So I know it´s been awhile since I have last blogged, my mom finally emailed me and told me I should probably do one since people keep asking her what I am doing here. What am I doing here? That question rolls through my head on numerous occasions when I hear from all my friends at home, and what they are doing. Then the question springs to mind ´why the heck am I living in Paraguay and not at home in my cozy home living my normal life?` I guess it´s because God had other plans for my life. He has been stretching my in so many ways since I got here, and I know he will continue stretching me until I come home.
So I have started working at Chacomer - a large factory that makes motorcycles. Actually I´m working right behind it at a place that feeds street people breakfast and lunch everyday. I only have to go in for lunch though. Everyday there is probably 70 people that come - mostly children, but there are adults too. These are the people that I see everyday on the buses selling Coke, cookies, or singing trying to make a couple dollars. They are all wonderful people. The children call me `tia´ (aunt in spanish) and always come running for a hug when I get there. When I first started there, I wondered why they needed me because I don´t really do a whole lot, but then I realized I come to love the children and adults that may not get a hug anywhere else. Yes the bus ride is an hour long both ways, and yes it is over the hottest part of the day, but I am doing alright so far.
My team is preparing to go to Argentina for 3 days right before Christmas to renue our visas, and then the Christmas festivities start for me on Christmas Eve. The latino people celebrate Christmas on the 24th at midnight, by having a huge meal, and then sleeping most of the day on the 25th. I think this is going to be a tough time for me being away from my friends and family at this time, but the way I look at it is, in two weeks it will be all over - then I just have to get through my 19th birthday alone!
I have missed the snow a little bit - I know it´s hard to believe, but I think anyone would miss it just a little bit if they were living here. Especially the mornings you wake up after a snow fall and the sun is glistening on the snowflakes - all you at home enjoy it for me!!
Merry Christmas
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AH! Snow sounds so wonderful! I love waking up on a winter morning to that sight! Keep on lovin' sister, and feel the love around you.
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I am glad your continuing to build those relationships and finding ways to show God's love to others. Enjoy celebrating...your ability to will help you look back a year from not on a special Christmas. Oh and yeah we would like to hear from you more then once a month. :)
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ReplyDeleteWe went to the Christmas service tonight. The church was full and Lucy Ellison outdid herself with the music. Kelsey and her sister sang a song together and it was such a lovely Christmasy feel to it all. It is so nice to be reminded of what the reason for the season is.
How are you? We do miss you. Everytime I go to KCI I'm expecting to see you and that wonderful smile of yours.
We are well. We did not go to Switzerland this year but chose to stay home. It is supposed to rain tomorrow (Christmas day) but snow for the next couple of days. The boys have a serious fort being built right now so it hopefully will stay up despite the rain.
Well, I am going to try sending mail via your regular address.
You are there for a purpose my dear. We just always have to remember that it is God's version of a purpose and not ours... however, from your blog I can see you have figured that out.
Lots of love to you, you are a remarkable young woman and an old soul.
Bernice and Family
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