joininvme after all the people I'm with now leave, which is an extreme blessing :) I have gotten alot closer to the people I'm living with now, which was an answer to prayer as well :)
Some of us got a chance to shadow a PT in town, I went today for the second time and I absolutely loved it! The PT was an amazing teacher, even though he spoke in Spanish lol it's been such a blessing though because Spanish medical terminology is really similar to English so it's alot easier to understand. I can follow what he's talking about and he's very patient about what I don't understand. It's been great and it's somewhere I'll hopefully get to go to frequently.
I got to see a surgery on Monday! A guy came in after he had some kind of accident in which he completely broke both of his shins! The doctor put a bar in one leg and a plate in another.... Prolly way to much information for you all but I loved it lol I've gotten to shadow other doctors as well whih were all interesting but they were harder to understand. Last night was my first night on ER duty. We stayed at the hospital till 5:30,.... so it was a great bondig experiance with two of the girls. Sooo has of right now I'm running on 3 hours of sleep.
Thank you all for your continued prayers! I miss you all, but no worries, I'm loving my time here while it lasts :)
Things to pray for:
-health. I have a cold right now (I think because of the 20degree weather at night...). But also for my friends here, two of them are having stomach pains, and they're not sure why.
-continued understanding of Spanish
-to be a blessing (I have made friends with the house cook, Tia, looovvee her) both to the people here and the volunteers I'm living with
-the wi-fi keeps failing, makes it difficult to keep in touch
Love you all! Post again soon
Thank you all for your prayers! This past week has been awesome! I have learned so much and I feel like I have been here for sooo muh longer than a week. I feel so much more at peace about being here for 7 weeks. I found out hat there will be others joininvme after all the people I'm with now leave, which is an extreme blessing :) I have gotten alot closer to the people I'm living with now, which was an answer to prayer as well :)
Some of us got a chance to shadow a PT in town, I went today for the second time and I absolutely loved it! The PT was an amazing teacher, even though he spoke in Spanish lol it's been such a blessing though because Spanish medical terminology is really similar to English so it's alot easier to understand. I can follow what he's talking about and he's very patient about what I don't understand. It's been great and it's somewhere I'll hopefully get to go to frequently.
I got to see a surgery on Monday! A guy came in after he had some kind of accident in which he completely broke both of his shins! The doctor put a bar in one leg and a plate in another.... Prolly way to much information for you all but I loved it lol I've gotten to shadow other doctors as well whih were all interesting but they were harder to understand. Last night was my first night on ER duty. We stayed at the hospital till 5:30,.... so it was a great bondig experiance with two of the girls. Sooo has of right now I'm running on 3 hours of sleep.
Thank you all for your continued prayers! I miss you all, but no worries, I'm loving my time here while it lasts :)
Things to pray for:
-health. I have a cold right now (I think because of the 20degree weather at night...). But also for my friends here, two of them are having stomach pains, and they're not sure why.
-continued understanding of Spanish
-to be a blessing (I have made friends with the house cook, Tia, looovvee her) both to the people here and the volunteers I'm living with
-the wi-fi keeps failing, makes it difficult to keep in touch
Love you all! Post again soon
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