Vacation?

Things are going well here.. Settling down. The students are on vacation here, the 'teachers' still are finishing up the school year until the 29th of July. I am still working at the school, helping with International Child Care, to get my schedule for the next year, my plan is to begin preparing now. Now, that I know how the school works, how the students are, and ideas of how classes run as well. I am also taking this time of 'vacation' to reflect, evaluate - to be changing things for the new school year. Wanting to work better with the children's ministries as well. One thing, that you all can help with is pray for the children and the churches to help the ministries grow, but grow not in numbers necesarily but grow in depth and knowledge of Christ, that the children's hearts, minds will be opened and transformed by God's love! I want to be able to minister work with these children - in the way God wants to work. My prayer right now is, God give me direction and clarity in how YOU want to work in these children's ministries and what does that mean for me? What do I need to do? What do I need to change? Each group has about 20-30 children consistently.
God likes to show us sometimes, how much we take for granted. For example: running water? Right? We went for a time about 3 - 4 weeks without running water in the house. Why? Well, many reasons but the one I want to focus on is that God wanted us to be able to appreciate and be grateful for running water! We take for granted the luxury of being able to turn on the spicket and water come running out of it, or to take a shower turn the knob and we can bathe. Many people have to carry by the bucket water in to the house, bathe from a bucket, have to put water in the comode to flush the toilet, and then find water to wash your hands. I'm grateful to say that we do have running water in the house once again!! It's a blessing to have water!!!
God likes to work in mysterious ways, it's hard many time to understand how He works or Why He does things the way he does but there's always a plan and a purpose and when we finally understand that we can look back and enjoy the blessing that come from each circumstance.
Sunday, I had the opportunity to go to an Alex Campos concert, Alex Campos, is kinda like a Jeremy Camp, famous Christian musician in Latin America. My first concert here in Venezuela. Definetly a cultural experience, the concert was held in a baseball stadium, where people were lined up all the way around the stadium to get in. The group I went with, basically cut infront of the line setting up a system to send 1 or 2 people from the group in at a time with the rest of the line, until everyone met inside the stadium to sit. Interesting. The concert itself 'normal' concert, something very surprising and humble took place as well. In the middle of the concert the head of management of the company that put on the concert took the stage to ask forgiveness and to apologize publically because Daniel Calvetti a Chris Tomin type singer more worship, was supposed to come as well, but because of problems with the plane tickets he couldn't make it. It was impressive to see the sincerity of the apology and they way Alex Campos performed like 2 concerts instead of just 'His' part to cover for and make up for Daniel Calvetti not being able to come! It was really good concert!!
There are always lots of lessons to learn from many places!! May God continue blessing you all.

Forgive me, for not updating.

As a now look at the date, I see it has been a good month since I have updated. Please don't think I have forgotten about all of you, or forgotten English, or anything. To tell you the truth, I have been busy, my life in many ways has been a roller coaster, not know where I was going to be from day to day. God testing me, trying me, probing me, breaking my heart, testing further my obedience, and my dedication to Him. In His mysterious ways, confirming that He has called me here, and no one can revoke the call he has placed on my life.
Recovering from the shock of we are moving you, no you are staying, I enter into a new level of shock and insecurity, as one night while we are sleeping robbers break into our garage, climb the fence, break into our car and steal our system from the car. Sure, it was a decent cd player, system, that's not the part that bothers me, what bothers / bothered me is the fact that they broke in so easily and the insecurity!!! Friday night, our next door neighbors are robbed as they are entering their house, they are held at gun point, demanded to give them all their money and any firearms that were in the house. More insecurity.
Strange as it sounds, this is part of the culture here, life here, it happens so often and police don't do anythign about it here. Part of my learning, missionary experience here is learning this part of life, learning that the only security comes from faith, and trusting every minute of your life to God. Trusting that every step of you take is in God's hands, lead and directed by Him. Tough lessons, strong lessons for me. Things for me to overcome, things to help me grow.