Daughter of the King
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!
Hello again! I figured it was about time I wrote another post. I have some big news. Which some of you may have heard about already, but here it is. We got our first child! He is a little boy around 2 months old. He is super adorable! I will not release his name just in case I am not allowed to. Actually, I will call him Hank. (Patty wants his name to be that) Originally we were not planning on taking in babies but God has a way of changing our plans. So we’ll see how long we will have him. He does have a Grandma who is wanting to take him in. I’m not sure of the whole situation or why we have him, but I will leave that in Gods hands and just love the kid while he is here. (and when he is gone for that matter as well) And if you are wondering who is getting up at night for the baby, it is Patty and Melissa. They take turns. I am actually quite glad I do not have to. The reason I don’t have to is that I am here for Leah, and they are here for the orphanage. Here is a picture of "Hank" :) So yeah. Life is going alright! The day before yesterday I had the chance to go snorkelling! It was a ton of fun. At first I was actually quite nervous, I was worried I wouldn’t be able to breathe properly through the tube. But of course, it was actually quite simple. Snorkelling is honestly one of the most relaxing things I have ever done. I could float and float forever and not get bored. It’s so cool to see a part of God’s creation that normally we wouldn’t be able to see. And you gotta admit breathing underwater is pretty sweet. Wow, it is 8:21 p.m as I am writing this, and i am zonked! How on earth could I be so tired. I go to bed so early out here, but I guess I get up earlier to. It’s so nice waking up early without an alarm and actually being ready to get up. I guess I haven’t posted any pictures of the house yet. I will have to do that yet. Here is me on our 2nd floor patio. What a nice view hey? (We have a round about patio, so we can see the sunrise and sunset.) (oh, and this patio is right outside me, Patty and Melissa's room.) Here is me trying to learn Spanish on a website. (it’s called duolingo) If you want to hear a beautiful song listen to this! When I was at Agua y Mas we sang this song, and hearing those kids sing this was absolutely beautiful! They sang so loud, it was truly breathtaking. Thanks again for reading! God has been good, as always. Isn’t it amazing that God never stops being good. Anyways, may you rest in his love. Goodnight.
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El Señor es mi rey mi todo! El Señor es mi luz mi Rey! Those are part of the lyrics to a song we sang in church last sunday! Wow was it ever fun! I want to learn spanish so bad now. I wanted so much to be able to sing along to the worship songs. The church I went to was full of so much joy! Wow, were they ever pumped! There was lots of dancing, flags, and a lot of singing, actually most of it was singing. The service went from 6:30 till 8:30 or 9:00 and it was held outside. I can't wait to go again, I hope they sing that song again because now I will be able to sing along to most of it. The translation would be "The Lord is my king, my everything. The Lord is my light, my King) Below is the full song, if you'd like to listen to it. On Sunday i also had my first ride on the Mexican bus! So much fun actually.
Once church was over, me and Patty started walking to the bus stop. (The church was in Guaymas by the way) Apparently it isn't that safe to be walking at night there, we felt fine though b/c there were many of the church goers walking as well. Maggie on the other hand, did not want us to walk by ourself. So she made us stuff into the back of her truck box which was already overflowing. There were so many of us back there. Me and Patty thought she was just going to bring us to the bus stop, but no, she brought us all the way to San Carlos. My feet were so asleep after. It was also quite fun though, despite the uncomfortableness of the seating. They sang songs pretty much the whole way. They even sang an English song. Though instead of saying, "I have the love of Jesus in my heart", they said " I love the love of Jesus in my heart". It was cute though. I am going to Agua y Mas again today. I am so excited to see those kids again. (Same people who were in the back of the truck) God is so lovely! Sometime I just have to laugh and smile uncontrollably b/c he is just that wonderful. He makes me laugh a lot actually. When i was at the beach the other night. I was having some flashbacks of my life and what we've done together. And wow I could laugh. Another thing God has been showing me, is that he is so wise. And that his plans for us are literally way bigger than we will ever actually be able to understand. What a comfort to know that he doesn't confine his plans to fit into our small brains. He is not limited by our earthly minds. This place is starting to feel more and more like home. We have started to get into a schedule, which makes things a lot easier. The days are also going by much faster. I can not believe how slow the first few days went. Thank you guys so much for your prayers! God is definitely here. And I hope my writing makes sense. Often i write when I am tired so I hope it flows at least somewhat. So yeah, I am here in Mexico! Sorry I never posted earlier, I didn't have internet until yesterday. Today is my 6th day of being here. And may I just say, I have never sweat so much in my entire life. The first few days were the worst, but it’s actually starting to cool off a bit in the evenings. I mean, it’s still in the thirties, but 30 degrees feels actually quite nice compared to 42. It is quite difficult to be in a place where you can’t understand anyone, and no one can understand you. Where everything is in spanish. From signs, to menu’s to communication, I can’t understand anything. Well, I can understand a tiny bit, but it’s really nothing. Yesterday we went to Fatima, the place where Brian and Clarissa had been for a few years helping with the food program. Well, when we went there, they were having an independence day party/fundraiser for their church. So I got to take part in that a little bit. It was quite interesting. I ordered food by myself, twice! And both times I had some guy beside me laughing at me as I am trying to explain what I want with my hand motions and very little spanish. The first time I actually ended up stealing the food, b/c I didn’t realize you had to pay for it. I thought it was all by donation. Woops! Clarissa said they were very forgiving, so it was okay. I still felt embarrassed though. But whatever! You live and learn. Actually I kind of like messing up, b/c then I have stories to tell. Oh and I tried this soup that had cow intestines in it. The intestines weren't that bad, it's just hard to get past the fact that they are intestines.
Last Thursday was a really good day for me. I had the chance to go visit Agua y Mas. Maggie (the one in charge) is absolutely wonderful! What she does is teach the kids English, feeds them a snack, and tells about the love of God for them. They also do some dancing. It actually looked like so much fun, next time I am going to join in. And they even danced to songs that I knew, but they were just in Spanish. One of the songs was Take It All. Also I had the chance to pray for some of the kids. What happened was, the volunteers would walk around the room and pray for whichever kid they felt led. There was about 7 us walking around. It was so good! It was quite cool to pray for them in English (I know no Spanish, and they know no English). I know that they couldn’t understand me, but I know God still could. This place is slowly starting to feel more like home. It will still take a while though. Last Wednesday (Our 2nd Day here) was my homesick day. What I missed most though was the places where I met God at home. Well, to be honest I still miss them, it’s just getting a bit better. I miss riding my dirt bike (well Tyson's) in the backyard, where I would sing and pray to God. I miss my bedroom, where I spent time in prayer and in God’s word. I miss my church. I miss my friends. But I can be sure God is just as alive here as he was at home and he is exactly the same. I guess God was just showing me that I don’t need a mission trip or need to be doing something crazy like this in order to get close to him. All I need is him. And honestly I missed him like crazy, I missed spending time where I could literally just be alone with him. The next day after my homesick day, or was it the same day, I can’t remember. Anyways, a few of us went to the beach in the evening. And I kind of went off by myself, and stood at the ocean's shore. I asked God to give me a picture, and he did. I got a picture of me from God's view. He was in heaven on his gold throne, there were some clouds, which his throne was seated on. I never actually could see God's face. I just kind of saw the back of him, and he was looking down at me. I was on the beach by myself. I was quite tiny, and the beach and ocean were quite big. But not too big that you couldn't see me. Anyways, what happened was, God reached all the way down from his throne to stroke my head, and hold it in his hands. He told me that he's got me, and that he is always here for me. Oh how he loves me :) Also (still at the beach) I started to pray out loud for lots of you guys back home. I love you guys so much! I could of gone on forever, there is so many people I could pray for. It is such a joy to pray for people, and I find it really takes the attention off of me. Whenever I am feeling self obsessed I make myself pray for people other than me, and then I just find this love growing inside me. Praying for others is awesome, he'll show you pieces of his love for them, which makes you love them more as well. And now I am sitting in my room, typing these things up. We’ll see what else will happen to me. I’m hoping to have some good stories when I come back. Talk to you again! Oh, and in a few hours I am heading to a Spanish Church! Should be a blast! Oh, and also I should upload a few pictures of the house we are staying in. It is pretty amazing, except that there is no air conditioning. Today has definitely been an interesting day! (Keep in mind I wrote this yesterday) First we went to the Phoenix Zoo. It was a ton of fun, but was it ever hot. I touched a sting ray, (and I must say, it felt really weird) saw elephants, Rhinos, ginormous turtles, a bunch of birds and snakes, giraffes, rode the carousal, and etc. Then we ate lunch in a take-out Pizza Hut.
Then we went to target, and shopped for random things. Then we had a problem. Here's the thing, Melissa was going to be arriving on a plane in Phoenix around 10:00 in the evening, and we were going to pick her up. But that would be a late night for the kids since we still had a few hours to drive after Melissa was picked up. The plan was to be right outside Mexico this night, so that we could cross the border in the morning. So Me, Brian, and all the 5 kids were going to head down to the town I can not remember the name of and go to the hotel. While Richard, Jen and Clarissa were going to stay in Phoenix, pick up Melissa and then come down later at night. Well, we were about an hour and a half away from Phoenix when Brian gets a message from Melissa saying that her flight got canceled. So now we are back in Phoenix, and Will only be leaving tomorrow after supper time. What stinks is, it's gonna cost a few hundred more dollars than originally planned, and we won't be able to arrive in Mexico when we wanted. But the good thing is, we know God is good, and his plans are sovereign. We can always trust him, even when our plans go completely a-wall. (I honestly have no idea if I used "a-wall" properly, or if it even is a word") So we'll see if God shows us why he kept us from crossing the border tomorrow. But I must say, it was quite a fun day. I had some really good laughs. Current Location: Phoenix Arizona
Right now I am sitting in the Holiday Inn express eating a candy cane that Mason gave me. Wow is it ever hot outside!!!!! (Hence why I am in the Hotel room) And the scary thing is, it's gonna get a lot hotter. It was already 33 degrees (celsius) at 9:00 in the morning. I love this time change though! I woke up around 6:30 and It honestly felt like I had been sleeping in till 9:00 or 10:00. It's like we had daylight savings twice! We fell back two hours. Today is going to be a day of relaxing, swimming, and shopping. We need to pick up a few things that are not available in Mexico, and we need to do something other than driving. (Plus we are picking up another volunteer for the orphanage tomorrow evening) I am super excited for tomorrow though!! We are going to the Phoenix Zoo! It will be nice to see a zoo that isn't in Winnipeg. The drive through Arizona was incredible!! Here are some pictures! Current location: Hugoton, Kansas. We have been driving since 8:30 in the morning. And now it is 3:04, and we are still driving. We will probably be driving till about Suppertime. Surprisingly though, time goes by pretty fast. Yesterday we drove from 8:30 till 10:30, and it didn't really feel that long. Tuesday we spent the whole day in Paynesville, Minnesota. Brian and Clarissa have some good friends from there, so we spent the majority of the time with them. Also, Brian was speaking in the evening at a coffee shop about Mexico and the orphanage. And it was the loveliest coffee shop I'd ever seen!! Here are a few pics from the past few days! I am anxious to get to Mexico though! Though we still have a few more days to go. I can't wait to settle in, and just start living there. I'm a little tired of going from hotel to hotel, and just eating at restaurants. But it's all good, I have good travelling buddies. I have had the chance to get to know the Scapinello's a bit, and they are quite awesome. Brian and Clarissa are always a hoot to have around. Yesterday we "broke the barrier" Haha!! Cole and Mason are super hilarious! And Leah of course, is adorable! God is good. He has always been good, and will always be good. It is such a comfort to know that God never changes. I am excited to see what he has in store for me! Please pray that my heart would break for the people of Mexico, that God would give me his eyes to see them the way that he sees them. And for all the people I come across on the way down there, for that matter.
Thanks for reading! Location update: Welcome to Oklahoma! Location update again!: Las Vegas, New Mexico! (Who knew there were two Las Vegas's?) So I am leaving tomorrow! Did that ever come quick. And to think I have still have quite a bit of packing to do. I have been quite the procrastinator these days, and I honestly should be packing right now. But it can wait.
When I think about what lies ahead of me, I get quite excited! I can't believe that in a week from today I will literally be in Mexico. One of the goals I set for myself is to get a sombrero. Sorry, that was quite random. But yeah, I can't wait to see the Pacific Ocean, or the house we'll be staying at, what my room will look like, oh I can't wait to go to a Mexican church, meet tons of new people, learn some Spanish, try their hotdogs(apparently they're quite amazing) or meet the kids that will be in the orphanage. There are so many things that I am excited for, but the best thing will be to see what God is doing out there, and to become a part of what he is doing. Yes, that is definitely the best part. What a joy to be a part of building God's kingdom! I also realize though that there will be lots to miss out here. I will especially miss my church! Church is something I look forward to every week. I will miss you guys so much. Thank you so much for all your prayers! I was so touched, when I saw how many of you stood up to come pray for me. I felt so incredibly blessed. I don't even have the words to say how much I love you guys. But you know, I'll be back in three months. So it's not like I won't ever see you again. :) but know you are loved! Now I really should finish packing... There are only three days left until I head out on my journey. Only 3 days! Eeeppp!! I am getting super pumped! My next few days will consist of packing (a lot of it), hanging out with wonderful people, a Brian Doerksen concert(So excited!!), frisbee, my Bible, a free haircut, family, and church! I don't have much to say right now, but I figured I should post something. Have a wonderful day! :) Oh, I should also add that I got to spend some wonderful time with Marilyn today. She is a blessing to me, and I will miss her dearly when I am gone. Thank you Marilyn for your kind and gentle heart. God's Spirit shines brightly through you! This is Marilyn :) Isn't she beautiful! (I hope you don't mind me putting this picture on here) |
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November 2016
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