Loves

I think listing things that you love is a good way to see all the positive things in your life that God has blessed you with. I am thankful for SO much, and I know it's early but they don't celebrate Thanksgiving here anyway :)

I love: Jesus my savior, Bolivia, little chocolate milk things, trying to speak Spanish, teaching, painting, worship, playing bass, singing, laughing hysterically, soccer games, cute clothes, nice people, the color purple, best friends, being proud of my best friends who are doing awesome things for the kingdom, sneezing, Antichulo (cow heart), hot showers, my family, my grandma specifically, babies, pictures, taking pictures, joking with my students, traveling, culture, languages, the sun, laying out on the top deck, the Mountains here, the little girls that always want hugs and stickers, CHOCOLATE, dancing, cookouts, trying to bake, my car, Jesus culture, purity, integrity, people loving God, trying new things, going to new places, change, being independent, being in God's will for my life, nicknames, intercession, The Office, the beach, Beach Street in the Summer, getting hi

ccups, shopping, shopping for other people, getting dresssed up, Capri Suns, being clean, hiking, any water sport, relaxing, sleeping, eating fun things, working hard, helping others, and again just loving God :)

WAM BAM.

I don't think anything is really new. Tomorrow is my last day of teaching first grade and then I'm floating. Last night was super fun, it was Cindy's birthday and it was crazy everyone was throwing popcorn and trying to teach me Spanish and I played Jenga with Angelitoo and just joked around and LAUGHED and laughed. They think I am the funniest thing. I was making a noise with my mouth and it sounded like"uncaca uncaca" and it meant one poop in Spanish they freaking out in laughter. But today the pastor's daughter comes into town and they are staying with us, along with John and Iraina who get back today.. so there will be a FULL house for about two weeks! I'm loving it though, it soo fits my personality.

First Graders

So I am pretty sure my calling is NOT to work with children. It is probably God showing me I need to be more patient... and that I need to learn Spanish faster!! Today I will teach only two periods and then go to town to get a cell phone and some other things I need. I have really been burdened to pray for two girls in Tehran prison for their believe in Christianity. They are being highly pressured to recant both physically and in writing. They wont! So because of this they are left to dead in prison. Please pray for them to have guidance about what to say and do while in that prison!!

I'm praying about coming back to Bolivia and traveling with a team to Argentina in January. It would be an amazing experience. I'm very healthy except for my foot that is still hurting very bad. Hopefully it won't get infected from the dirt and dust here. I encourage everyone to read and meditate on Jeremiah 1:4-12. It is so amazing.

For a new day will come.

Haha oh man, I am so excited to be here. I know I sound like I'm repeating myself but seriously God is doing SO much! I am just about bursting with excitement to tell of all the great things God is doing. So basically my everyday routine is teaching English center classes at the school with Karen Biter. We come at 745 and stay until about 2 in the afternoon. Then I go with Pastora Jennifer to homes where kids have been killed, or they are divorced, or anything where they need God's love, and bring them food and prayer. I am in a cell group and am loving it. We have prayer every Wednesday nights, youth saturday nights, Sunday church all day, then Monday nights I will practice with the worship team. A lot of the youth here are on fire for God, ad it is so encouraging. The other day I had cow tongue and that was interesting but if you didn't think about what it was it tasted OK (haha) And I fell down a flight of stairs at the Pastor's house but thank God I'm alright. I was prophesied over the other night and this man said that people would call me "Fire Woman of God" and to that I say AMENN! I love all the women here, they are such good mothers. I haven't gotten sick once here! Praise God. I love the food, ooohh the food! They make onion and tomato and avacado salad and its SO amazing. I might just make a recipe book :) I am interceding for the US churches so that they might receive the same fire we have here. Today Pastora and I are going to the boys home and bringing them chocolate cakes because one of the boys birthday was on the 9th and no one knew! But I love the boys so much.

Youth Conference

Wow, God is so faithful to bring about his promises. The youth conference kicked off with a killer prayer meeting Thursday night, and has been going strong ever since. The Holy Spirit is so thick here, people can't help but fall to their knees. There are so many awesome speakers lined up for this weekend, I'm so excited! Last night Youth pastor Danny Dillon spoke on expectations, and after the word we had about two more hours of praise and worhship like no other. People, including me, we getting slayed in the Spirit left and right. It was such a genuine and personal experience with God, probably the most fun with Him I have had in a while! Tonight is a Spanish speaking preacher so we will all have English headsets so we can understand. Even though there is a language barrier, when you come into God's presence there is no dividing factor. In our devotions we are studying all of James, and it is aligning with what the speakers are talking about, totally a God thing! In this time of preparation, I feel like God is so pleased that we are here, and doing his work, and showing His love. I can't wait for tonight's service, there is a man who was hit by a car four months ago, and he was supposed to be dead, but miraculously heis living, but still in a lot of trouble medically. Tonight we are bringing him to the session and believing that he will be healed! We won't stop praying until he is healed. Glory a Dios!

First days

Wow, how blessed are we to be able to serve in such an amazing city. All the people here are beautiful and so hospitable. Traveling here went surprisingly well, God definitely blessed us with safe easy travels. Only one of our bags was lost, but it came in today. The first day here was a lot of chill time, I slept most of the day trying to catch up on some Zzzs. Today has been pretty jam packed, we ate breakfast, then headed over to the girls home. The girls are so beautiful! They love to play and I love to do their hair. Juana was one of the girls we met last year. She was adopted in the states and then her parents came here with her and left her. She knew no Spanish at first, but she is fitting in well which is total provision from God. We are about to do devotions now, I'll try to write on this as much as possible, but the internet is super shaky. Go God!

Finally Here

Wow, I leave tomorrow morning! I am so excited and overwhelmed with packing and seeing people but I feel like God is really preparing my heart for what he wants to do in Bolivia! It's so awesome to see how God provides EVERYTHING we need, even the little things we don't necessarily need, he provides them. It is also amazing the joy and peace you get when you are living your life fully for Him. Everything in your brain tells you not to do the things He says, but when you finally decide to abandon everything you are truly blessed. Now I'm going to pack errthang and spend some fam fam time before I leave! Yaayy