so as some of you know, this has been a hard time for me. i am going through a season. not really sure what to call my season, but a season. yesterday, my soul was being restored. we have been going to this village for the past six months, and recently i have loved it. they are so welcoming of us even if we do bring the gospel with us.
but these kids touch my heart. the one on the right has become my buddy. precious.
this girl i have been teaching english too. she is also a sweet girl. a few weeks ago, several of the girls wanted to take us through their village but the weather wasn't nice enough, but this week it was. so off we go! it was just a thoughtful thing that they even wanted to show us through their village.
i have had many a conversations with jessica about what we are doing here. we both came with the intentions of working with university students and the idea of working with children wasn't even on the radar. after several attempts at starting something with students, we both realized that working with students isn't a passion of ours. but working with children is my passion(and i think jessica would say the same thing for herself) and it has been the Lord's hand in even putting us in the lives of these children. how wonderful!
we have seen the sun for three days in a row. this is such a huge blessing! going for 6-7 months with little to no sun has really taken a toll on me. sad to say that but it is the truth.
as of tomorrow, i will have six months left here. kind of excited, kind of nervous, but also still seems like it is a life time away. now don't get me wrong, i have had more life experiences here and life lessons here than i ever thought would happen and i am thankful for them. i don't want to make you think that i have been miserable here. that is not the case. just like where you are living. some days are harder than others.
we had a conversation today with an american who was here on a mission and just passing through the area. she turned to jessica and said with such excitement in her voice "don't you just love it here???!!!!???!!!!!" jessica handled it very well and just said sometimes it is great and the question has really made me think. many people would say, "you live in europe, enjoy it!" but with living in europe comes hardship along with living in america. so do you enjoying living in america? it doesn't matter where you are living, there are still curve balls.
4 comments:
Very well said.
I agree with Patsy and I'm so glad to hear you say it now - not a year from now. Live your life forward - not in reverse:-)
LOVE YOU!!!
MOM
Well, to continue your baseball analogy, you're now rounding third and heading for home. Just yesterday I was putting gas in my car and was talking with a woman about how crazy the prices are. $3.55 a gallon!! Then she said, "But I don't mind, because we live in the greatest country on Earth." Gotta be reminded of that sometimes. Of course you girls have gone through some major adjustments, and all the positives and negatives of this experience will remain with you. Sounds like you're also realizing where your future lies, which is probably working with children. Remember, they are our future. Teach them well and..(I forget the next line). Sounds like you'll really enjoy coming back for the wedding, then the rest of the time will fly as you try to wrap up everything. Your trip to Finland sounds fantastic, too. So, I hope you're having a beautiful sunny day. I love spring, because it offers such hope. Take care.
Sweet Amber, I love you. And love your honest heart. And am going to miss you on this side of the pond, but rejoice in the future God has in store for you. You and Jess both are living proof of how obedience to the Lord may not always make sense or be the funnest thing to do, but is rewarding in ways we don't even completely know. Thanks for that. :)
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