Please pray for my sister regarding her trip to Romania. An seemingly insurmountable obstacle has arisen (of course, we know that our God can move it!). Please pray that the Lord will give her wisdom and guidance in this situation; that she will display His grace in speech and conduct; and that, ultimately, His will be done.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Almost A Full Month
Wow - it has been a long time since I have blogged...
I went home for Easter a few weeks ago. It was so wonderful to see everyone again. I hadn't been home since January 1st, which marks my longest stretch yet. I told my mom I was preparing her for next semester when, hopefully, I am overseas (I have yet to hear the official word but I am proceeding as if I had). I am acutally going home again this coming weekend. I have to pick up the bridesmaids dress I dropped off at a local seamstress but, mostly, I want to introduce Sarah to my stopping grounds and go fishing with her at the pond behind my house. Next weekend is also the Azalea Festival in Fredericktown so I really get to introduce her to small town life. :)
Yesterday, we sold most of our furniture. We still have a few items left, but I trust they will be gone soon as well. Our lease is up at the end of May. I suspect our apartment complex will not be happy with us next week when they discover that I reported them to the Health Department for the black mold we are almost certain we have upstairs. We have been rather sickly since not too long after we moved in and now we know why. I am not sure what will become of the situation, but we don't want the next tenants to suffer the effects of mold like we have. As of last week, the Lord has provided a place for me to stay for the month of June and in July I plan to go home and see my family before I leave the country.
The semester is quickly winding down (only two weeks left!). I still have a few things to do: 2 in-class finals and a take-home final, an evangelism report as well as a verbatim account of one of the six I already turned in, and a recently announced book review (of a book I was not planning on reading, grr!). I have also been planning an Intercultural Talent Show that will take place this Thursday as an end of the year event for the organization I lead on campus. The end of the semester brings some saddness as well. My room is graduating and moving to her mom's house in Alabama. :( She is one of my best friends and I am going to miss her extremely. I am helping her move the second weekend of May.
I am loving this warm weather! My roommate and I have yet to break down and turn the air on (even though its pretty toasty in here). Spiders are back in full force. I have unpleasantly discovered at least one every day for the past week. Gross.
My roommate and I went with a friend to see Slum Dog Millionaire. We good, but heart-wrenching movie. My heart breaks for the people in the slums of India just thinking about it. Even while watching the movie, I wanted them so much to hear the good news of Jesus Christ.
I went home for Easter a few weeks ago. It was so wonderful to see everyone again. I hadn't been home since January 1st, which marks my longest stretch yet. I told my mom I was preparing her for next semester when, hopefully, I am overseas (I have yet to hear the official word but I am proceeding as if I had). I am acutally going home again this coming weekend. I have to pick up the bridesmaids dress I dropped off at a local seamstress but, mostly, I want to introduce Sarah to my stopping grounds and go fishing with her at the pond behind my house. Next weekend is also the Azalea Festival in Fredericktown so I really get to introduce her to small town life. :)
Yesterday, we sold most of our furniture. We still have a few items left, but I trust they will be gone soon as well. Our lease is up at the end of May. I suspect our apartment complex will not be happy with us next week when they discover that I reported them to the Health Department for the black mold we are almost certain we have upstairs. We have been rather sickly since not too long after we moved in and now we know why. I am not sure what will become of the situation, but we don't want the next tenants to suffer the effects of mold like we have. As of last week, the Lord has provided a place for me to stay for the month of June and in July I plan to go home and see my family before I leave the country.
The semester is quickly winding down (only two weeks left!). I still have a few things to do: 2 in-class finals and a take-home final, an evangelism report as well as a verbatim account of one of the six I already turned in, and a recently announced book review (of a book I was not planning on reading, grr!). I have also been planning an Intercultural Talent Show that will take place this Thursday as an end of the year event for the organization I lead on campus. The end of the semester brings some saddness as well. My room is graduating and moving to her mom's house in Alabama. :( She is one of my best friends and I am going to miss her extremely. I am helping her move the second weekend of May.
I am loving this warm weather! My roommate and I have yet to break down and turn the air on (even though its pretty toasty in here). Spiders are back in full force. I have unpleasantly discovered at least one every day for the past week. Gross.
My roommate and I went with a friend to see Slum Dog Millionaire. We good, but heart-wrenching movie. My heart breaks for the people in the slums of India just thinking about it. Even while watching the movie, I wanted them so much to hear the good news of Jesus Christ.
The Lord has been so gracious in teaching me many things and drawing me to Himself. I love Jesus more each day and realize just how much I need Him. The main lesson of this semester has been the urgency of evangelism and it is something He has placed heavily upon my heart. Futhermore, I have been studying the life of Christ in New Testament 1 and reading and re-reading the Gospel accounts and see even more how indescribable my God is.
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