This evening, I went to my language teacher's daughter's first birthday party. First birthdays are a big deal around here. There were about 40 people there. There was also a big, beautiful cake. They served the cake before serving us the meal. Very different from what I am used to, but that is the norm here.
I did something I never thought I'd do - I bought bright pink material for an outfit. The ladies with me talked me into it. They said I should buy something I would never usually wear...and boy did I ever. :)
Upcoming events: Sunday is a national holiday here so the Center is closed. Instead, I get to visit the local orphanage and I am so excited. Tuesday, we are taking all 35 girls on a field trip and boat ride, which should be fun...and interesting. Wednesday, I get to travel to another South Asian country to renew my visa (I can only stay in this country for one month at a time). I hate that it pulls me away from here and wastes resources, but it cool to visit another country for a few days.
The Lord has been incredibly near to me today for which I am thankful. I was reminded to keep my priorities straight and not substitute my serving Him for my relationship with Him. I know without a shadow of a doubt that this is where I am supposed to be, but I can do nothing without Him. I am doing a devotional while I am here and it encouraged me to be about the Father's business. Wherever He is working, I need to be working. In order to know where He is working, I have to be in tune with Him. It is so easy to get out of tune by gettng caught up in the daily demands of life. JC was always in tune with the Father. He regularly got away and communed with Him. Even if it was just for one person, He would go out of His way to a city because the Father was working there. That is the way we as followers need to be.
My Father is working until now, and I am working (John 5:17).
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