Best Flight HANDS DOWN! Momsss good work! You know what though I owe more credit to Christ Jesus my Lord and Savior!!I was nervous leaving but after re-reading what I got out of quiet time (which you can find in my latest blog).The lines went fast even though they were long. Security was a breeze! The food was gross but you see that’s a good thing because I am going home to the states where the food is amazing! 1st restaurants I saw that brought a smile to my face were WENDY’s and 5 Guys!!I must admit I didn’t eat though. I had an awesome seat and NO PANIC-ATTACKS. Now only few of you will know who I am talking about. I basically a freak and when I fall asleep I wake up on the plane and I forget where I am and I wind up asking the person next to me random questions and they wind-up calling security. Ok so maybe all of that isn’t true… but I do freak out but this time there was such calmness over me that I felt like Christ was sitting there with me… not the pregnant lady that was really there! ;) It was just an out of the world time and blessing. I was more than halfway done reading the book “I kissed dating goodbye” by Joshua Harris! I have had the book for the longest time and have read sections but actually getting into it was a real awesome time and I learned a lot about my life. I always thought that it was ridicules to not date but now I am realizing it is smarter! Joe (my mom’s future husband) picked me up from the airport and everything just flew by. It was the easiest trip thus far. I can just hope that going back will be a little better!! I hear that Alyssa’s mom might be going back to Monte with me!! SWEET!!
March 7th 2010 The time has come that I get sent back into the war zone. Don’t get me wrong the spiritual warfare is all around us but sometimes the biggest battles are you town and your house. The lord has prepared me and is sending me off to now test what I have learned. The feeling is scary and Satan is ready to attack, but this morning I read something really encouraging in the word. As if the Lord knew what I was going to fear eventually. I read John 10:28, 29 which says “I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand.” This brought so much comfort to my heart! It reminds me of the song by MC Hammer “Can’t touch this” and that is so the truth. Satan can’t come near me unless I allow him! How awesome is that. Just think about how big Jesus’ hands and think even about how big God’s hands are. I mean they created everything we see and more. They are the very hands that hold me! I am so thankful for such a powerful God and such a loving son. I also read today in quiet time in John that He chose to lay his life out for us and no one took his life from him. With those things being said I feel safe and so much more. He takes all our fears and failures and fills our life again with so much better things that you feel so stupid to even be afraid but without a doubt it is a challenge that Christ calls us to do. It is honestly not like he is asking us to do something he didn’t. Well with that being said looking on the brighter side I am very happy to be on my way home at 9 am tom.! I had a great final night here in Argentina! We had a Girl Only “Dance Party!” but shhh because some people think jumping around and waving your hands in the air some people consider a SIN. I must say I don’t feel that conviction because I am sure David jammed out in praise of the Lord and he was the man after God’s own heart! With that off my chest… we had so much fun! Alyssa had her techno and all the girls brought their awesome moves…well what I consider awesome and crazy lol. Rosemary jammed out in her dreams. Personally I am surprised that we didn’t wake her. Alison, Natalie, Val, Danielle, Alyssa, Niki and me got bored with our moves so we started to invent moves based on the guys in our PBB group. I personally think someone needed to video it. We ate raisins, chocolates, peanuts and I bought the girls 3 lit bottle of coke. I think it is safe to say we had a lot of energy. We ended the night with prayer and I had a tear or to cuz I am really going to miss these girls so much! I am so thankful for God putting these divine relationships in my life, esp. with girls! I know that whenever I need to talk and no matter where we are in the world we are there praying and ready to listen to each other. I remember last night in my dream I had my hands in the air and I screamed “I am the most blessed girl in the entire world!” This has been the best experience of my life and even though I am only going to be away for 3 weeks I am going to miss these girls so much and these 3 weeks will feel so much longer and harder without them but I know I also have a family in my church who has been praying for me and can’t wait to see me! The bottom line His grace is enough for me and His mercy brings a tear to my eye! I don’t deserve any of this and he continues to provide just because he simply loves me. I know I wrote a lot but if I could help 1 soul or encourage 1 person this was completely worth every second! Like I said before I leave here at 6pm my plain leaves at 10pm n I get home at 9am! Pray for me and save journeys! Continue to keep the other stuff in prayer as well. Time to finish to pack :( TTUL (talk to you later… for those who didn’t get that :) )
This has been a fun but slow week. I leave for home in only 4 days as of now and it is truly killing me! I just want to blink my eyes and be home but noooooooo I need to wait 4 more days, then a gross long plane ride, and another plane ride. I honestly shouldn’t be complaining. I am going home and some of the kids here would kill to be in my place. I guess this is also talked about in the bible when they said “to wait on the Lord’’ haha. Well the Lord does have the best timing! I can’t wait for my mom’s wedding! Hopefully I will be giving a speech at the reception. I have been praying about what to say and I have one goal. GOAL: Make her crap up laughing with a tear here and there! She is basically my hero in my life and I want to make sure this wedding is nothing better than perfect for her!
On the 1st of this month was one of my best friend’s birthday! She is 20!! Woohoo! We went to Momma Rosa’s (which is owned by a Christian and has the best pizza around) and we collected money for this awesome cake! A good amount of people showed up.. around 20 or so. We had an awesome time and I personally ate more than I could handle. I split a calzone with Gabe (which is a little more than half the size of a pizza pie here), some fries, coke, and we actually wound up splitting the cake. When I say split I mean I licked the knife and he ate the cake, but trust me this is better because the last thing I needed was this amazing cake!! It was a fun day and probably the most interesting since we came back from our vacation in Pichi (down south Argentina). Literally it has been hard with days consisting of sleep, eat, class, eat, work, eat. Don’t get me wrong me and the girls try to spice it up with a soccer game or a run at night. I personally prefer the running cuz I’m pretty much the worst soccer player imaginable. Rugby is def the sport I was made for. I am not upset about this free time, I just want to be a good steward of my time. The mornings have been the best. I get up around 6:45, take a shower, put on whatever is near, go to the Lunch room and read my bible for a whole hour before breakfast and after breakfast I read for about another hour. It’s like a thirst that cannot be quenched sometimes. I also made a decision this summer during camp that every time I spend an hour in watching TV or movie I will read for an hour. I mean if you think about it, it is the only right thing to do. We let the world feed our minds when really we need to let the Word of God fill and feed us. I mean it is the only sufficient thing that can fill our hunger. Anyway between the weeks I had in Pichi and this week I have watched more movies then I have ever seen in the last 2 years of my life so therefore the more Bible I read themore I am learning and not only learning but the better I feel!
So home in a week, my mom’s wedding in another week, and a week after that of babysitting my crazy siblings! Let’s just say I am going to need to be in the word more than ever! Some things “my readers” could be praying for are a couple of things…
1st - That I will continue growing and understanding more about the Bible and what the Lord wants for me in my life.
2nd – The Lord will provide the money I need to be in Argentina until December.I am also praying about maybe attending Liberty.
3rd- When I am home that He will use me as a light not only to my friends and outsiders but more importantly my family.
There are so many more I could list but these are my top three as of now. I will try to keep you updated as best I can while I am home but with a lot of the craziness it will be hard. Please keep me in prayer and if there is anything I can be praying for you for let me know.
So to start a blog is kind of random for me but I just thought it was time to start writing down the things that were happening in my life. All the time my mom is always telling me “You should be writing this down” or “You have a gift with words”. I always just rolled my eyes and went on with the next day of adventure, but then I started to see a work in my life happing. I started to see how God was working in my life. It all goes back to the summer night in 2004 at a camp fire where I got saved. Joe Jordan was speaking on dedicating your life to the lord and he described some of the very sins that I had a problem with. It was like he knew me. I always just thought whatever my parents were so was I. That night I learned something very different. I actually dedicated my life to the lord that night at the fire and as I walked back to the dorm I realized I truly didn’t know the lord as my savior. I laid in my rock hard bunk and I felt the cold tears ran down my cheeks as I looked out my window and asked the lord to come into my life and change it! I immanently felt this overwhelming joy and “Word of Life“was automatically place in my heart. I wound up attending the Word of life Bible Institute for a year in 2008-09. It was a hard and tough year that brought change to my life but I still knew I had so much more growing to do. I then heard about Pablabra de Vida (WOL) in Argentina. It turns out that the man who spoke at that fire that night was not only the Director of WOL but the founder of WOL in Argentina. I became to grow close to the Jordans and as I did I knew the Lord really wanted me to go there and study Spanish and learn more about him and his word and his love for us! And this is exactly what I have been doing (if not more). I have had some of the most life changing experience from being in another country and I honestly don’t ever remember being as happy as I have been here! I have met people from all around the states and the world. It’s nice to know that if I ever have to go to another place in the world more than likely I will have a friend somewhere by. I went through a lot of trials in NY when I was a student but honestly I feel like I am growing so much here and so faster. When you are in the Lord’s will for your life, there is a joy that is unexplainable! And this is what I am experiencing. My blogs are most of the time not going to be this long but I needed to start somewhere and that was giving you some background. I was reading one of my friends blogs (Alyssa) and even though I have been living with her for over 2 years her blogs where so cool to read and I thought this could be perfect for the people who are supporting me in prayer and in money as well in my family and church back at home and also a great witnessing tool for the others who care to take a looksie J! Today was a perfect day to write this because there is not much going on. Woke up, had the old breakfast (bread and some dulce de leche) and we had some Spanish classes (which are always a blast) and after that lunch, work , free time! Our days are pretty much going to be like that since March here in Argentina is a laid back month because there school year starts in April! I will do my best to keep you posted!
I am 20 years old and I am from Voorhees, N.J. I have an awesome Mom and beautiful sisters and 1 handsome brother. (Dawn, Alexis, Angela, and Peter)I am now studying in Argentina at Word of Life Bible Institute (Palabra de Vida). I am studying the Bible and learning how to speak the beautiful Spanish language. I am plan on going to Liberty University to countine studying spanish and to hopefully one day work with the teens of the spanish culture. I pretty much love doing anything that consists with having a good time and laughing. One of my favorite things to do in the world is to laugh. My relationship with Christ is the most important thing I have inmy life and is my goal everyday to grow closer with him. I pray that this blog will not only hold some of my most amazing memories in what He is doing in my life but what He can also be doing in your life if you surrender to him!
