Thursday, November 29, 2007
Christmas Tree Excitedness
We are getting a real tree today!! WOOO. I am soo excited. I didn't think we would have a tree here, but we do! YAY! Maybe Christmas won't be bad being so far away from home.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Squished mice and dance parties.....
I have only two random things to blog about today.
This week we have had the unique experience of seeing a mouse run along the wall in our our class every day. Today was no different. Usually Dina and some others will try to go into the closet where it dashed to try to find the little guy. TODAY, however, the mouse ran along the opposite wall. When Dina went to move the guitar case to see if she could find it.....she accidentally squished him. It was so sad. Carlos picked him up by the tail, his little eye was bulging....it was sad, but so funny. I just reminded Dina of the incident, and she laughed and said "I just remember the sound...KRUNCH...." ha ha ha
For small groups today the girls got to watch a movie on the big screen. It was sooo nice and relaxing to watch a movie. Afterwards we had a dance party. Just us girls :). It was fun.
Thats all for now. Classes this week have been good. We have been talking about Relationships! Wooo.
This week we have had the unique experience of seeing a mouse run along the wall in our our class every day. Today was no different. Usually Dina and some others will try to go into the closet where it dashed to try to find the little guy. TODAY, however, the mouse ran along the opposite wall. When Dina went to move the guitar case to see if she could find it.....she accidentally squished him. It was so sad. Carlos picked him up by the tail, his little eye was bulging....it was sad, but so funny. I just reminded Dina of the incident, and she laughed and said "I just remember the sound...KRUNCH...." ha ha ha
For small groups today the girls got to watch a movie on the big screen. It was sooo nice and relaxing to watch a movie. Afterwards we had a dance party. Just us girls :). It was fun.
Thats all for now. Classes this week have been good. We have been talking about Relationships! Wooo.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
So much to say, so little time
WOW. Ok. So its been way too long since I've updated anything here. I have been running from the moment I got back to Monterrey. Seriously. I got back and everything at the Quinta was in complete disarray. Everyone was in the midst of packing EVERYTHING too either take with us on our mini outreach to Tepic or to take back to the Base. I was given literally twenty minutes to re-pack everything! It was madness. The next day we were supposed to leave at 3:30am but somewhere along the way the time was pushed to 4:30am, however, that wasn't communicated to anyone. Almost everyone woke up an hour earlier (except the ones who decided to leave an hour later...)
I spent the last two weeks in Tepic and the surrounding areas. Our first few days in Tepic we spent at a church called La Fuente. There we joined the discipleship school they have in their church for adults. We talked about leadership. During those first three days we either had classes alll day long, or we had some sort of ministry thing to do, like an open-air service in the streets in a neighborhood. On Thursday of the first week we loaded up our vans together with the students from the school and the youth from La Fuente. We all headed down to Bucerias. There we got to stay in a beautiful mansion-like-house on the beach. It had its own pool and gate right to the ocean. It was soooo beautiful!!! Friday of that week we had an alll day ministry at a school. We did two programs because there were two sets of kids (a morning session and an afternoon session). Made me think of the kind of school day I dreaded as a teacher because you get absolutely nothing done in the classroom....however it was an excellent ministry time. While most of the group was taking care of the program at the school a few of us went down to an orphanage (basically a house with seven kids in it) to paint some walls and re-organize the kitchen foods. The next day we headed back to Tepic, our dts left a little earlier than the rest because we had a youth service to do at a different church called Vida.
Last week we spent working with the Vida church. We did a service Sunday night for a church plant of Vida. It was fun because I got to help with the kids....I had to bribe Isai to help me, but it was fun. Monday of last week was our day off, or free day. We all went to the other side to the Pacific Ocean (In Bucerias we were on the gulf side). It was about an hour drive away. On Tuesday we helped clean around the church, AND some of our dramas and dances were recorded for the television program the church puts out. On Wednesday of last week we headed to the mountains to work with the Huichol ( pronounced WeChole) Indians. The drive up there was quite an experience. We had to stop like every fifteen minutes it seemed for something or the other. I honestly didn't think we were going to make it.
It was cool that we were up there in the mountains with the indians for Thanksgiving. I think it was very much like what the first Thanksgiving was like. We were sharing our food and they were sharing their beans and tortillas (which were the best ever!)
We got back to Tepic Friday afternoon and rested because the next day we traveled fifteen hours back to Monterrey.
That, in a nutshell, was the past two weeks.
I spent the last two weeks in Tepic and the surrounding areas. Our first few days in Tepic we spent at a church called La Fuente. There we joined the discipleship school they have in their church for adults. We talked about leadership. During those first three days we either had classes alll day long, or we had some sort of ministry thing to do, like an open-air service in the streets in a neighborhood. On Thursday of the first week we loaded up our vans together with the students from the school and the youth from La Fuente. We all headed down to Bucerias. There we got to stay in a beautiful mansion-like-house on the beach. It had its own pool and gate right to the ocean. It was soooo beautiful!!! Friday of that week we had an alll day ministry at a school. We did two programs because there were two sets of kids (a morning session and an afternoon session). Made me think of the kind of school day I dreaded as a teacher because you get absolutely nothing done in the classroom....however it was an excellent ministry time. While most of the group was taking care of the program at the school a few of us went down to an orphanage (basically a house with seven kids in it) to paint some walls and re-organize the kitchen foods. The next day we headed back to Tepic, our dts left a little earlier than the rest because we had a youth service to do at a different church called Vida.
Last week we spent working with the Vida church. We did a service Sunday night for a church plant of Vida. It was fun because I got to help with the kids....I had to bribe Isai to help me, but it was fun. Monday of last week was our day off, or free day. We all went to the other side to the Pacific Ocean (In Bucerias we were on the gulf side). It was about an hour drive away. On Tuesday we helped clean around the church, AND some of our dramas and dances were recorded for the television program the church puts out. On Wednesday of last week we headed to the mountains to work with the Huichol ( pronounced WeChole) Indians. The drive up there was quite an experience. We had to stop like every fifteen minutes it seemed for something or the other. I honestly didn't think we were going to make it.
It was cool that we were up there in the mountains with the indians for Thanksgiving. I think it was very much like what the first Thanksgiving was like. We were sharing our food and they were sharing their beans and tortillas (which were the best ever!)
We got back to Tepic Friday afternoon and rested because the next day we traveled fifteen hours back to Monterrey.
That, in a nutshell, was the past two weeks.
Monday, November 5, 2007
Making the best of it
My time in Kansas City has been going pretty well, considering why I have to be here. I arrived late on Friday night. My first two nights I stayed at my grandma's house in Independence with my parents. Now I am staying with my Uncle George and Aunt Liz and Christopher and Melaine! My brother Mathew and his family are also staying here too. It's been good cousin/niece-nephew hang time.
Saturday evening we all: My parents, me, my brother Nathan, brother Mathew and his wife Katherine, thier two kids Hailey and Noah, Uncle George, Aunt Liz, Chris, Melanie, and Granny, went to visit Uncle Mario and Aunt Desire and thier family at thier house. Both my Uncle Mario and Aunt Desire said they weren't sure they wanted all over for company, but once we were there and we were all talking and even laughing and eatin lots of food they said it was good for them. They were even able to eat a little and keep it down when they hadn't been able to since they lost their son. It was good family time. We all hadn't been together in one spot like that in over eight years.
Yesterday My family and my Uncle George's family and Josh and a friend of Chris' all got together to watch the Chiefs play. The game looked promising for a moment, but then in true Cheifs form they lost the game to the Packers. At least Favre now has beaten all the teams...or some random record like that was set.
Last night I enjoyed being away from the "quiet time...lights out" rule. At 10pm my sister-in-law Katherine and I went out for a drive. I drove! woo. And I managed to not even get us lost, which is pretty amazing since we didn't back track and I've only driven around this area for a couple days in August. We stayed out for about two hours. When I got back I watched Mission Impossible with my cousin Chris and my brother Nathan. After that Chris and I cheered Melaine on while she finished her lesson plans....she didn't get done with them til almost 6am. good times.
Today, after getting up around noon, Melaine and I really wanted to go downtown to Crown Center ( really cool shopping mall ). However, Chris didn't want to take us and Mathew and Katherine were already gone down there. SO I totally hi-jacked Chris' mustang and drove us down there myself! WOo. Now, remember I don't live in Kansas City anymore, and I don't really know my way around, but we found our way down there and back! It was such a awesome thing to be able to drive down there not really sure where we were going and to make it all the way too. Just the two of us.
Tonight another cousin, Carla, kidnapped me and took me out to eat at Joes Crab Shack. I had the blackend Mahi sandwhich. IT was really tasty! I had a good time just relaxing with her. Before I left to eat with her, I enjoyed playing a hand of Spaids with Mathew, Katherine and Josh (close friend our family...he's my little brown brother).
And now Hailey is wanting on my lap....
:)
Saturday evening we all: My parents, me, my brother Nathan, brother Mathew and his wife Katherine, thier two kids Hailey and Noah, Uncle George, Aunt Liz, Chris, Melanie, and Granny, went to visit Uncle Mario and Aunt Desire and thier family at thier house. Both my Uncle Mario and Aunt Desire said they weren't sure they wanted all over for company, but once we were there and we were all talking and even laughing and eatin lots of food they said it was good for them. They were even able to eat a little and keep it down when they hadn't been able to since they lost their son. It was good family time. We all hadn't been together in one spot like that in over eight years.
Yesterday My family and my Uncle George's family and Josh and a friend of Chris' all got together to watch the Chiefs play. The game looked promising for a moment, but then in true Cheifs form they lost the game to the Packers. At least Favre now has beaten all the teams...or some random record like that was set.
Last night I enjoyed being away from the "quiet time...lights out" rule. At 10pm my sister-in-law Katherine and I went out for a drive. I drove! woo. And I managed to not even get us lost, which is pretty amazing since we didn't back track and I've only driven around this area for a couple days in August. We stayed out for about two hours. When I got back I watched Mission Impossible with my cousin Chris and my brother Nathan. After that Chris and I cheered Melaine on while she finished her lesson plans....she didn't get done with them til almost 6am. good times.
Today, after getting up around noon, Melaine and I really wanted to go downtown to Crown Center ( really cool shopping mall ). However, Chris didn't want to take us and Mathew and Katherine were already gone down there. SO I totally hi-jacked Chris' mustang and drove us down there myself! WOo. Now, remember I don't live in Kansas City anymore, and I don't really know my way around, but we found our way down there and back! It was such a awesome thing to be able to drive down there not really sure where we were going and to make it all the way too. Just the two of us.
Tonight another cousin, Carla, kidnapped me and took me out to eat at Joes Crab Shack. I had the blackend Mahi sandwhich. IT was really tasty! I had a good time just relaxing with her. Before I left to eat with her, I enjoyed playing a hand of Spaids with Mathew, Katherine and Josh (close friend our family...he's my little brown brother).
And now Hailey is wanting on my lap....
:)
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Sad News
On Thursday of last week my mom called to tell me that one of my cousins had been tragically killed in a car accident. I flew to Kansas City on Friday. We are waiting for arrangements to be made for the funeral. Please keep me and my family in your prayers.
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Pictures.
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.
:)
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.
:)
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.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Domingo
This morning I went to church close to the Quinta area. It´s Chuy (YWAM Staff) and Dina´s (fellow dts student) church. To get there we had to take a bus, that was quite full, and walk several blocks. As we road the bus I thought of how different it is to get to church here from how I would be getting to church at home. I think I miss being able to drive where ever I would like. Its complicated to get around here. You have to either wait for one of the few YWAM staffers that can actually drive to take you or you have to get a bus or a taxi. ... hmm... anyway, but church this morning was good from what I could understand. When we got there it was Sunday school time. Everyone first meets for praise and worship then they got to their seperate classes. I went with Dina, Mirjam, and Casey to Chuy´s class. He´s the youth pastor at this church. He speaks some English, but he didn´t translate for us what he was saying, but that´s ok. He also preached for the Sunday morning service. He´s a very wise man I think. Oh and before the service started they called all the September birthdays to the front and prayed over us, and sang Happy Birthday in Spanish then everyone in the church came to the front and shook our hands...it was quite random and unexpected. Between Sunday School and regualar church they eat tostadas outside. Today, though, they had cake for the September birthdays I suppose.
Right now I´m in the HEB again, after we are done here, we will take the bus back to the street that leads to the Quinta, but instead of rideing the bus the whole way we´re going to walk because today is market day and all the little tiendas (shops) are out on the street. When we get back to the Quinta I might swim, but I have homework to do! (oy!) Every week we are required to journal about the classes from that week and about what impacted us the most and how we can apply what we learned to our lives. And for the first week, we have to have our journals decorated in a way that some how expresses who we are or what we want to learn during dts. I have to finish decorating and I haven´t even begun to journal yet (but I have all my notes from class so I just have to summarize them) fun stuff.
I´m still planning on sharing some of those notes on here, but as we are here in the HEB/mall right after church to eat lunch and do internet I didn´t bring them with me!
We are still having to be at the Quinta this week because the construction at the base is still not finished. It´s supposed to be ready for us to be back there by this coming weekend, but since we´re in Mexico AND it´s construction, I´m not sure if that´ll happen.
That´s all for now I suppose.
Right now I´m in the HEB again, after we are done here, we will take the bus back to the street that leads to the Quinta, but instead of rideing the bus the whole way we´re going to walk because today is market day and all the little tiendas (shops) are out on the street. When we get back to the Quinta I might swim, but I have homework to do! (oy!) Every week we are required to journal about the classes from that week and about what impacted us the most and how we can apply what we learned to our lives. And for the first week, we have to have our journals decorated in a way that some how expresses who we are or what we want to learn during dts. I have to finish decorating and I haven´t even begun to journal yet (but I have all my notes from class so I just have to summarize them) fun stuff.
I´m still planning on sharing some of those notes on here, but as we are here in the HEB/mall right after church to eat lunch and do internet I didn´t bring them with me!
We are still having to be at the Quinta this week because the construction at the base is still not finished. It´s supposed to be ready for us to be back there by this coming weekend, but since we´re in Mexico AND it´s construction, I´m not sure if that´ll happen.
That´s all for now I suppose.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
pictures
Ok, this is going to be short.
But I've loaded pictures to a web album on picasa. Check out the link on the right under "Pictures". Also check out Chloe's pictures. She's got some good ones on there tooo! I'll post more later if I can!
loves!
But I've loaded pictures to a web album on picasa. Check out the link on the right under "Pictures". Also check out Chloe's pictures. She's got some good ones on there tooo! I'll post more later if I can!
loves!
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Hailings from HEB
Hey! Hey! Everyone! I thought I would post a little something. We managed to get Edgar to bring us to the HEB closeish to the Quinta where we can get on the internet for 10pesos per hour. Which is like a dollar an hour. Not too bad really, but the keyboards are all jacked and the net has slowish moments.
So we started classes this week. And I think I will try to post some of my notes from class, but I forgot to bring them with me, and everything on these webpages are in spanish, so its a little difficult to navigate. But I cant wait to share the cool things we"ve been studying!
This week our teacher is from Culican (not sure about the spelling) and he is talking about how to hear the voice of God. Its been soo good. Today, however, was really long. We had three sessions with him AND language school. My brain needs a break! In Language school Esther said that in a few weeks I might be able to move up to the more advanced class, because Im a little more advanced than just basic! woo! Go me.
Monday night, our neighbor was really REALLY drunk. He was banging on the gates and yelling at us girls. Our room is on the second floor, and we had our lights on (it was like almost 11pm) and so we quickly shut off the lights andwent and told Edgar and Isai who went to talk tot he guy, and after a while they were done talking to him, but he was still hanging around. He stopped a car that was driving by and talked to them, then he got in his own car that was in the middle of the road and drove off! The next day I saw that someone drove him home, he looked really hungover.
I have more pictures to share too, but cant yet!! You are just going to have to wait a little longer!! But I promise!! They are coming!!
Thats all for now.
So we started classes this week. And I think I will try to post some of my notes from class, but I forgot to bring them with me, and everything on these webpages are in spanish, so its a little difficult to navigate. But I cant wait to share the cool things we"ve been studying!
This week our teacher is from Culican (not sure about the spelling) and he is talking about how to hear the voice of God. Its been soo good. Today, however, was really long. We had three sessions with him AND language school. My brain needs a break! In Language school Esther said that in a few weeks I might be able to move up to the more advanced class, because Im a little more advanced than just basic! woo! Go me.
Monday night, our neighbor was really REALLY drunk. He was banging on the gates and yelling at us girls. Our room is on the second floor, and we had our lights on (it was like almost 11pm) and so we quickly shut off the lights andwent and told Edgar and Isai who went to talk tot he guy, and after a while they were done talking to him, but he was still hanging around. He stopped a car that was driving by and talked to them, then he got in his own car that was in the middle of the road and drove off! The next day I saw that someone drove him home, he looked really hungover.
I have more pictures to share too, but cant yet!! You are just going to have to wait a little longer!! But I promise!! They are coming!!
Thats all for now.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Hola Muchachos
Hey everyone! I'm finally in Monterrey!! woo!
I've been here a week. It's been a pretty easy going week. We've been staying at the second home (Quinta) because the Base is under construction. They are totally re-doing the guys dorms. We'll be out at the Quinta one more week and return to the base next weekend, hopefully. It's nice at the Quinta because there's a pool and a nice palapa (porch with a thatch roof).
I'm looking forward to keeping you all up to date on the goings on here Monterrey. Since there's no internet at the Quinta, that's kinda difficult to do....but I'll do my best.
Last week we did mostly getting to know you things. There are 10 of us attending DTS this year. There are five girls, one guy and two married couples. One of the couples has four kids. It's a pretty unique group we have here from all over the USA and one Mexican national. It's a pretty sweet team, actually, and we all get along really well. I've really enjoyed my time bonding with the girls this week. I'll introduce you to them all later with pictures, but right now I'm on someone else's computer and I don't have the time at the moment to load pictures.
This next week classes start. We have special teacher coming in to teach on the topic of......oy...it escapes me at the moment....the Holy Spirit maybe? I'll have to confirm that later. But, yeah, it should be pretty awesome. We also start Language school this week. I'm really looking forward to finally getting a good foundation of Spanish! woo.
Well that's all for now. I promise to add pictures as soon as I can!!
I've been here a week. It's been a pretty easy going week. We've been staying at the second home (Quinta) because the Base is under construction. They are totally re-doing the guys dorms. We'll be out at the Quinta one more week and return to the base next weekend, hopefully. It's nice at the Quinta because there's a pool and a nice palapa (porch with a thatch roof).
I'm looking forward to keeping you all up to date on the goings on here Monterrey. Since there's no internet at the Quinta, that's kinda difficult to do....but I'll do my best.
Last week we did mostly getting to know you things. There are 10 of us attending DTS this year. There are five girls, one guy and two married couples. One of the couples has four kids. It's a pretty unique group we have here from all over the USA and one Mexican national. It's a pretty sweet team, actually, and we all get along really well. I've really enjoyed my time bonding with the girls this week. I'll introduce you to them all later with pictures, but right now I'm on someone else's computer and I don't have the time at the moment to load pictures.
This next week classes start. We have special teacher coming in to teach on the topic of......oy...it escapes me at the moment....the Holy Spirit maybe? I'll have to confirm that later. But, yeah, it should be pretty awesome. We also start Language school this week. I'm really looking forward to finally getting a good foundation of Spanish! woo.
Well that's all for now. I promise to add pictures as soon as I can!!
Saturday, September 1, 2007
:-P
Ssooo somethting it totally up with my computer.... the screen comes up backwards and upside-down. Yep. I'm posting this with the screen in that current position. I'm also currently playing scrabble with Chris on Facebook and talking on Instant message!
I do have a slight, headache now though, and my eyes are feeling a bit crossed.
Anyway. I thought I would blog this moment, and now I think I will go to bed since it's almost THREE AM....ahh....Thr3e AM.....those were the days.....
I do have a slight, headache now though, and my eyes are feeling a bit crossed.
Anyway. I thought I would blog this moment, and now I think I will go to bed since it's almost THREE AM....ahh....Thr3e AM.....those were the days.....
Thursday, August 30, 2007
DoWadiddityDUMdittyDO
Why is FX playing Independence Day so much lately?
I do not know.
Tonight I started cleaning my rooom!
(It's a miracle!)
I started in the bathroom.
I ended up cleaning out more than cleaning up, but at least it's a start!
We have a three day weekend coming!
Woo.
I love that I'm not teaching.
I love my that the kids make my job so much fun.
It's nice not to have to stress over grades and what to teach and just enjoy the kiddos.
I'm currently obsessed with Facebook.
It really is way better than Myspace.
I spend way too much time on both.
I'm sure there was some funny story from earlier today, but I don't remember it.
I do not know.
Tonight I started cleaning my rooom!
(It's a miracle!)
I started in the bathroom.
I ended up cleaning out more than cleaning up, but at least it's a start!
We have a three day weekend coming!
Woo.
I love that I'm not teaching.
I love my that the kids make my job so much fun.
It's nice not to have to stress over grades and what to teach and just enjoy the kiddos.
I'm currently obsessed with Facebook.
It really is way better than Myspace.
I spend way too much time on both.
I'm sure there was some funny story from earlier today, but I don't remember it.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Things that make you warm and fuzzy inside.
So we were all out to eat last night at our favorite Mexican restaurant. Mathew ordered quesadillas, which he loves, but he got them with spinach. He really didn't like them. So I shared one of my tacos with him, and my refried beans (I'm really not a big refried bean eater) and my mom shared half her burrito with him. Sitting around the table, in the restaurant, sharing the food made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I love having a big table and everyone sharing and passing the food around. Seems like I do that more in other countries than I do here at home.
And since we're talking warm and fuzzies... My totally awesome friends, Jamie :) and Caren have both told me they're takin me out for my birthday. Yay. I feel special.
I'm still looking for a laptop, and trying to see if I can some how work it so that I can get one before I head to Mexico in September... I might be getting some money for my birthday that I could put towards it. We'll just have to play the wait and see game....
I also can't decide if I want to work that last week before I leave for Mexico. I guess I need to make a list of everything that needs to be done before I leave.....
My brother is watching the third Lord of the Rings.....and I so don't remember hardly any of it! We-OW! I need to start 'em over.
Wellllll I'm way tired, sooo that's all for now folks.
And since we're talking warm and fuzzies... My totally awesome friends, Jamie :) and Caren have both told me they're takin me out for my birthday. Yay. I feel special.
I'm still looking for a laptop, and trying to see if I can some how work it so that I can get one before I head to Mexico in September... I might be getting some money for my birthday that I could put towards it. We'll just have to play the wait and see game....
I also can't decide if I want to work that last week before I leave for Mexico. I guess I need to make a list of everything that needs to be done before I leave.....
My brother is watching the third Lord of the Rings.....and I so don't remember hardly any of it! We-OW! I need to start 'em over.
Wellllll I'm way tired, sooo that's all for now folks.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
The Letter....
Hola amigos! ¿Cómo estás?
I would like to take a moment to tell you about an awesome opportunity God has opened up for me! This past year I've had the pleasure of going down to Monterrey, Mexico and working with a non-profit missions organization called YWAM (Youth With a Mission). YWAM reaches across boundaries and borders, touching thousands of people and hundreds of ministries in almost every country of the world. In every case, no matter the color of skin, or cultural differences, their passion is “to know God and to make Him known."
This summer I got to spend three weeks working hand-in-hand with the YWAM staff. The base in Monterrey hosts teams of youth every week of the summer, allowing them the opportunity to love on the people of the city. We held open-air services, vacation Bible school, hand delivered tacos to the people at low-end hospitals, and played with children in orphanages. I have been completely blown away by the move and power of God at work in the lives not only of the people in Monterrey, but also in lives of the team members that come down to minister.
It was during my weeks in Mexico that the desire to live and minister full-time in Monterrey began to grow. I have fallen in love with the people of Monterrey. I want to bring them the hope and light of Jesus. I've seen Him change so many lives in the few weeks I was there!
I am enrolled, and am raising money to attend YWAM's training program called Discipleship Training School (DTS). DTS "Aims to prepare messengers of the gospel, helping students to know God in depth. The goal is to form Christian character and establish Biblical relationships while developing a daily walk with God. This intensive Christian training course begins with an 11 or 12 week classroom phase followed by a typically 12 week outreach." Once I complete this program, I can become a full-time staff member at any YWAM base around the world. It is my greatest desire to live and work with the people of Mexico, and to see God at work in their hearts and lives.
Would you please consider supporting me? I am in need of massive amounts of prayer. Please pray for my safety and for God's guidance through this whole experience. I also have a financial need. I have raised $1,613 so far. I still need about $3387! God has been incredible thus far in how He has provided for all my needs. I know He is faithful and has prepared the way for me to go!
Thank you for your time and prayerful consideration of my spiritual and financial needs! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!
Gracias y Dios Bendiga!
I would like to take a moment to tell you about an awesome opportunity God has opened up for me! This past year I've had the pleasure of going down to Monterrey, Mexico and working with a non-profit missions organization called YWAM (Youth With a Mission). YWAM reaches across boundaries and borders, touching thousands of people and hundreds of ministries in almost every country of the world. In every case, no matter the color of skin, or cultural differences, their passion is “to know God and to make Him known."
This summer I got to spend three weeks working hand-in-hand with the YWAM staff. The base in Monterrey hosts teams of youth every week of the summer, allowing them the opportunity to love on the people of the city. We held open-air services, vacation Bible school, hand delivered tacos to the people at low-end hospitals, and played with children in orphanages. I have been completely blown away by the move and power of God at work in the lives not only of the people in Monterrey, but also in lives of the team members that come down to minister.
It was during my weeks in Mexico that the desire to live and minister full-time in Monterrey began to grow. I have fallen in love with the people of Monterrey. I want to bring them the hope and light of Jesus. I've seen Him change so many lives in the few weeks I was there!
I am enrolled, and am raising money to attend YWAM's training program called Discipleship Training School (DTS). DTS "Aims to prepare messengers of the gospel, helping students to know God in depth. The goal is to form Christian character and establish Biblical relationships while developing a daily walk with God. This intensive Christian training course begins with an 11 or 12 week classroom phase followed by a typically 12 week outreach." Once I complete this program, I can become a full-time staff member at any YWAM base around the world. It is my greatest desire to live and work with the people of Mexico, and to see God at work in their hearts and lives.
Would you please consider supporting me? I am in need of massive amounts of prayer. Please pray for my safety and for God's guidance through this whole experience. I also have a financial need. I have raised $1,613 so far. I still need about $3387! God has been incredible thus far in how He has provided for all my needs. I know He is faithful and has prepared the way for me to go!
Thank you for your time and prayerful consideration of my spiritual and financial needs! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!
Gracias y Dios Bendiga!
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