February 2011
1 post
Malaria
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28
Last week I had malaria. Fortunately for me, the strain of malaria common down here is relatively mild and easy to treat. Still, it was the sickest I’ve ever been away from home; possibly the sickest I’ve ever been in my life. I started...
January 2011
2 posts
I know I haven’t written much in a while, but I’ll try to sum up recent events. I left Honduras on the 5th of December and visited my family in Cali for 3 weeks. Then I got to go to Houston, Texas for a week and see my wonderful cousins. The vacation was great, I had a lovely Christmas with my family and even got to see my cousin who’s engaged pick out here wedding dress! Even...
November 2010
2 posts
1 Juan 4:7-21
Love isn’t an earthly thing. It isn’t a manmade invention nor is it possible for civilization to exist without it. Love is all about sacrifice. God demostrated this by giving up his only son, his family, for a world that didn’t even know it needed him. ”This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through...
October 2010
7 posts
Yesterday I got to hold a lemur. It was pretty rad.
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Update!
There are so many things I could tell about my life here in Honduras. So I’ll just ramble and try to make sense.
First off, I absolutely love it here. It amazes me that it took this long for me to realize how much I want to learn Spanish. I love the open, friendly, hard-working culture and all the wonderful people I’ve met. I love the challenge of explaining myself in another...
Freedom
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm then, and do not let yourself be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1
I have always loved this verse. It frees us from the legalism of religion, from the Law of the Prophets. But it also warns us against committing the same sins over and over. It doesn’t give us an excuse to just sin because we know...
Hiding from God
I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fea and put their trust in the Lord. Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn...
September 2010
5 posts
Fun Day
I played soccer here for the first time today. In the late afternoon/early evening, most peoplee go down to the Children’s Center and either watch or play a wild game of futbol. It was super fun and I am definitely playing again. But this time I will actually wear shoes I can play in since there is hardly any grass to speak of. I’m pretty sure our team won 10-5 or something outrageous...
Psalm 100
Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues...
My Spanish sucks. But I’m learning!
First Day
Well I at least know that I won’t have any trouble waking up in the mornings. I woke up at 6 today (5 US time), and I’m happy to say that it even sounds beautiful here. Last night wasn’t very fun, I’ve never really been away from home before and I was feeling pretty lonely. I like my room; there’s not a lot in it, but it’s cute. There was a tiny gecko in my...
August 2010
5 posts
“Our cause is never more in danger than when a human, no longer desiring, but...”
– C.S. Lewis (Screwtape Letters)
Getting Anxious
September 7th is coming up wayy too fast. That’s the day I leave behind my family and friends and home and take a 12 hour plane ride to a small Central American country where I will stay for the next 9 months of my life. As you can probably tell, the nervousness is setting in. Up till now, I had only been excited for this trip. Now that I realize how little time I have left in California,...
“For the Present is the point at which time touches eternity.”
– (The Screwtape Letters) By C.S. Lewis
July 2010
7 posts
A Life of Love
This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers. 1 John 3:16
This is one of my favorite verses. But truly living a life of love is the ultimate sacrifice, so hardly anyone ever does. I don’t think it’s something you can permanently attain, not like learning to ride a bicycle or becoming an adult. It...
“Then the Lord answered Job out of the storm. He said: “Who is this that...”
– Job 38:1-7
Job's Faith
I’ve been (on and off) reading through the book of Job lately. Sometimes I find it pretty difficult to understand. I mean, for one thing, who nowadays talks for paragraphs and paragraphs using crazy descriptive language and analogies nonstop and can even talk for that long without getting interrupted?? I never really understood before exactly what was the point of that story until now. ...
Getting There!
I’m 1/4th of the way there with support. It really blesses me to see how generous everyone is with their finances and that they would commit to praying for me. We’re still ironing out the last details and I’m sure things will get more crazy from this point, but I’m really getting excited about the trip. Sometimes it seems very far away, but then I realize that it’s...
June 2010
2 posts
Sometimes life is just one huge change. Familiar things disappear. Good times go bad. Traditions end. Life spins you around so fast you have vertigo for days, maybe even months. And even though the crazy ups and downs of life convince you it’s all a big roller coaster, you still know someone’s in control. All you can do is just give up your worries to Him, and trust that He knows what...
amazing song
Sometimes it’s embarrassing to talk to you To hold a conversation with the only one who sees right through This version of myself I try to hide behind I’ll bury my face because my disgrace will leave me terrified And sometimes I’m so thankful for your loyalty Your love regardless of The mistakes I make will spoil me My confidence is, in a sense, a gift you’ve given...
May 2010
3 posts
Purpose
A few months ago, I heard about an opportunity to go serve as a teacher/teacher’s assistant at a mission near Balfate, Honduras. There is a school and a hospital at the mission. The school is called El Camino and the students are both the missionary kids as well as Honduran children. I was pretty interested in this opportunity from the start, and the more I learned about it, the more I...
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“I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those...”
– Psalm 34:4-5