As I laid down to go to bed I reflected back on the past month or so. I had left America, went to our annual retreat, then arrived in my city over here, had new years then went in to “winter session”(an annual 3 week training time). Busy busy. It occurred to me that every [...]
Ever needed a reminder of where you where before to realize just how far you have come? Often when it comes to studying the language here I look at how much more I have to learn which can seem daunting sometimes and make it hard to see progress. In these past few weeks however I [...]
As I sit on a couch in an apartment that I have called home for the past 3 weeks I reflect on the past 2 months. It has been almost that long since I was back in my own apartment. The past almost 2 months now has been a whirlwind. I finished my exams, visited [...]
Christmas is a time of year to remember what God did for us by sending his Son, but it is also a busy time of year, a time of buying gifts, making food, having parties, singing songs, and for me going to class. I was sitting in my class explaining to my teacher (who is [...]
As I look around at all the food we had just ordered and at all my classmates, I was thinking how on earth are we going to eat all this food. Then my teacher asked me if I wanted a beer, and as I explain that I don’t drink, he ask me if I was [...]
As I walk out the door, I am met with a strong cold breeze. I zip up my jacket and head to the little restaurant where I usually get some stuffed bread for breakfast. This place is also a shortcut out of the complex, which cuts the time to get the bus by half. Now [...]
I woke up to the sound of voices, two of my coworkers and one national guy. I wondered what was going on, as it was still the middle of the night. Hearing our vent fan running, I thought it must be our neighbor from upstairs complaining about it being left on. I had thought it was a little [...]
I was sitting on an airplane waiting and wondering and praying. There were lots of things I could have been thinking about, but I was asking God to just let my friends and co workers make the flight. As the time ticked away, I was beginning to think what it would mean if they missed the flight. [...]
but what was even more awesome was how well the meeting flowed, to see in double in size from last week…
That after being here for about a year and a half we are finally starting a Church! This what we came here to do, our mission, and it was just so exciting to think that we have now…
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