Ok. I have just fixed my online pictures. I added new ones and organized the old ones. From now on the newest added pics will be the first album you see. So you should go check them out! Just click on My Pics link to the right!
We had a "costume party" last night. It really wasn't a party...it was more like "Ok! Everyone dress up! Ok! Cool. Tell us who you are! Ok. Thats all, thanks for coming!" It was really lame. I am glad I didn't spend too much time or effort on my costume....ha ha. I spent no time on it. They told us to dress up as a favorite actor in a favorite movie or something movie related....I went as a movie extra. They are in every movie and no one ever hardly notices them! But anyway...check out the pics, see the gang of crazies I get to live 24/7 with.
Oh, there's also a couple of pictures from last week in there too. We had a water baptism in our pool. Pretty cool.
:)
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
A light bulb moment
This morning as I was sitting in class, thinking how this guy seems to talk in circles. At least, he repeats himself alot (Or maybe its just that I hear it twice as much with a translator :-P.) And then I was thinking about how everything we have been taught in this DTS so far is stuff I know, or am familiar with. And up to this moment its been kinda frustrating. However, this morning as I was fighting to stay focused I was thinking how I really want to watch one of my alll time favorite movies Anne Of Green Gables. Then I thought, listening to these things I know already is like watching a well known movie. Or watching a favorite movie. In a movie you have seen a lot, there are parts you enjoy much, and parts you can skip. How often do watch the same movie countless times? Why should I become impatient with teachings I have heard before? They are good. They are truth. And like a good movie there are parts that are better than others.
So, I dont know if you followed that train of thought, but it really helped me see things in a different, better light :)
So, I dont know if you followed that train of thought, but it really helped me see things in a different, better light :)
Thursday, October 25, 2007
A morning out....
This week in class we have been learning about Intercession and Spiritual Warfare. Its been pretty interesting. As a part of the class, our teacher wanted us to go out to the local mall to witness to people. So after about an hour or so of class, we all piled into the Express and headed to the mall.
It was cool that we went to the mall that we did, because its and area we know well by now. We shop there alot. So its like practicle application to what we are learning...we didnt have to go very far just down the street.
Ok, so when we got to the mall, my group, we were all like....ok...what do we do...we didnt just want to walk up to someone and like freak them out. So after walking we sat down on a bench and prayed. After we prayed, I felt like we should help someone, maybe load stuff in their car or something (HEB is connected to this mall). We all decided to go outside. We started walking through the parking lot away from the mall down the street to this other Soriana shopping store. On the way there we saw this guy watering some plants and I was like ...What about him...but everyone else was like...eh he is busy, maybe on the way back. We kept going, crossed the street by way of an bridge for pedestrians. On the other side we kinda milled around and really didnt find anyone to help or talk to. We decided to head back towards the mall since it was almost time for all of us to meet up again. When we got back to the guy I originally said we should talk to, it looked like he was taking a break so we approached him and started talking to him. We found out that his wife was pretty sick and he was worried about his son in VeraCruz. Through our conversation with him we were able just share truth with him and pray for him, and Levi went and bought him a Bible. He came to a more clearer understanding of who Jesus was and accepted him into his heart! It was a really cool time! Right before we left he said that we were light....he was blind and now he could see. And that is really signifcant because before we left for the mall Clemente, our teacher for the week, was talking about how the enemy blinds people to the truth....and then to have that guy say that, who doesnt know the scripture...wow...que padre!
And that was my morning! God is sooo coool.
It was cool that we went to the mall that we did, because its and area we know well by now. We shop there alot. So its like practicle application to what we are learning...we didnt have to go very far just down the street.
Ok, so when we got to the mall, my group, we were all like....ok...what do we do...we didnt just want to walk up to someone and like freak them out. So after walking we sat down on a bench and prayed. After we prayed, I felt like we should help someone, maybe load stuff in their car or something (HEB is connected to this mall). We all decided to go outside. We started walking through the parking lot away from the mall down the street to this other Soriana shopping store. On the way there we saw this guy watering some plants and I was like ...What about him...but everyone else was like...eh he is busy, maybe on the way back. We kept going, crossed the street by way of an bridge for pedestrians. On the other side we kinda milled around and really didnt find anyone to help or talk to. We decided to head back towards the mall since it was almost time for all of us to meet up again. When we got back to the guy I originally said we should talk to, it looked like he was taking a break so we approached him and started talking to him. We found out that his wife was pretty sick and he was worried about his son in VeraCruz. Through our conversation with him we were able just share truth with him and pray for him, and Levi went and bought him a Bible. He came to a more clearer understanding of who Jesus was and accepted him into his heart! It was a really cool time! Right before we left he said that we were light....he was blind and now he could see. And that is really signifcant because before we left for the mall Clemente, our teacher for the week, was talking about how the enemy blinds people to the truth....and then to have that guy say that, who doesnt know the scripture...wow...que padre!
And that was my morning! God is sooo coool.
Monday, October 22, 2007
Tengo mucho frio
SooooToday its waaayyy cold. Seiously. You know how we have class outside, it was sooo cold out there today...its hard to believe I was just out swimming in the pool yesterday! Today we were all hoody, and hot coco.
Todays classes were really good. Here is a taste of some of my notes:
-Holy Spirit is about glorifying Jesus not about us
-Change your mindset from recieving to giving-- The son of man didnt come to be served but to serve.
-You are not here to be glorified
-Not--touch me God, but God I want to touch your heart!
6Things Salvation means: healing, victory, bless, to be whole, protection, renew our mind
Salvation is a process of every follower of Christ.
-Who is Jesus to You? Matt 16:13, John 15:5, Gal 2:20, Rom 12:1-2
-The Intercessor:
1. Knows the charater of God-John 17:3
Atributes and Characteristics of God:
we cant be: ominpresent, ominscient, ominpotent, infinate, soveriegn, inmutable(Josh23:14,1Chron28:20)
we can be:love, truth, holy, obedient, forgiving, faithful, righteous, wise (1John4:7-8, John 8:32, Lev 11:44-5,1peter 1:15-16....and I have sooo many more...)
-we need to know who God is according to his word
2.Knows the will of God
-John 6:40
-2Peter 3:9
-John 3:16
Also learned in spanish class today how the verb Be works in past, present, and future. And how the endings of words change. For example:
Yo estaba comiendo ayer (I was eating yesterday)
Nosotros estabamos escribiendo ayer (we were writing yesterday)
And lots more. But I wont bore you with the details
Its been a good day, even though its frigid!
OHHHHH AND I got to talk to my sister in law and HAILEY on IM toooo....I miss them mucho.
That is all for now I guess..
Todays classes were really good. Here is a taste of some of my notes:
-Holy Spirit is about glorifying Jesus not about us
-Change your mindset from recieving to giving-- The son of man didnt come to be served but to serve.
-You are not here to be glorified
-Not--touch me God, but God I want to touch your heart!
6Things Salvation means: healing, victory, bless, to be whole, protection, renew our mind
Salvation is a process of every follower of Christ.
-Who is Jesus to You? Matt 16:13, John 15:5, Gal 2:20, Rom 12:1-2
-The Intercessor:
1. Knows the charater of God-John 17:3
Atributes and Characteristics of God:
we cant be: ominpresent, ominscient, ominpotent, infinate, soveriegn, inmutable(Josh23:14,1Chron28:20)
we can be:love, truth, holy, obedient, forgiving, faithful, righteous, wise (1John4:7-8, John 8:32, Lev 11:44-5,1peter 1:15-16....and I have sooo many more...)
-we need to know who God is according to his word
2.Knows the will of God
-John 6:40
-2Peter 3:9
-John 3:16
Also learned in spanish class today how the verb Be works in past, present, and future. And how the endings of words change. For example:
Yo estaba comiendo ayer (I was eating yesterday)
Nosotros estabamos escribiendo ayer (we were writing yesterday)
And lots more. But I wont bore you with the details
Its been a good day, even though its frigid!
OHHHHH AND I got to talk to my sister in law and HAILEY on IM toooo....I miss them mucho.
That is all for now I guess..
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Here I am waiting.....
I have come to the realization this weekend that I really do not like the weekends. I am constantly having to wait on someone..and can not do anything without someone else. FOR EXAMPLE I reallllly need to do laundry this weekend...like yesterday...HOWEVER I was unable to do it because everyone else here did laundry last weekend (when I was at the boarder) and therefore dont really need wash any thing, and since one of the rules is you cant go anywhere alone, I couldnt take my laundry to the laundry mat because no one wanted to go with me. Another example. I am ready to leave for church, I actually want to get there in time for Sunday School, BUT I cant leave yet because Dina is not ready yet and I cant just go to church by myself. ..... SIGH....needless to say I am really missing my independence and my car!
Ok, enough of that complaining.
My ankle is doing much better, I can walk around pretty normally, it just starts aching after a while, so I still need to take it easy.
I watched the Grinch movie with Jim Carrey in it this past week...and then tried to listen to some Christmas music...mistake....it has really started to hit me hard that I wont be home for Thanksgiving or Christmas.... :(
Last weeks classes were pretty good. All of the rest of the students really gained a lot from what the speaker had to say. It really blows my mind to see how much I have been really blessed in the places I have been and in the things I have experienced. This past week, God started doing some major house cleaning on my heart....it has not been all that comfortable, but God is still good and I am eagerly waiting to see what this next week holds.
Yesterday I really missed Mirjam a lot. I hope she made it to Cuarnavaca safely. If you read this Miri... I MISSSSSS YOUUUUUUUU!!!!
Dont forget to leave me comments and to check out my pictures, I will be uploading some more new ones sometime this week! OH, and find the video of us dancing! Its in the album Miri Pics...or something like that.
Ok, enough of that complaining.
My ankle is doing much better, I can walk around pretty normally, it just starts aching after a while, so I still need to take it easy.
I watched the Grinch movie with Jim Carrey in it this past week...and then tried to listen to some Christmas music...mistake....it has really started to hit me hard that I wont be home for Thanksgiving or Christmas.... :(
Last weeks classes were pretty good. All of the rest of the students really gained a lot from what the speaker had to say. It really blows my mind to see how much I have been really blessed in the places I have been and in the things I have experienced. This past week, God started doing some major house cleaning on my heart....it has not been all that comfortable, but God is still good and I am eagerly waiting to see what this next week holds.
Yesterday I really missed Mirjam a lot. I hope she made it to Cuarnavaca safely. If you read this Miri... I MISSSSSS YOUUUUUUUU!!!!
Dont forget to leave me comments and to check out my pictures, I will be uploading some more new ones sometime this week! OH, and find the video of us dancing! Its in the album Miri Pics...or something like that.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Que Paso?
Hey! Hey! Well we are now connected here at the Quinta! WOo hooo!
Things are going really good. This past weekend I had to go to the boarder to get my visa fixed, and they had to get a vehicle permit renewed. It was a good trip, we didn't encounter any problems...which is always a good thing when going back and forth over the boarder. Sunday I went to church and afterwards we (the DTS students that go to that church) were invited over to one of the youth's house for lunch with the rest of the youth group. It was a really nice time..and the food was delicious!
This week in "class" we are talking about the Holy Spirit. And its not so much any thing all that new for me. But, its really exciting to see my friends down here really grasping new concepts and running with them. Something interesting that I did learn, that was something I never really thought about before was that, when Jesus met Mary in the garden just after he was resurrected he told her not to touch him because he hadn't been to the father yet. Later in the next passage he tells the disciples to touch his scares to prove he was who he was...so sometime between when he talked to Mary to the time he appeared to the disciples he had been to the father. I always thought he didn't go until they saw him ascend in the beginning of Acts 2. So, I know its nothing life changing fact, but still its nice to have clarity on the issue :)
On a couple of sad notes....I twisted my ankle yesterday :(. I was warming up before our "dance" class and rolled it when I was running. Then I danced on it....lol...I didn't think it was that bad, but it's been hurting A TON. So I'm trying to keep it up. And the other sad thing is...Today Mirjam left :(. I really am sad to have her leave. She's been such a great friend. Quite unexpected how she came and how much she fit in here with all of us. She's one of the family!
Right now I'm doing this, uploading pictures, AND watching The Grinch, with my ankle up! woo. Good times. More people should get online so I could talk to them!
Make sure you check the pictures on my pictures link. I'm not sure how, but ALL of Chloe's pics got uploaded there, in their own album called "Life at the Quinta". Now I'm uploading all of Mirjam's pics and it's called "Miri week 2" I think. I'll be going through them and putting captions and deleting some that are just extra, but it might take a while. There are a lot of pictures.
I hope everyone who reads this is doing well. Hollar at me sometime! I'd like to know who all reads this!
Adios Chicos!
Things are going really good. This past weekend I had to go to the boarder to get my visa fixed, and they had to get a vehicle permit renewed. It was a good trip, we didn't encounter any problems...which is always a good thing when going back and forth over the boarder. Sunday I went to church and afterwards we (the DTS students that go to that church) were invited over to one of the youth's house for lunch with the rest of the youth group. It was a really nice time..and the food was delicious!
This week in "class" we are talking about the Holy Spirit. And its not so much any thing all that new for me. But, its really exciting to see my friends down here really grasping new concepts and running with them. Something interesting that I did learn, that was something I never really thought about before was that, when Jesus met Mary in the garden just after he was resurrected he told her not to touch him because he hadn't been to the father yet. Later in the next passage he tells the disciples to touch his scares to prove he was who he was...so sometime between when he talked to Mary to the time he appeared to the disciples he had been to the father. I always thought he didn't go until they saw him ascend in the beginning of Acts 2. So, I know its nothing life changing fact, but still its nice to have clarity on the issue :)
On a couple of sad notes....I twisted my ankle yesterday :(. I was warming up before our "dance" class and rolled it when I was running. Then I danced on it....lol...I didn't think it was that bad, but it's been hurting A TON. So I'm trying to keep it up. And the other sad thing is...Today Mirjam left :(. I really am sad to have her leave. She's been such a great friend. Quite unexpected how she came and how much she fit in here with all of us. She's one of the family!
Right now I'm doing this, uploading pictures, AND watching The Grinch, with my ankle up! woo. Good times. More people should get online so I could talk to them!
Make sure you check the pictures on my pictures link. I'm not sure how, but ALL of Chloe's pics got uploaded there, in their own album called "Life at the Quinta". Now I'm uploading all of Mirjam's pics and it's called "Miri week 2" I think. I'll be going through them and putting captions and deleting some that are just extra, but it might take a while. There are a lot of pictures.
I hope everyone who reads this is doing well. Hollar at me sometime! I'd like to know who all reads this!
Adios Chicos!
Monday, October 8, 2007
hey hey
Hola Chicos!
I hope you all are doing grand! Its way past time to catch you up on whats been going on! We are still out at the Quinta, and now they are not sure when, or if we will get to go back to the base. Its not so bad, as you can see from the pictures, the Quinta is a pretty relaxing place...its just so far away from everything and disconnected! Oh well, Im surviving.
The last two weeks were good, but hard cuz I didnt get to talk to my family at all....but now we have worked something out and I was able to talk to my mom yesterday yay!
Last weeks classes were on the Heart of a Worshiper. David Terran came and shared. IT was a most excellent week spent mostly praising God and seeking him in the powerful tool of worship.
Saturday was fun. We went the base, and I did laundry..wwoooo! We also went downtown to shop for a bit cuz Mirjam hadnt been there yet. At the last minute I decided to head back to the Quinta with Mirjam and Chuy so that I could go to youth group with them. The youth ended up going back down town to walk the river walk...it was a really long walk, but so much fun. I cant post pictures right now, cuz Im at the HEB but I will post them as soon as I can. But it was sooo good to be doing something with a youth group again, I really miss that. I think I might try to see if I can help out in anyway with these guys while Im here. Sunday we were invited to the pastors house and they gave us lunch. It was very nice...we watched Armagedon toooo....
Spanish class is going pretty good...we got vocabulary words for the week and I am workin on memorizing some scriptures in spanish...wooo.
ok, well I need to get going. Thats all for now.
I hope you all are doing grand! Its way past time to catch you up on whats been going on! We are still out at the Quinta, and now they are not sure when, or if we will get to go back to the base. Its not so bad, as you can see from the pictures, the Quinta is a pretty relaxing place...its just so far away from everything and disconnected! Oh well, Im surviving.
The last two weeks were good, but hard cuz I didnt get to talk to my family at all....but now we have worked something out and I was able to talk to my mom yesterday yay!
Last weeks classes were on the Heart of a Worshiper. David Terran came and shared. IT was a most excellent week spent mostly praising God and seeking him in the powerful tool of worship.
Saturday was fun. We went the base, and I did laundry..wwoooo! We also went downtown to shop for a bit cuz Mirjam hadnt been there yet. At the last minute I decided to head back to the Quinta with Mirjam and Chuy so that I could go to youth group with them. The youth ended up going back down town to walk the river walk...it was a really long walk, but so much fun. I cant post pictures right now, cuz Im at the HEB but I will post them as soon as I can. But it was sooo good to be doing something with a youth group again, I really miss that. I think I might try to see if I can help out in anyway with these guys while Im here. Sunday we were invited to the pastors house and they gave us lunch. It was very nice...we watched Armagedon toooo....
Spanish class is going pretty good...we got vocabulary words for the week and I am workin on memorizing some scriptures in spanish...wooo.
ok, well I need to get going. Thats all for now.
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