[Saturday, March 06, 2004]
A warm hello to all my friends and family! Well, today is an exciting day! Today is the first day for our Spiritual Emphasis Camp. From this evening (Saturday) through Tuesday morning the elementary students will be at a camp about 45 minutes from here. I'm going to be a counselor! Interestingly enough, a team of college students from Cedarville come down to do the camp with the students. (They've been doing it for the past few years since Jeremy Hudson started going there.) I'm really looking forward to it. I'm sure being there will bring back many of the memories I have of being at camp at the WILDS. The junior high and high school camp is Tuesday evening through Saturday morning, so I will have those days off!! It will be such a nice break! I can't believe how quickly the time is going by!
In preparation for camp, we had spirit week this week at school. The students dressed up as many different things throughout the week- anything from pajama day to dress like your parents day! With all the excitement though the students were a little harder to manage this week! However, we are through it and ready for a great time at camp!
Well, I'd have to say that from mid January through the end of February was the hardest month I've had so far. Up until then, it was smooth sailing and I was just enjoying everything. Recently though, I had some culture shock hitting me in ways I didn't expect and so I had some hard times, but God has really used them to show me where I need to grow in my Christian walk. It has been a growing time. I'm looking forward to the lessons God is going to teach me through some of my mistakes and faults and through being in His service. God is so gracious to show us where we are and help us get to where we need to be! His faithfulness is amazing! Thank you for your consistent prayers. You can be assured that God is not only watching over me while I'm in Mexico, but he is also still working on me!!
I would like to specifically thank those that have given financially over the past 6 months. It is so neat to see how God is still providing for me. I have been overwhelmed by the amount of people who have given consistently to my mission fund, even when I already had what I needed for one year! God has used your gifts to confirm that he wants me here again next year! Thank you so much for your faithfulness to the Lord and His work!
In closing today, not to "rub it in" but just to keep you informed- it's been between 75-80 degrees in the afternoons this week! It feels so much like summer. It's great! (My body is saying- yah, summer vacation is almost here and my brain is saying- no you have 3 more months! Don't let spring fever kick in too soon!)
Oh yes, one more thing-- a cultural experience I had this week. Actually it was this morning. A friend bought me a tamale to try. It's kind of like cornmeal with sauce in it. It comes wrapped in a corn husk and is kind of in the shape of an ear of corn. Well, I was eating it and actually thinking it was pretty good, until....... I bit into the seed of a hot green pepper. I was choking and my mouth and throat were burning. I had tears coming out of my eyes and my whole body got warm. It took nearly five minutes to decrease the burning sensation in my mouth. It was an awful experience!!! I never want to eat something that hot again! So, I learned my lesson to look out for hidden green peppers! I'm sure I looked funny to my roommate because I was running back and forth into the kitchen fanning myself and refilling my glass of milk! I'm sure I'll be able to laugh at that later. :)
Have a great week. You are all in my thoughts and prayers!
Angelina
In preparation for camp, we had spirit week this week at school. The students dressed up as many different things throughout the week- anything from pajama day to dress like your parents day! With all the excitement though the students were a little harder to manage this week! However, we are through it and ready for a great time at camp!
Well, I'd have to say that from mid January through the end of February was the hardest month I've had so far. Up until then, it was smooth sailing and I was just enjoying everything. Recently though, I had some culture shock hitting me in ways I didn't expect and so I had some hard times, but God has really used them to show me where I need to grow in my Christian walk. It has been a growing time. I'm looking forward to the lessons God is going to teach me through some of my mistakes and faults and through being in His service. God is so gracious to show us where we are and help us get to where we need to be! His faithfulness is amazing! Thank you for your consistent prayers. You can be assured that God is not only watching over me while I'm in Mexico, but he is also still working on me!!
I would like to specifically thank those that have given financially over the past 6 months. It is so neat to see how God is still providing for me. I have been overwhelmed by the amount of people who have given consistently to my mission fund, even when I already had what I needed for one year! God has used your gifts to confirm that he wants me here again next year! Thank you so much for your faithfulness to the Lord and His work!
In closing today, not to "rub it in" but just to keep you informed- it's been between 75-80 degrees in the afternoons this week! It feels so much like summer. It's great! (My body is saying- yah, summer vacation is almost here and my brain is saying- no you have 3 more months! Don't let spring fever kick in too soon!)
Oh yes, one more thing-- a cultural experience I had this week. Actually it was this morning. A friend bought me a tamale to try. It's kind of like cornmeal with sauce in it. It comes wrapped in a corn husk and is kind of in the shape of an ear of corn. Well, I was eating it and actually thinking it was pretty good, until....... I bit into the seed of a hot green pepper. I was choking and my mouth and throat were burning. I had tears coming out of my eyes and my whole body got warm. It took nearly five minutes to decrease the burning sensation in my mouth. It was an awful experience!!! I never want to eat something that hot again! So, I learned my lesson to look out for hidden green peppers! I'm sure I looked funny to my roommate because I was running back and forth into the kitchen fanning myself and refilling my glass of milk! I'm sure I'll be able to laugh at that later. :)
Have a great week. You are all in my thoughts and prayers!
Angelina
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