Week 2

I pray this finds everyone enjoying the day that the Lord has given them! The weather in Honduras this week has been rainy and in the low 90s! This week has been full of wonderful adventures. I have successfully driven three times in the busy San Pedro Sula! Hondurans drive a little different than we do in the states. At first glance you may think there is not any order to their driving, but driving in it you find the order quickly! I have yet to see a wreck and would love to keep it that way. I bought a guitar this week and Wilmer is keeping me busy learning how to play. I should be able to start a band by next week…just kidding! There are so many things that I enjoy daily here. One of them is hearing the passion in people's voices as they share their heart with you. Their plans, dreams, hopes, and their love for Jesus! My heart is at home here in Honduras. Pastor Dennis and his wife Tammy had me over for lunch yesterday. They have a son, Denisito. It was so pleasant to have an afternoon of fellowship with Tammy! She is a wonderful woman of God, dedicated to her family, the ministry but most importantly the Lord. She prepared a delicious meal and Pastor Dennis shared his vision with me about opening a bi-lingual school in August. He has asked me to help teach the children English. I am super excited! I have planned to get my teaching degree upon returning to the states (if and when). Also as a child I wanted to be a teacher and now God has taken that dream and is making it a reality! He is SOOOO good! Next week Tammy is going to take me to check into language schools for my Spanish. I am learning from my roommate, Giselle, but I think it may be beneficial to take formal classes. Hopefully next week we will also be travelling to the Ruins of Copan to prepare for a crusade at the end of July. I am pretty fluent in Spanglish, but the natives just look at me funny when I speak it J! I have found a Starbucks replacement…the Granita! It is a frozen coffee and costs 20 lempiras ($1). So on special occasions we take turns buying them for one another. I have ventured into cooking a few meals for Giselle and she has made a few for me. Just as I look puzzled at some of her dishes she is equally unsure about mine. The oven doesn't work in our stove so I am not able to bake delicious cookies and cakes. It is probably a good thing, less sweet things less ants. Ants and I have had a bad beginning, but I am praying through enjoying their creation (as I spray them with deadly poisonJ). There are two large iguanas that reside outside of my room window on the concrete wall. They seem harmless, but look ferocious! I enjoy looking at them from a distance. I look forward to my prayer times each day and find myself holding my breath waiting in excitement to see what the Lord is going to do each day! The Word of God continues to surprise me each day with revelations from Heaven as I am dedicated to responsibly seeking out the truth. Serving Jesus is all I ever want to do and is more satisfying than anything I have ever experienced! I hope that you ask the Holy Spirit to reveal Himself to you today in a way that you have never known or experienced. I love each of you dearly and hope that you embrace the joy that is available to you from above! Love others with all that you have and seek God as you venture throughout your day!

Week 2

My first week...

Moving to a new country definitely has its exciting moments! It also takes some adjusting, as with any change. I love being right where God wants me to be. During my first week I had a few surprises and a few attacks. I used the washer and dryer for the first time last Saturday. This consisted of a big cement half opened tank with a built-in washboard. The dryer is a rope and the sun! I felt very 'missionaryish' as I continued to rinse and rinse when I found out how much soap not to use. I have another girl that lives where I live (a house that is used for an office for the church), her name is Giselle. She has lived in Honduras her whole life, but would love to travel to the U.S. She and I take turns teaching each other our languages and trying to figure out what one another are saying! I am not sure if the weather has gotten cooler (in the high 90s) since I moved here or I am just getting used to it?! Wilmer is my Honduran big brother. He has four children and a beautiful wife, Jenny. He is the worship leader at the church and directs the choirs for the crusade, which can be anywhere from 300-500 people. He has never had music lessons, but can play just about every instrument. He has just recorded his first CD, that is being professionally mastered. The attack I mentioned earlier is from the smallest living creatures I have met here. ANTS!!!!! I do not understand how something so small can get under my skin so deep. I am excited about the upcoming events that I will be able to help with. There are teams coming from the states in July, August, October and November. This means alot of preparation I have been told. Starting next week I will be traveling each week to the Ruins of Copan to help organize the crusade that will be held there at the end of July. Giselle and I will stay at different pastor's houses while we are there. How exciting to visit other people's homes and to see how different we all live! I am so thankful that God chose me for this time in Honduras. It is so wonderfully orchestrated from above. I am in awe of living my dream, truly ANYTHING is possible with God! Please continue to keep me in your prayers, I miss my family very much and am thankful for each of you to be in my life! One more thing...please pray that the ministry will get a new stove with a working oven....Thanks!