I've got the Joy Joy Joy Joy Down in My Heart

So here is a little update:
So much has happened since I have been here only a few days. I learned fast to ignore all of the whistling as I walk down the street. They aren't use to seeing blonde haired people here :)Today I woke up to a giant cricket looking me straight in the face. Good thing I had warning that they fly! lol I just threw my blanket over my face and pushed it off the bed. Oh the excitment of living here. It is so peaceful and stress free here. I love (at times) how they don't really have a lot scheduled. If church starts at 9am it might be more like 9:30am. This morning we all went to church to listen to a guest speaker. He talked about David and Galiath in 1 Samuel 17. God can use the little people in unexpected ways! Everyone told David that he couldn't do it. He was to young, not skilled, weak. The pastor talked about what was our Galiath in our life? This story just made me think about myself and how I feel like I am never good enough. Oh I am to quiet for that, I am not good at that, that's too scary, uh that's not really my thing. David didn't doubt at all. He had full faitht that he could do it. If God brings you to it, he will bring you through it! God gave David all he needed to fight his battle and he will give us everything we need to fight all of our battles if we have faith that he will. Since this week there are a lot of gringos here the paster helped interpret. All the joy in this church blew me away! People here are so sincere in everything they do. I hope this is making sence. I just have all these thoughts and feelings flying around in my head and am trying to get them all out! After church we went to a beautiful resturant. Rita and I shared chicken, rice, a salad, fries, and thier vesion of mash potatoes. not at all like ours but still pretty tasty! Today is visitation day here so the kids have all been excited to see if they will have any visitors. I am not sure what is planned for the rest of the day besides church at night. I love you all!!!

An Answer to My Prayers

I don't have a lot of time to write but I just wanted to let everyone know I am here safe! God answered my prayers and just blew my mind away! When I was in KC Jeff Heart was there! Wow God is so good! He traveled with me all the way to Lima. Watching out for me the whole way! Then Richard picked me up and I spent the night at his house. The next day I was in the van pretty much the whole day driving from place to place. I got into Pacasmayo at 6:30am today and now we r headed to the market! Thanks for all the prayers! Keep up the good work :) Love you all! I will do me best to keep u posted. I already am in love with all the kids! They have already given me lots of hugs and kisses! I also learned that I will never drive in Peru! They are so crazy! So there is a 3 lane road....to them yeah that's like a 5 lane road :) It is best just to let the driver drive and you just sit back and pay no attention to it! lol

3 Days until I leave!

Ok so I didn't mean to put that last picture up there, but that's ok. There is the happy newly engaged couple! Aren't they beautiful!

So I am officially leaving for Peru this Thursday the 9th. There is just so much I can't explain about the whole situation. Man God is good! I am really nervous but I know that God is going to be there every step of the way! Holding my hand, Sitting next to me, pushing me off my step....whatever I need.

Since some of you haven't really heard my heart in it all I shall share a little with you now: I was praying about going back to Peru with Gateway since I went last summer. I was saving up my money and MY plan was to go and that was that. As the time got closer I started praying about it and searching for what to do. It was kind of one of those looking but I still had my mind set type of things. But God just kept telling me to wait to make my decision. Then around spring break time Kevin (who is living in Pacasmayo now, where I am going) asked me to come visit where he was at. Was this what God wanted me to wait for? I prayed about it and everything just started falling into its perfect place.

God is funny like that. I just picture him in this huge warehouse with card tables lined up through the whole place....on and on and on. Each card table represents a person and God has their puzzle up on that table. He starts taking pieces from one person's table and adding them to another person's puzzle. Then it gets so big he has to move to the floor. Eventually everyone and every piece is perfectly placed. God cares that much that he perfectly builds each puzzle piece in my life and has the perfect place for each one of my pieces. I know cheesy but get over it that's how I am. lol

So now I am actually going to Peru. Yes I am scared. No I never saw myself doing this. But my dear sister once told me...you have to do something different to get something you have never had before. Might have said that before but it just really stuck with me. I am so excited to love on all of the children there! God is teaching me so much already! I am excited to see everything else he has in store for me.

Never a dull moment.....

Working with kids there just never seems to be a dull moment! Today there was a couple firsts for me..... 1.) I got to see my first head lice 2.) I saw one of my kids wake up during his nap, yell for his mom , start blowing chunks, and go back to sleep right in the freshly made pile of grossness on his mat. I have never seen that before. Very eventful day to say the least. I also asked off work for Peru today. God continually amazes me in how he answers prayers. I have been really nervous to tell my work about going. They have been really short on teachers and I just felt bad leaving. They knew I was going to Peru, they just didn't know how long. Both of my bosses were very supportive and excited for me. God totally spoke to me and calmed a lot of anxiety I had through them.

On a side note....Kailey and I looked at a dress shop tonight....and she thinks she found the perfect wedding dress! She is going to take my mom back next week to look at it. She looked so beautiful in it!

The waiting game!

We are just sitting around the house waiting for Kailey to call us. They were suppose to arrive into KCI at 1:45pm. They missed their flight in Miami and have had problems ever since. There are about 30 of them traveling together so I think they have had to split up several times. She just called and got on a flight in Texas and is now headed home. I can't wait to hear about everything that happened this past week and to see how God worked! I am also excited to see how much it has changed since I was there last year.

Today at church we have been talking about "Mean what you say." This really got me thinking. In todays world we have become so accustom to using words to get what we want or to make people feel better. What have my words become? Is everything coming out of my mouth furthering the kingdom of God? I think not. I have a lot of work to do! We talked a lot about 1 John 3. God has called us to be his light. If we say that we are in the light then we need to act like we are. It is important to lay down your life for others because that is what God did for us. I like to think of that as taking the backseat middle in the car. That is the seat that no one wants. So as of now I am trying to set my own intensions aside to build relationships and further my amazing God's kingdom! Working on taking the backseat middle .......................

Every day life

So I started this blog for my technology for edu. class at school. I didn't really think I would ever use it. I thought it would be cool if I started writing on it just about what God is teaching me and updating you on my life.
Summer is off to a fast start. Kailey left today for Peru this morning with the mission trip going from our church. When I dropped her off at the air port I was sad that I wouldn't be going with her this year. I know that God has different plans for me. I am excited to see how they will unfold.
I currently am working 9-5 monday- friday at the daycare I have worked at since high school. There I have a class of 4 1 1/2 year old boys. They keep me very busy and are a constant reminder of God's love.
I am learning that it's not about all the big things you do in life, but about all the small things you do with a big heart! Right now I am just trying to show God's love at my work and to my four little boys. Not always an easy task when they are bite you. Good thing God is in control and not me! :)