So I havent been keeping this thing updated like I wanted and but i dont even get online but like 5 mins a day because i have learned the new meaning of busy.
Okay, so what is going on with me. Well i am the front desk clerk at Quality Inn Plaza... and I get into so much trouble for being so scatter brained and clumsy but since i have the hospitality thing going for me and guests like me then they might just keep me for the last month :) It is a mentally challenging job bc you have to remember so much and you have to do it all quickly. Language barriers is hard to get past but people laugh at my attempts... I really need to learn spanish and when you dont even understand a lot of the english spoken is kind of sad... I have been making friends with some of my coworkers, esp the college students. The 3 i am the closest to is Sheena, Eunie, and Terryann and it is just so much fun talking to them.. My managers are cool for the most part. Some are christians and talk about it openly and some are not but they know i am the missionary so a little pressure there. They have been opening up a lot more and letting me in and i love it... I am making friends and building relationships at work... such a God thing
My team is AMAZING! As much as you heard me talk about how great Houston was and how God did amazing works in my life and how much he used me... I never was able to build strong bonds with the other missionaries. I believe a lot of it was where i was at in my life at the time but that is the one thing i wished i did better with. However this summer I have gotten so close to so many people, the opposite effect if you must......Nathan, Holly, SJ, Kara, BA, David and the rest have been amazing and I can sit down and have convos with most of them... and the directors and houseparents, Suzette and Brian, are the greatest encouragers and they have been here for everything this team has had to face and supported us in so many ways.
Okay, my ministries..... work is my big one bc i am there 35 hrs a week... the next big one is KIDS CLUB.... Nathan is my partner (probably one of my closest friends here too bc we understand each other) and our focus on the Lord for Kids Club has brought good numbers and has given us great opportunities to play with them and show them Christ's love. We had one boy who went from one kids club to ours and he asked detail questions to both teams and I got to share a lot with him one day. We say by the pool and God just used me to answer questions like "what is the criteria for heaven and hell?" and "if you kill yourself will you go to hell?" many tough questions but it was such a God experience
Another big ministry is GO church... on Sundays, i am in charge of the whole children's departtment so amanda can have a break. i love it!!!! I do miss church and it makes me think of C2 at times but the ministry is fun. I love youth ministry a little more but my managing skills come into play at this ministry. Youth group meets on wednesdays at a park bc that is the closest place to an area that if it wasnt for go church these kids wouldnt have anything bc of their personal lives with their families. They are beginning to open up and talk to me so i hope i have a little more time with them but mostly i can just pray for them. Pastor Barry is AMAZING though and he just speaks to me and God uses him tgo transform me ( i hear him on thursdays at team worship since i am with kids on sundays)
The other ministry is just face painting which i am okay at but nothing great.
OKAY PRAYER REQUESTS:
1 I need a car and I cant provide it right now so i am depending on God to show me a way. I sent most ppl the email with the story but long story short, i let a friend borrow my car and she accidentally totaled it and now it is difficult bc i was one of the drivers but i have been at peace that god will provide and show his glory. i didnt get mad or cry over the car bc i felt god the whole time. i thought the girl and money issue was the big hard issue but God keeps putting obstacles into my life... someone wise said it was to help sharpen me to be a great tool as a missionary... to go through trials to see what I can withstand... isnt that an awesome way to see God's glory!!!
2 strength, i am growing weary bc i am always busy and i never have me down time to rejuvinate
3 quiet times... i find random times when i get a minute and i do have it on a regular basis but no consistant times and they are getting shorter and shorter bc i am tired
4 group unity bc we are 1/2 done so the tension builds up and i have seen it. i am blessed not to be a part of a lot of things but i am someone they will come to to talk so it is hard a times
bc i get both sides.......... but i just want us to unified and focused.
I will try to put more prayer requests up....... sorry it is so long, i fit a month into this note.
Much love, keep praying and let me know how i can pray!
Okay, so what is going on with me. Well i am the front desk clerk at Quality Inn Plaza... and I get into so much trouble for being so scatter brained and clumsy but since i have the hospitality thing going for me and guests like me then they might just keep me for the last month :) It is a mentally challenging job bc you have to remember so much and you have to do it all quickly. Language barriers is hard to get past but people laugh at my attempts... I really need to learn spanish and when you dont even understand a lot of the english spoken is kind of sad... I have been making friends with some of my coworkers, esp the college students. The 3 i am the closest to is Sheena, Eunie, and Terryann and it is just so much fun talking to them.. My managers are cool for the most part. Some are christians and talk about it openly and some are not but they know i am the missionary so a little pressure there. They have been opening up a lot more and letting me in and i love it... I am making friends and building relationships at work... such a God thing
My team is AMAZING! As much as you heard me talk about how great Houston was and how God did amazing works in my life and how much he used me... I never was able to build strong bonds with the other missionaries. I believe a lot of it was where i was at in my life at the time but that is the one thing i wished i did better with. However this summer I have gotten so close to so many people, the opposite effect if you must......Nathan, Holly, SJ, Kara, BA, David and the rest have been amazing and I can sit down and have convos with most of them... and the directors and houseparents, Suzette and Brian, are the greatest encouragers and they have been here for everything this team has had to face and supported us in so many ways.
Okay, my ministries..... work is my big one bc i am there 35 hrs a week... the next big one is KIDS CLUB.... Nathan is my partner (probably one of my closest friends here too bc we understand each other) and our focus on the Lord for Kids Club has brought good numbers and has given us great opportunities to play with them and show them Christ's love. We had one boy who went from one kids club to ours and he asked detail questions to both teams and I got to share a lot with him one day. We say by the pool and God just used me to answer questions like "what is the criteria for heaven and hell?" and "if you kill yourself will you go to hell?" many tough questions but it was such a God experience
Another big ministry is GO church... on Sundays, i am in charge of the whole children's departtment so amanda can have a break. i love it!!!! I do miss church and it makes me think of C2 at times but the ministry is fun. I love youth ministry a little more but my managing skills come into play at this ministry. Youth group meets on wednesdays at a park bc that is the closest place to an area that if it wasnt for go church these kids wouldnt have anything bc of their personal lives with their families. They are beginning to open up and talk to me so i hope i have a little more time with them but mostly i can just pray for them. Pastor Barry is AMAZING though and he just speaks to me and God uses him tgo transform me ( i hear him on thursdays at team worship since i am with kids on sundays)
The other ministry is just face painting which i am okay at but nothing great.
OKAY PRAYER REQUESTS:
1 I need a car and I cant provide it right now so i am depending on God to show me a way. I sent most ppl the email with the story but long story short, i let a friend borrow my car and she accidentally totaled it and now it is difficult bc i was one of the drivers but i have been at peace that god will provide and show his glory. i didnt get mad or cry over the car bc i felt god the whole time. i thought the girl and money issue was the big hard issue but God keeps putting obstacles into my life... someone wise said it was to help sharpen me to be a great tool as a missionary... to go through trials to see what I can withstand... isnt that an awesome way to see God's glory!!!
2 strength, i am growing weary bc i am always busy and i never have me down time to rejuvinate
3 quiet times... i find random times when i get a minute and i do have it on a regular basis but no consistant times and they are getting shorter and shorter bc i am tired
4 group unity bc we are 1/2 done so the tension builds up and i have seen it. i am blessed not to be a part of a lot of things but i am someone they will come to to talk so it is hard a times
bc i get both sides.......... but i just want us to unified and focused.
I will try to put more prayer requests up....... sorry it is so long, i fit a month into this note.
Much love, keep praying and let me know how i can pray!
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