So my first week is over at the orphange and it has been absolutely amazing, I want to say more, but honestly, I have about 1 minute to go to the youth group, and i really can´t. i hope to update soon, but I don´t know when that will be.
God has been absolutely amazing though, and i´m excied for the next 7 weeks
So, First off, I won't usually be blogging THIS much, but I'm at Melissa's still, and we've just been hanging out, and I don't want to be pestering them all the time, and so I came on here.
God is SO good. He's so evident here in Honduras, especially at the Church Viva Abudante. So here's the review of what's been going on: I got to Melissa's and we had homemade tomales and great coffee from the mountains of Honduras, and Melissa and I had a talk about what her dreams and hopes were to make a difference. She talked about how she wants to go into medicine because she loves people, and feels a want to serve her fellow Hondurans in that way.. She's been studying so hard and she's so excited. It's sooo cool to talk to other young adults, especially Christian, about how they want to make a difference by serving God by serving Hondurans. She is such a beautiful sister in Christ for me! and her sister Heidi is also awesome and hilarious and really awesome.
We then took a taxi to the mall and then walked to the Church from there after meeting a friend. I loved walking through the streets of the capital not as a group of gringos, but with locals and just seeing and being. The driving here is as crazy as ever. haha. Anyway, at the church I met so many new awesome people, luckily they all spoke english as well. Yet, I really want to practice my spanish and I'm kinda scared I won't be doing that, with everyone speaking english to me, and Stacey always being with me. But I know Melissa's going to challenge me to talk spanish a lot more. haha
I met with Stacey and Kathy at the Church, and we talked about plans for the next week with teaching... we didn't get too far, because they were just telling me things about what to expect. I had to show Stacey my "stern voice"... I think I passed! haha After that talk, I suddenly got VERY tired and I was exghusted from the day. We drove back to Melissa's, where we hung out a little bit, and then I just went to bed... I was poooooped.
I woke up at 7:30 this morning, which surprised me quite a bit... but I took a shower, had an amazing pancake breakfast, and now I'm just hanging out!
I'm not sure what I'm up to today and tomorrow... I know we have youth group at 4, and then I leave Melissa's to go to Don Julio's house where i'll be staying most of the time now.
Adios, God bless, and THANK GOD for the universal love that God had when he sent His son to die, not only for you and me and North Americans, but also for Hondurans, orphan or not. I love seeing God moving through this Honduran Youth Group! It's awesome!
Estoy en Tegucigalpa, Honduras con Melissa y su hermana! aka... I'm in Honduras with my friend Melissa and her sister. I got in an hour or two ago, and she's heating up some food, and I'm about to have some amazing coffee... Life is good. They have a parrot and a cute dog. and a gorgeous backyard... all really cool
anyway, I'm meeting with Stacey tonight at the church, and then I'll be with her later on. I head to the orphanage Monday! It's about a two hour drive.
I've really missed Honduras and it's great to be back!
God's blessings, and thanks for your prayers!
So, I have about a week before I leave for this Honduras adventure. It's been a fun and exciting summer so far, and I've witnessed God in a ton of unexpected ways... it makes me kinda sad to be leaving so soon, but I know God's got things under control.
Lately I've started reading some "short-term missions" books to try and prepare myself for Honduras. It's been good, I just wish I had done it sooner!! There's so much to learn and to try and remember... and it's just making me feel so inadequate.. BUT I know that that's a lie and I just have to trust in the Lord to work through me... hey, like Paul says to the Church in Corinth in 1 Corinthians 2:1-5;
"When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. I came to you in weakness and fear, and with much trembling. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit's power, so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom but on God's power."
That passage has really stuck with me these past couple days, after stumbling upon it. because, the more I think about it, the more I realize how inadequate I really am for this trip. I don't remember much of my spanish, I have never really TAUGHT kids before, and my discipline skills with kids are awful... YET. God's going to use me. and that's exciting. and because of my weaknesses, it's HIM that will shine. Don't worry everyone.. I'm still going to practice my spanish, and hopefully have patience with the kids... but it's just exciting that even PAUL went to a place in "weakness and fear and much trembling". very comforting.
I'm also trying to learn more about Honduras--the things that I don't really know about it yet. I really want to be more educated about the places that I'm going to go. It's been exciting. I'm also trying to keep up on world news... I think world news overall is a great way to stay connected with the community we live in called THE WORLD. haha...
ANYWAY, if you read all this... kudos! I just want to keep updating while I can.. the next time I update it may be a couple days before I go, or even IN honduras! because by this time next week, I WILL BE IN HONDURAS. HANGING OUT WITH MELISSA!!!! HOW AWESOME.
Anyway, thanks for all your prayer and support. I won't be using facebook when I"m there, so if you want to send me some "love".... email me at: kosciels@csp.edu
I will have internet on the weekends, hopefully... but yeah! God's blessings on your mission field... wether that be in west michigan, minnesota, honduras, europe... ANYWHERE!
