Here it goes.....
Im leaving Tuesday, May 19th at 6am (nice and early!) I should arrive in El Salvador by 1:11pm EST. Im very excited, but obviously a little bit nervous. Please be praying for me and the people of El Salvador that I come in contact with! Hopefully I'll be able to stop at an internet cafe and update you about whats going on!
Peace!
Kristen
Monday, May 18, 2009
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Faithfulness
Praise the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. Psalm 105:1
It is hard to believe that in 9 short days I will be boarding a plane and heading off to Nejapa, El Salvador! I've been talking to anybody and everybody who has been to El Salvador (and probably stalking their pictures as well,) and I must admit that with every picture I see and every conversation I have I get more excited, because I can't believe this actually happening!
I say that because I truly believe that you can't understand where you are today with out looking to the past...So here it goes. A month and a half (march 27th) Amber and Sarah opened up their home to the lifegroup leaders for a little fiesta. While I was there, Dean found out that I wasnt going to El Salvador and decided to remind me, in that special Dean way, that I need to go to El Salvador and stop making excuses. I left somewhat excited that the door for me to go to El Salvador had been re-opened. However, I was a month and a half out with no passport, no money, no support letters, no idea about anything....Over the next month and a half I continuously worried about the trip--I doubted God everystep of the way. There were nights after lifegroup that I would fall apart and my lifegroup would graciously remind me to trust, but it was always easier said than done and I continued to worry...Yet, God is God and some how a trip that should have taken a lot longer to plan came together perfectly.
Although I fail pretty miserably, I'm slowly learning to trust God, give up control (that I dont really have in the first place), and realize just how faithful he is. Slowly Im learning to stand with arms wide and arms abandoned in awe of the one who gave it all....
It is hard to believe that in 9 short days I will be boarding a plane and heading off to Nejapa, El Salvador! I've been talking to anybody and everybody who has been to El Salvador (and probably stalking their pictures as well,) and I must admit that with every picture I see and every conversation I have I get more excited, because I can't believe this actually happening!
I say that because I truly believe that you can't understand where you are today with out looking to the past...So here it goes. A month and a half (march 27th) Amber and Sarah opened up their home to the lifegroup leaders for a little fiesta. While I was there, Dean found out that I wasnt going to El Salvador and decided to remind me, in that special Dean way, that I need to go to El Salvador and stop making excuses. I left somewhat excited that the door for me to go to El Salvador had been re-opened. However, I was a month and a half out with no passport, no money, no support letters, no idea about anything....Over the next month and a half I continuously worried about the trip--I doubted God everystep of the way. There were nights after lifegroup that I would fall apart and my lifegroup would graciously remind me to trust, but it was always easier said than done and I continued to worry...Yet, God is God and some how a trip that should have taken a lot longer to plan came together perfectly.
Although I fail pretty miserably, I'm slowly learning to trust God, give up control (that I dont really have in the first place), and realize just how faithful he is. Slowly Im learning to stand with arms wide and arms abandoned in awe of the one who gave it all....
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Its May!
In the next 18 days:
*I have 4 finals
*I will finish my sophomore year--3 more semesters to go!
*Pack up my life into boxes and move back home...I'm going to miss Exchange 346C (maybe not the fire alarms). Although, I am pretty excited about the house : )
*Work about 60 hours between EJ and SHC
*Spend a few days with a friend that I haven't seen in 5 years!!!
*Run a 10K (6.25 miles)
*Hopefully get my first passport before May 19th...They told me I could expect it in about 2 weeks, so I will be cutting it close!
*Pending on the previous statement, leave the country for the first time in my life : )
*I have 4 finals
*I will finish my sophomore year--3 more semesters to go!
*Pack up my life into boxes and move back home...I'm going to miss Exchange 346C (maybe not the fire alarms). Although, I am pretty excited about the house : )
*Work about 60 hours between EJ and SHC
*Spend a few days with a friend that I haven't seen in 5 years!!!
*Run a 10K (6.25 miles)
*Hopefully get my first passport before May 19th...They told me I could expect it in about 2 weeks, so I will be cutting it close!
*Pending on the previous statement, leave the country for the first time in my life : )
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