I can’t believe this is the end of
the first part! I can’t believe that I am actually leaving for the states
tomorrow! I just want to scream in happiness and joy and in praise to God for
all that He has done! It has been incredible!
Just when I thought that I had not learned anything, all this Spanish
and bible starts coming out of no where! It’s awesome!
I first want to give all the glory
to God. I couldn’t not have taken these
first steps without Him, nor can I take the next steps without either! HE has done all the work here. HE has allowed
me to learn Spanish. HE has allowed me
to retain all this wonderful information about His word. HE has given me the desire for the Spanish
culture. HE has given me the desire for
missions. He has provided a way for me to be here and me to survive! I remember from the first month, I just could
feel God putting a pillow under my feet at every moment! If you have not experienced this kind of
proximity yet, let me encourage you to talk to God because there is nothing
like this! I am so blessed to have this
opportunity to study in a foreign country (where I am the foreigner
(extrañjera)) and praise the SAME GOD! Different culture, different language,
SAME GOD! And He hears all of our
praises. He hears all of our prayers and
needs. He still sees what is going
on. And He loves us the same. He truly loves the world and has wonderful
plans for ALL parts of it. He has
orchestrated my life before Argentina, JUST FOR Argentina, and NOW it makes
sense! Imagine heaven, where ALL will
make sense. Isn’t that awesome? We won’t question, we will just know!
Something else I have seen here is how much the States needs Christ, something
that I already knew but was reminded of in a big way. When you get the chance to step back and look
at your country, it looks so different.
Although, I am so incredibly thankful for the country that I have been
born and raised in, and don’t think otherwise.
This whole first part of my experience here has only left me wanting
more! God is opening doors now for His
future plans for me and I love that! He
already knows every detail of my life, because He is God and He doesn’t miss a
thing, He doesn’t miss a thing. He knows
me! And I can’t wait to see what all
those details unfold to be.
I woke up this morning thinking,
“is tomorrow really December 3rd?” I was filled with joy but at the
same time, “where did this time go?” I
remember the first night I spent here. I
didn’t know why I was here! I honestly didn’t know what I was doing! My mom asked if I wanted to come home and as
much as Satan was nipping at my heart, I knew that God wanted me here and this
was just Satan trying to stop a REALLY good thing from happening. And guess what? I have lived that really good
thing. It was awesome! It still is
awesome! And there is still more
awesomeness to come! In our orientation
time, I also remember them mentioning that Satan is going to use past
experiences to tear us down. Past things
we have struggled with, people from the past, things back at home, other people
here, and the list goes on. That was so
true! But when those things happened, I
stepped back, and looked to God, asking Him to pull me out of these things,
help me be slow to speak, and that I wanted to bring glory to Him through this
situation! He also used other people for
the good, like my counselor, Lyndee. Por
ijemplo, advice she gave me for when the showers were only cold water, or
constant changing from hot to cold, she told me to just think of things you can
thank God for while taking a shower.
“Lord thank you for a shower! Thank you for ________(Something that He
did that day), etc.” So just little things like that! God has done mighty
things here and I can’t wait to see what He has next!
For now, I am going to focus on
this last day of the missions conference (which has been awesome!) and focus on
the time I have left with my friends before I leave! I am so happy that everything played out how
it did! Would not have had it any other
way!
Prayer Requests:
1)
My path home (Buenos Airesà Sao Paulo, Brazilà Miami, Florida): travel
to Buenos Aires, safety, getting where I need to be in the airports, SAFETY!
2)
Over the month of December, that I retain all
this Spanish and bible and that my Spanish gets better at home knowing that I
have a lot of Spanish where I live! (not a coincidence!)
3)
The students not going home for Christmas,
latinos and gringos.
4)
My sisters trip to Haiti! (for the people they
will speak to, for themselves, and the experience they will have.
5)
My time in December, that I can use it wisely J
I WILL BE HOME IN WITHIN 48 HOURS!!!
