The Package!

February 25th 2010
What a day!! I woke up around 5 am thinking my roommate broke my computer…oh man but she didn’t. She was just up for no random reason knocking things around haha. Man I really think it’s a gift from God we don’t understand each other sometimes. Any who I got up at around 7again because I had to go to the city today to pick up a package I have been waiting for, for what feels like months. Note: Don’t ever get packages sent to you in Argentina…worst mail service ever. There is a guy that works in the student dept. that just so happened to be going to the city and could give me a ride for free. 3 guys and another girl to accompany me all went to the city. The problem was he had so much to do in the city that he couldn’t take us back. On the way there I was about 89% sure I was going to puke… I was in a car with all Latinos who spoke no English and I was only understood a little more than half… you might think this is good but it was frustrating for me. On top of that I had nothing to eat for breakfast and the guy was driving a stick shift with no air condition and it just so happened to be blazing hot out…oh and the guy should learn how to drive a stick shift because I am pretty sure I got whiplash haha. At the time I wasn’t in the best of spirits to be laughing, but now I look at it and I realize what a blessing I had. I went to the city for free, which normally could cost up to 80 or more pesos and it could have been pouring raining and on top of it all I got to practice my Spanish. Well we finally got there and everyone went there way and there I was with a girl from México (who was as sweet as pie) stuck in the city and neither of us knew where to go… FUUNN! Well it was a blast we went to three mail post offices before finding the right one. I got to experience taking a bus around the city and I got to finish reading this amazing book called “Why do I say YES, when I should say NO” by Michelle something or another (totally recommend it!). So when I finally got my package the guy must have thought I was selling drugs or something because he was like “What’s in here?” All angry and in Spanish and stuff and I replied “Muchas Cosas…” haha and he cut it open to find A bilingual Bible and a bunch of goodies. I wish someone could have taken a picture of my face when he opened it because I am pretty sure my eyes were bigger then my stomach. At that very moment is when I realized IT WAS WORTH EVERYTHING to get that package! It is honestly the best package I have ever gotten! IT has the most healthiest/yummy snacks I have seen (Argentina knows nothing about healthy and yummy together haha). So we wound up taking a nice bus back to San Miguel Del Monte. For all you people who have no cool what the transportation is like in Argentina the buses are not creepy and gross, but they are nice legit buses with comfy seats, bathroom, TV, and such! The reason being is because not a lot of people have cars so they take these nice buses. It was a nice time to sleep, rest, and think about things in my life, choices and what not. All in all it was a big blessing of a day and there honestly is never a normal one in Argentina but that is why we need to be willing to surrender each day to God’s plan for that day in your life.

Starting It Up!

February 24, 2010

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!