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!
The past few days have been interesting. Clarissa and Brian have been gone since Saturday early morning (3:00 a.m). Today was my first day homeschooling the boys and it went extremely well, which honestly I didn't expect. Let's hope the next few days go well to! And for lunch today we had beans tortillas, and guacamole. It's one of my favorite meals actually, we have it almost everyday! (Well, actually we do have beans everyday. I am surprised I am not sick of them yet.) The tortillas here are so good!
Then on Saturday around 5:00 I got to skype with a bunch of people from my church. So happy! I honestly couldn't stop smiling for the longest time after! I love them so much!!! Lately I've been so thankful for the people God has put in my life. I honestly couldn't imagine my life without them. I can't wait to go back to my church! :) And yesterday I went fishing with Cole, Cristian, and Mason. We caught 6 fish, though 2 were very small, and one we didn't keep. We went to the most beautiful beach though! And there were so many pelicans! It was cool watching them dive for fish, they actually looked quite graceful. And then I went to the Spanish church in the evening. It felt so good to be there again, I hadn't been there for 2 Sundays. And some of the songs I could almost sing along to! (They didn't have the words up this time.) I've found that I prefer the songs that don't have an English version. It was so funny though, for the last song we were apparently suppose to sing whatever song we wanted, nobody really joined in though. That church just has such a joyous atmosphere, I love being there. And our ride home from church was quite interesting as well. 9 of us squished into Cristian's little car, I got to sit on Patty's lap. My neck got a little bit sore because I had to bend it because the roof is so low, but then we dropped off a bunch of people so then there was only 4 of us . It's so much fun squishing into vehicles though! So yeah, that's what has been happening the past few days. Thanks again for reading! Here are some pictures!
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Today is the 24 of October. How on earth does time go by so fast. It's almost November!! (Which means it's almost my birthday, by the way) I can not believe how fast everything is going by, before I know it I will be back in Canada. Which is super exciting but really sad. I am gonna miss it out here so much! I don't want to go home yet, just so you guys know.
The week ahead will definitely be an interesting one. Clarissa's mom (my Aunt) and my cousin Shayla (Clarissa's niece) came down this last Monday and will be staying till next week Friday or so. They came because Clarissa and Brian are going down to Mexico city for about a week. (What they are doing, I am not sure). They are leaving this Saturday. So now my job will be to homeschool the boys. So we'll see how that adventure goes. Oh speaking of adventures. Last weekend Clarissa, Brian, and Leah had left for Phoenix to pick up my Aunt and Shayla, so we had the house to ourselves. (well, me, Patty, Melissa, Cole and Mason) Anyways, last Friday we were having a movie night. And of course for any movie you need popcorn. Well, we needed butter for our popcorn (obviously) but we were out. So me and Cole were going to take Patty's car and quickly go down to Santa Fe and pick up some Mantequilla (butter). All was good, we arrived at the store, went in, got our butter, paid for the butter, walked outside, and got in the car. But then we I tried to start the car, of course, It wouldn't start. (For some reason though, I did have an unacknowledged feeling beforehand something would happen to us)(if that makes any sense) Anyways, I tried a few times and nothing happened. So what do we do? We didn't have a phone, and even if I would have asked to borrow somebody's phone I wouldn't have known the number at all to call Patty. So what me and Cole ended up doing was walking all the way home in the dark. (I often hear it isn't good to walk in Mexico at night, but I feel we live in a pretty safe area, well I wasn't worried at all at least.) It really wasn't that far if you plan on going for a walk, but we didn't really plan on this, and plus we had to walk uphill for lots of it. Oh well, I was actually kind of pleased that this had happened though. Finally I got some adventure! And Agustin wasn't getting Patty's texts, so her car was stuck at Santa Fe the whole weekend. So yeah, lot's of little things have happened since the last time I posted. But I am gonna leave some just so I have stuff to tell when I get back home. (and I don't feel like writing them right now) Oh, I have some exciting news though! Yesterday we got the official name for our orphanage! So excited! It feels like we are getting a move on. I hope we can get more kids into our house soon! And one more excited thing. This will be more exciting for me than for you. My mom sent along some gifts for me along with my Auntie Angie, so know I have Fuzzy Peaches, Sour Cherry Blasters, Life Saver Gummies, a Spanish/English Bibles (so pumped), and a card for my birthday that I can't open until my birthday. (Rats.) I am so tempted to open it already!! But I won't, I do have self control. And I got a cellphone, it's just a cheap one I can use for those times that go out on my own. Melissa got one to. We call it the shy phone because it is one step below the iPhone. :P And, as for what God has been showing me. One, that I need him for everything. Two, I need to spend a lot more time with him and in his word. Three, how important prayer is. The subject of prayer has been on my heart a lot recently. The thought that we are coming before the king of the universe is actually really crazy. Why has it become something so mundane. It's like we pray before meals just so that we can eat, it's just a step we take so we can enjoy the food. Or we are more focused on the words we are saying and not who we are talking to. I long for prayer in groups where it isn't just us talking. Where we present our requests and praise, but we also leave room for God to respond and to simply rest in his presence acknowledging that he is there and that he is with us. Where we can speak truth to each other and pray for each other. I just have a picture of us being in communion with God. Where we are one big family and God is a part of it. Sometimes it seems as though we come before God tell him what we want and what we are thankful for (which is very good, don't get me wrong), but then we leave right aways. Well, those are just a few of my thoughts. I am finding it hard to get the rest of my thoughts into words. Also another thing God had shown me just today was that there are things that only the Holy Spirit can reveal to us. And they can not come by explaining or our understanding but only by revelation. So there will be things that you will be able to understand but other people will not. And things that other people will be able to understand and you will not. But God's timing is perfect, and he reveals things to us when we are ready. So yeah, that's what I've been thinking about. It's kind of cool though that God never stops revealing things to us. I can't wait to see the things he's gonna show me down the road. Thank you again for reading, and for your prayers. Know you are loved. oh and of course. Pictures! Oh and more thing that God has told me. He told me this a while back, I don't know why I haven't shared earlier. (Maybe I did, I don't know) Anyways, this is it. The only reason that we exist is so that we can be in relationship with God. That is the only reason we are breathing. We exist so we can fall in love with God. Doesn't that just make everything else seem so unimportant. Today has been a really good day. I had the opportunity to go to a Canadian Thanksgiving Lunch. It was really fun to see other Canadians and English speakers, and to just eat a thanksgiving meal. Though don't get me wrong, I eat Canadian/American food all the time, and I also eat a lot of beans and tortillas(Which is so good by way!) Anyways, I really enjoyed it. And I got to meet a bunch of new people, it's crazy though how many people down here are from the Winkler area.
I was going to post a list of things I am thankful for and why, but I started and the list is so long it is gonna take me a while. So be patient and it will come. I am not sure what else to say. I can't think of anything right now. I guess I am ready for bed. Thanks for reading! Here are some pictures! and this was written yesterday as well. The internet was being slow. Hola everyone! Sorry, I feel as though I haven't posted in a while. I like to post more regularly so that things are still fresh in my mind. The past few days have been really good. Last Friday I had the baby for night. It went extremely well, all I did was ask God to give me energy for the night and he did. Yesterday we went to the beach. The water is getting extremely cold. I didn't go in though since I offered to watch the baby, and didn't really want to go in anyways. I just can't believe though how fast the weeks are going by. I was looking back at pictures from the trip down here and that feels like forever ago. I guess now that things aren't quite as new, time goes by quicker. I love it though, I'm gonna be sad to leave. The other day when I was having my solo time with God he just told me. "I enjoy when you spend time with me, I enjoy you." Then my eyes got watery.. just the thought that the almighty king of the universe wants to spend time with me is simply unreal. He reminded me that I need to take time to be with him, just me and him. The two days before I had been a bit busier so I hadn't taken the time just to rest in his presence. It was so refreshing when I finally did again. We need him everyday, we need him for every single breath. He is our daily bread. So I will have to make sure I make him my number one priority each day. Thank you again for reading. And if any of you know me at all, you know I love pictures. So here are a few pictures from the past while.
I wrote this yesterday, but the internet was being slow. Thus why I posted today.
So today marks the day that I've been gone for an entire month. Time sure does go by very fast. It's crazy how much has happened though, in such little time, and I still have two months to go! :) This place is feeling more and more like home everyday. One of my goals now is to drive in Mexico, in a vehicle. We'll see how that will go. Mexican drivers are very aggressive, but very gracias at the same time. If that makes any sense whatsoever. So yeah, I don't really know what else to say. I'm tired and ready to hit the hay. I'll post some pictures though so you can kind of see what's going on down here. Oh, and we are in the process of finding a name for the orphanage. If you have any ideas that would be awesome. (We do have some, but more are always welcome) (and it has to sound good in English, and Spanish) And also, today me, Agustin, Cole and later Brian and Mason were hitting rocks into the water with bats. (I honestly don't know how to word that better.) That is what some of the pictures are of. And, I think I have an addiction to cheese quesadillas. . . . . Hola everyone! Time for another post. The past few days have been pretty hilarious. Though I will have to refrain from telling a really funny story due to the fact that I don't want to embarrass him/her. Though here is another funny story. Saturday night Cristian was over at our house, and him and Cole were running around fighting each other. So, they were on the patio, and Brian says "wouldn't it be funny if we closed the screen door". So that's exactly what I did. It took only a few minutes before bam, Cole comes crashing through the door. He completely destroyed it. It was rather hilarious, I couldn't stop laughing the whole evening. Picture coming soon. :P And yesterday the Scapinello's were over, so we went to the beach. We went to one that is within walking distance of our house! I think I can say that it is my favorite beach so far. There was this cliff that everybody could jump off, though I did not. I do not fall into peer pressure. :P Below are pictures of two different beaches. We went on Saturday and Sunday. And if you look closely at some of the pictures you'll see Brian trying to hit Patty with the kite. I also went to the Spanish Church again yesterday. Best one so far, reason being. I can sing along to worship now!! This time church was held inside instead of outside, because now it is starting to get "cold" in the evenings. So yeah, that means that we have an overhead with the lyrics to the songs. So pumped about that! It is quite interesting though to be worshiping God with words that you don't really know. I do recognize some words during church, and have looked up the translation to the songs I remember. But yeah, I don't really know what I am singing most of the time.
Today God reminded me to be still, and know he is God. To just be still and realize that at this very moment God is in heaven on his throne. That he actually exists, and Heaven is real. He listens to the smallest of my prayers , and cares about the smallest things in my life. Small truths that I often hear and know but don't always realize are actually real. I will try to update you again! We are hoping on getting another child in this week, and I am super excited for that. So yeah, talk to you again! Hello there! I just got back from hiking the Cañón del Nacapule and seeing the oasis. And the oasis by the way, is not at all like in cartoons. Yesterday we spent a majority of the morning and afternoon working on bunk beds for when kids come in. It feels like we are finally doing something. Though I know that Brian has been doing lots, it just all legal work but for me it feels like I haven't been doing much. And yeah, Agustin started working for us last Monday. He will be with us for sure for a full year helping with fixing the house, making bunk beds and such. Then yesterday evening we saw another tarantula! This one was a lot bigger and more developed than the last one. Brian had an ice-cream pail and he was going to trap it. (look how focused he is in the picture) I do not know what happened but then all of a sudden the tarantula fell and started running all over the place. They can run so fast. It was actually quite freaky since I wasn't that far away. And the reason I was standing closer and not worried was because Clarissa had told me a different time that they walk very slowly, but I didn't realize that doesn't apply when they are scared. So yeah, they managed to get the pail on top of it, slide something flat underneath, and put the lid on, then throw it off the patio. I am anxious to get kids into our house. I know we already have a baby, which is great, though I would love to have kids that are a little bit older so that I can build more of a relationship with them. We almost got 2 older kids already, but it ended up not working. I have already met these two, and they are absolutely wonderful. So my hopes are high, that we will still get them. Though I will not release the names, prayer would be awesome for these kids! Whether we get them or we don't. Again, I must remember God has absolutely everything under control. He can see the bigger picture which I can not. He already knows which kids we are going to get, so I must trust in his timing and his choices. And on top of that, I must enjoy my time here without the kids. I must allow God to prepare me for when they do come, by spending lot's of time in prayer and in his word. I need him to fill me up so that I can pour his love out. Thank you again for reading and for praying. You are loved so much by me. Oh and prayer that I would learn Spanish would be great. I am having a hard time with my memory. Plus I haven't been given that many opportunities to practice, we always just speak english around here. So yeah, and prayer also that I wouldn't shy from trying to speak it, even when I know I am probably wrong. We learn best from making mistakes right?
Have a good one! Life is always interesting out here! On Sunday me and Patty went to the Spanish church in the evening. Well we had a "curfew" for 10:00, (not really a curfew but we said we'd be back by then, and Brian and Clarissa jokingly said they'll lock the gate if we aren't home in time) Church went later than usual, so we ended being home at 10:06 and we find that the gate was locked, and Brian and Clarissa were already in bed. Melissa was awake but she didn't know where the key was. So anyways, me and Patty were locked out, so we ended up having to climb over the gate, and Patty was in skirt not suited for climbing over gates.But it wasn't too bad, it was actually kind of fun to sneak in. Oh and don't worry, Brian didn't mean to lock us out, he said he did it on accident. Below is the gate that we had to climb over. And yesterday we found a tarantula. Actually we found 2 apparently I just went to bed when it was discovered. And I wish I wouldn't have, apparently Patty put on quite the show trying to kill it. Clarissa just released the other one into the wild. I must say though, it is a good thing that tarantula's move slowly, if they moved fast I don't know what I'd do. So yeah, life has been good. I still have my moments were I miss you all back home, but that doesn't mean that I don't like it here. I love it here, but I also love it at home. Today I found a good spot where I can do my devotions. It's over the railing on top of the roof. Here is a picture! :) Oh and I may have to spend the night with baby "Hank" this Friday so prayer for that would be very appreciated. I love babies, but if I have to be the one taking care them, I like them to be older. He just seems so small and petite, I don't want to hurt him, and often I feel I don't know what to do. But no sense worrying about it I guess, it will all work out.
Oh, and another thing. Big things have happened recently, actually yesterday to be exact. God has done some amazing things. I would love to share all of it, but I don't know all of the details since it has more to do with legal work. I do know though that Brian has met people in high places here in Mexico, people that you normally wouldn't just get to talk to. And these people that have so much power, are so excited with what we are trying to do. God is truly awesome. I wish I could tell you all the details, but I don't know how to write them. But I can tell you this, I do think that God has a lot bigger plans than Brian and Clarissa ever expected. Like I have said before, God's plans are not limited by what we think is possible. He is a whole lot bigger. |
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