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!