Let's see if I can keep this relatively short because I am exhausted and my eyes are blood shot red.
Amy left this morning :( It's so weird to think that her leaving was only this morning. She came and left so quickly. The bed beside me is empty. COME BACK AMY! There were some people on strike today and tomorrow because they're upset with the government so this caused some streets to be blocked when they were trying to get Amy to the airport soooo what should have been a 25-30 min trip there took them over an hour. But, she made it home safe!
This afternoon Anna, Brooke and I went to a hostel right down the street because there was a missions team from Sacramento, California that wanted to know more about Trafficking/Prostitution in the San Jose area and about LightForce. This hostel was really nice. Like... I've never been to a hostel but even Anna and Brooke were commenting on how nice it was. I also met Geova. Oh good gosh I hope I didn't spell that wrong. She spelled it for me earlier today. She was super sweet. She was helping the team as a translator but was also friends with Anna and Laura and worked with Karlie & Megan with Love & Scissors and translating for them. Anna spoke for an audience of about 30 girls. Brooke and I tagged along. Brooke was there to answer some questions and I... of course... had my camera on me. You know no matter how many times I hear Anna's story about how LightForce came to be and her first experiences in Nicaragua and living in San Jose alone for a period of time... I haven't got tired of hearing her inspirational story. I also got to observe some of the girls around me and their receiving end of the stories and information. The whole team prayed for Anna and for LightForce as we wrapped up our time there.
Brooke, Megan and I made our way to Walmart later in the afternoon to grab food for Team Dinner. We made Calzones! We had a great dinner along with our Landlord Patricia. She is a super sweet, jesus loving, woman. She ended up asking me about music and for some "indie christian" music that she could suggest to her son... i think it was her son. That was pretty cool.
It was a little chilly today, realllly windy, and rainy so after dinner we had some team time along with chocolate chip cookies and mint hot chocolate. I love that it is their winter here. Mmm.
So now it's off to bed for me. Goodnight all!
If I could ask for prayers over our home here and our team as we go out to the streets tomorrow that would be totes da bestest!
Duces.
Amy left this morning :( It's so weird to think that her leaving was only this morning. She came and left so quickly. The bed beside me is empty. COME BACK AMY! There were some people on strike today and tomorrow because they're upset with the government so this caused some streets to be blocked when they were trying to get Amy to the airport soooo what should have been a 25-30 min trip there took them over an hour. But, she made it home safe!
This afternoon Anna, Brooke and I went to a hostel right down the street because there was a missions team from Sacramento, California that wanted to know more about Trafficking/Prostitution in the San Jose area and about LightForce. This hostel was really nice. Like... I've never been to a hostel but even Anna and Brooke were commenting on how nice it was. I also met Geova. Oh good gosh I hope I didn't spell that wrong. She spelled it for me earlier today. She was super sweet. She was helping the team as a translator but was also friends with Anna and Laura and worked with Karlie & Megan with Love & Scissors and translating for them. Anna spoke for an audience of about 30 girls. Brooke and I tagged along. Brooke was there to answer some questions and I... of course... had my camera on me. You know no matter how many times I hear Anna's story about how LightForce came to be and her first experiences in Nicaragua and living in San Jose alone for a period of time... I haven't got tired of hearing her inspirational story. I also got to observe some of the girls around me and their receiving end of the stories and information. The whole team prayed for Anna and for LightForce as we wrapped up our time there.
Brooke, Megan and I made our way to Walmart later in the afternoon to grab food for Team Dinner. We made Calzones! We had a great dinner along with our Landlord Patricia. She is a super sweet, jesus loving, woman. She ended up asking me about music and for some "indie christian" music that she could suggest to her son... i think it was her son. That was pretty cool.
It was a little chilly today, realllly windy, and rainy so after dinner we had some team time along with chocolate chip cookies and mint hot chocolate. I love that it is their winter here. Mmm.
So now it's off to bed for me. Goodnight all!
If I could ask for prayers over our home here and our team as we go out to the streets tomorrow that would be totes da bestest!
Duces.
Glad to hear they are blessed with a "nice" hostel; the only ones I've seen are in European countries & they always appeared under-budgetted. I will certainly be interceding prayer showers for your home & team; have called my prayer warriors for extra prayer coverage.
ReplyDeleteHey, have you learned to chant in Spanish, yet? It's fun! You just sing, clap & shout:"A la bim, a la bam, a la bim bom bam, (insert person's name or team's name)Ra-Ra-Ra!" This chant cheers up & encourages a person or group right before they go to a challenge/situation or it can be chanted at the end of a debriefing after meeting the challenge :) XO Mom
I haven't heard of that one. I've watched Anna and Laura clap and sing happy birthday. haha thanks for the prayers.
DeleteDo they sing the traditional happy b'day "Feliz Cumpleanos" or do they do the "Mananitas" as well? You're very welcome for the prayers;my pleasure :) Mom
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