Recently I have heard a lot of people mention their blog sites where people can be kept informed on a more regular basis. It's easy to up-date and sometimes many of you are looking for information more often than I have time to right and send a formal letter. In light of that I have decided to try out a blog of my own. Feel free to give me some feedback letting me know what you think.
While I'm testing it out, I might as well fill you in on a couple of recent happenings in my life. For the last couple of weeks I have been helping with a Conference for Princesses that the SAM chil
dren's ministry has been coordinating. This was a day-long conference held for girls, ages 8-12. The main purpose in the conference was to teach them how they can become daughters of the King as well as to teach them how a daughter of the King should act. We made crowns out of flowers for them to wear and they were escorted in by a "gentleman" who came to help. There were games, a craft, teachings, and a drama. We only allowed 40 girls each day. After two days which were completely full and a waiting list of about 30 more girls, we decided to hold the conference one more day. It was a great blessing to me...praise God! I was able to see many girls come to know the Lord, not to mention He gave me the strength to teach my first lesson to that many girls and adults in Spanish! I was quite nervous, but God saw me through...and spoke through me in many ways.
dren's ministry has been coordinating. This was a day-long conference held for girls, ages 8-12. The main purpose in the conference was to teach them how they can become daughters of the King as well as to teach them how a daughter of the King should act. We made crowns out of flowers for them to wear and they were escorted in by a "gentleman" who came to help. There were games, a craft, teachings, and a drama. We only allowed 40 girls each day. After two days which were completely full and a waiting list of about 30 more girls, we decided to hold the conference one more day. It was a great blessing to me...praise God! I was able to see many girls come to know the Lord, not to mention He gave me the strength to teach my first lesson to that many girls and adults in Spanish! I was quite nervous, but God saw me through...and spoke through me in many ways. 
Other than the Princess Conference, I have continued to stay very busy with church activities, playing on the worship team, helping with Sunday school, tutoring, etc. The new trimester in CIET, my last one, started about two weeks ago. So, now I am back to teaching English on Monday nights. One of the things God has been teaching me recently, although I am a very slow learner, is that I don't necessarily need to be doing anything major...sometimes it's just important to take time to hang out and talk with people. I am trying to rotate my schedule so that I make time to visit more with people throughout the week. Praise the Lord that He constantly is teaching us new lessons and that He doesn't give up on hardheads like me!
There are two things left that I would like to share with you, than I'll sign off and see how this all turns out. Today is a beautiful sunny day
, which is one of the first that we've had for a while. It has been a very rainy summer for us and now we're definitely beginning to struggle with flooding and mold issues. Although my house isn't flooded, the school playground is! My room is battling the mold issue. Last night, once again, I laid my head down on my damp...starting to smell musty...pillow and wondered when things would ever dry out. However, my problems are minimal! There are many people who are being displaced because of flooding or who are in need of food and other materials, please pray for them. Finally, most of you have heard me mention the HAuse family many times. Beth HAuse, the mother, has been sick for quite some time with a staph infection in the bone of her sinuses, causing severe headaches, fever, etc. You may remember that several months ago she spent about a month in the states looking for a treatment that would work. Once returning to Bolivia with an antibiotic she had to wait to see if it would help. The treatment did not work and she has gone to the states again to seek further treatment. Her husband and children are remaining here, until they know more about how long she will need to be there. If it is too long, the rest of the family may be joining her in the states. Please pray for their family, the separation between them now as well as for a quick return on Beth's part so that the children don't have to leave school before the end of the year.
, which is one of the first that we've had for a while. It has been a very rainy summer for us and now we're definitely beginning to struggle with flooding and mold issues. Although my house isn't flooded, the school playground is! My room is battling the mold issue. Last night, once again, I laid my head down on my damp...starting to smell musty...pillow and wondered when things would ever dry out. However, my problems are minimal! There are many people who are being displaced because of flooding or who are in need of food and other materials, please pray for them. Finally, most of you have heard me mention the HAuse family many times. Beth HAuse, the mother, has been sick for quite some time with a staph infection in the bone of her sinuses, causing severe headaches, fever, etc. You may remember that several months ago she spent about a month in the states looking for a treatment that would work. Once returning to Bolivia with an antibiotic she had to wait to see if it would help. The treatment did not work and she has gone to the states again to seek further treatment. Her husband and children are remaining here, until they know more about how long she will need to be there. If it is too long, the rest of the family may be joining her in the states. Please pray for their family, the separation between them now as well as for a quick return on Beth's part so that the children don't have to leave school before the end of the year. Thank you so much for your constant faithfulness and prayers! I appreciate them so much! Look for weekly blog postings on Mondays and an e-prayer letter coming soon concerning my return to the states in June.
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