Lots of ground to cover.

I haven´t been able to get on the internet for a few days because the lady that owns the internet cavena has been out of town and that´s the only internet access we have here! So I have a few days to cover, I am just going to write whats in my journal.

Monday, June 28th
People were saved in the Old Testament who did not know the name of christ but in the New Testament the mystery of Christ became known, this was a turning point; it ended the time of ignorance and made Christ known. The New Testament teaches that the coming of Christ was a decisive turn in redemptive history, which makes Christ the focus of ALL saving faith. There are unsaved persons among unsaved people groups who are seeking after God in an extraordinary ways. God accepts this search as genuine, and God works wonders to bring that person to the Gospel of Jesus Christ the way he brought Peter to Cornelius´s house in Acts. Wow, I was just questioning and thinking about so many things yesterday and God revealed thses truths to me. Check out the book: "Let the Nations be Glad!" by John Piper. Sara storied with two teenage girls yesterday, she told them the story of the fall of man. Sara is leaving Saturday because she has shingles and has been really sick, so everyone be praying for her!

Tuesday, June 29th
Last night Heather and I made pasta, fried cheese, and potatoe wedges. Yum!! How am I feeling today? Well I haven´t been home sick or anything, its actually been really good to get away in a sense. God´s been teaching me so much! He´s taught me that suffering is a big part of my christian walk and in my suffering, I am sharing Christ suffering. I can´t help what its going to be like when I get home and am caught up in my busy life. Everything seems so meaningless compared to Christ and sharing his word! Yesterday the Jeremy´s, Kelsey, and I went and got fire wood. We ended up hiking to the place that we went to when we went rock climbing, which is about four miles total. So I cared about fifteen pounds of firewood for two miles and up a huge hill, I thought I was going to pass out!!! Last night Jeremy Lou told two police officers the story of Creation, which was so awesome...even though he told it in Spanish so I couldn´t understand anything. ha! Last night I hide in the meeting room and jumped out and scared Kelsey and made her spill hot water everywhere. It was hilarious!

Today
The Mo team is here with us right now! There names are Tim, Jessica, and Mindy...I like them a lot. Tonight Sara and I are cooking dinner for ten people. Oh my! And Heather and Emily are teaching English classes at six to six people. Then Emily is telling the Creation story to Sophia and her husband (the people who own the store next to our house.) Its so exciting that we are actually starting to tell people bible stories! I have to go start making dinner for everyone. Keep praying everyone!!
-Love in Christ!

Axe Women, Rock climbing

So yesterday we had worship and then the two Jeremy´s, Kelsey, and I climbed halfway up the mountain that is on the outskirts of Conima to collect fire wood. Let´s just say that I could be on the show Axe Men. Then everyone had lunch at the house but I called Andrew and talked to him for a bit, he really encouraged me. Then the two Jeremy´s, Kelsey, and I went on a four mile hike down to Lake Titicaca(four miles total). There were so many good places to rock climb
so we decided to go ahead and do it! Jeremy Lou almost fell, a huge rock fell down and hit him in the chest. I started scaling the mountain pretty fast but then I came to a spot where I was stuck so the Jeremy´s pulled me up. Kelsey started freaking out a little bit but she ended up making it up too. When we got on top of the mountain, it was the most beautiful view in the entire world. I took a ton of pictures of course. Then the Jeremy´s decided to hop rocks in the Lake and they both ended up falling in, it was pretty hilarious. We found some more wood and carried it the two miles back, up this huge hill. I thought I was gonna die!!! Not really though. Then we remembed that we told a bunch of kids that we would play soccer with them so we had to do that right when we got back from the hike. I got to be on the kids team and we won!!! Victory!!
It was mine and Jeremy´s turn to make dinner so we made build your own burritos with guacamole and salsa and rice and chicken and everything!! I was delicious. Kelsey made no bake cookies and we made some apple cider and headed to the fourth floor where our little meeting room is. Jeremy S. made a fire and we drank apple cider and ate cookies and sang christmas songs! I´m seriously not joking, it felt like Christmas time! Then we worshipped God together and just fellowshiped for a few hours. I loved it!

Today I woke up, cleaned the bathroom and washed all my clothes! It feels good to have everything done. Then I made some yummy potatoe wedges. I´m becomming such a good cook!!! Now I am going to review my story again, we are starting to story tomorrow (tell people bible stories) so be praying everyone!!! God is good, all the time!
-Love in Christ!

Dance, Dance

So yesterday we woke up, had worship, and then headed to the high school down the hill to this all dance festival. We got there at ten but it didn´t even end up starting till twelve! It was so cool, I loved all the dancing! I took a ton of pictures! The night before it sounded like they were having a huge party in the street and it sounded like that last night too. The people drink so much here, its seems like most of the men just waste their lives away drinking. Its really sad.
So we got back from the dance festival at around 2:30 p:m yesterday. I fell asleep at three and didn´t wake up till five thirty! We had dinner and then our group meeting and then I worked on my story some more. I think I got it down pretty well, we are presenting them in front of each other tonight!
I was reading through Genesis last night and I kept thinking to myself..."O, how I long to have faith like Joseph´s!" Genesis really encourages me....God kept getting Joseph out of a bad situation and he kept blessing him because Joseph trusted God and worked hard. I was reading through Exodus today and I got such a warm feeling when I read: "Then the Lord asked Moses, `Who mades a person´s mouth? Who decides whether people speak or do not speak, hear or do not hear, see or do not see? Is it not I, the Lord? Now go! I will be with you as you speak, and I will instruct you in what to say.`" Exodus 4:11-12 This is so comforting to me, especially considering I am in a foreign place where I don´t speak the language but God will give me wisdom and words to say!
Jeremy S. and I played frisbee with four boys for about two hours today, I really enjoyed that! And next week we are going to start telling stories, I already have my eye on the lady who owns the hostile down the street. She has a beautiful garden and I am going to ask her if I can garden with her next week so I can start building a relationship with her. Its all about building relationships with people and showing ALL people love. Pray that God will give us the words to speak and the wisdom to know when to be silent.
-Love in Christ!

Community

So I woke up at 5:00 a:m today. People here like to honk their horns all hours of the night/morning. I don´t get it either. I have been getting deeper and deeper in the word every day, I seriously love just getting to spend some good ´ol quality time with God. Worship was so awesome this morning. We talked about balancing our personal relationships with God and our group relationship. O, how I long to share a community under God...giving and taking because you love God which makes you love each other! That´s how the community of God was intended to be, sharing one another´s lives with each other. The original church in Acts lived together and sold all their belongings and gave to the poor, they were one mind and one heart. Check out Acts 2:44-47. Lets be the living church...we are the church! I´m feeling so passionate today, I´m so excited that God is working through me and using me to further the kingdom of God! I want to walk, talk, and breath love on everyone that I come in contact with. Man, I´m so excited that my God uses me, even with all my weaknesses and imperfections. I´m telling you, just let God use you. Let go of your life. "If you cling to your life, you will lose it, and if you let your life go, you will save it." Luke 17:33 Just let it go.
-I love you because Christ loved you first!