Take the Shackles off My Feet So I Can Dance!!

4 months. 4 months. For us. 1 and a half years for others. 3 and a half for some. That's how long we served on this island. This island without seeing anyone leave their false idols and come to know the Father. But today...this day...the angels will rejoice in Heaven!! Praise the "Lord of heaven and earth [who] does not live in shrines made by hands. Neither is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives everyone life and breath and all things." -Acts 17:24-25. PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!!!!!!

Just Around the Riverbend

So I've been trying to figure out my next step in life. I want the Father to lead me but so far, I haven't felt much of a pull except to continue to follow him overseas. I've thought seriously about seminary several times and still am thinking about it. For now my summer will take me to New Jersey and the fall will have me working in S.C. It will be good to stay at home for a while and spend time with my family, something I haven't done in almost 4 years. But there is still this restless desire in my heart that has been telling me that next spring I'm supposed to do something different. I've been looking all through the organization's website for something to do next spring. Really anything anywhere that is for more than a week or two. But strangely enough nothing has come up. I've even broadened my search to doing something in America. Nothing. Working at a boarding school for MK's. Nothing. Then one of my girl friends currently serving in South America sent me an e-mail about something she is planning on doing starting in Oct. I don't want to put it out there yet, but I went ahead and looked it up. It is something that I am highly interested in and am now praying fervently about. I ask that you all pray as well that if this is where the Father is calling me to be, that He make it so obvious I have no other options in life. Thanks in advance for your prayers.

Concerning where I am now, it's pretty much over. We are winding down with just 3 days left here. Then we will be in the Philippines for a few days then back to the states. It's been quite the adventure and it's been hard. After reading my friend's blog (same one mentioned above) and seeing how much the Father is working in her area and using her, I started to think my time here was a waste. We haven't seen hardly anything happen. But then He spoke to me and said, "You were obedient, that's enough." So I know that He has used us and though I might not visually see the outcome, I will see these people when I reach Heaven.

Can't wait to hug you all!!

Water falls are just another stepping stone

About to head back up north for our final week there!! This is crazy! It's almost over! But that just means there needs to be an extra amount of lifting up. We plan to hang out with a university friend tomorrow, we've already been able to share a little with her, so the Father willing, we will get to share more. Then we are going to just walk our city one day. Another day involves going to the touristy part of our region and trying to talk to some of the merchants, they are always super sweet when they realize we aren't tourist and we can speak the language.
The next two days after that will be spent in the village...our last two days with our Bapek and Memek and saudara...sadness!! But they are going to make up a bunch of casava chips to bring home! Those are my favorite, I hope they don't get bad before we get home, if they do, I guess I'll just have to eat them all by myself. haha, but our bapek tried to tell us that we couldn't go home because he said that we weren't allowed and we had to listen to our dad. haha!! That will probably be the hardest part of leaving here, leaving our family.
Thursday night will be our last college night for teaching english. Then friday we pack and sat. head back down south. It's going to flyyyyyy by! Don't let me get lazy this week Father! Push me and make me anxious!!!!