God Is Good!

Last night I went downtown again with many staff members. It was an incredible time of relationship building! Yesterday was a huge breakthrough for me and the language barrier. Many of the staff members realized that I am actually able to communicate in Spanish just slowly and with help! So I talked openly in Spanish with one person all the way downtown, another person all the way back and many people in between. I was so excited to connect with people!

It's was wonderful to be able to talk about what God has done in my life, how I got here, what I want to do after...you know, real conversation, in another language. This is what I mean by "La Fruta". My heart's desire is to be able to connect with these people on a deep level, to be able to understand what God is doing in their lives and to be able to easily speak about His work in my life as well. I want to bless them and get to know them. So, I'm incredibly thankful as God has stirred up the Spanish language in my heart and He goes before me in all situations. :)

This morning was a bit more difficult...

 I attended church with a Swiss girl and a Venezuelan girl. As many of you know, the latinos are very passionate and long-winded in their worship services. I love this, but it was frusterating because I had a very difficult time understanding what was being said and sung,etc. It was a bit discouraging; however, God is faithful in encouraging me and helping me to lean on Him during times of frusteration.

He showed me some really good scriptures today:
Psalm 20: 1-5 says "May the Lord answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. May he send you help from the sanctuary and grant you support from Zion. May he remember all your sacrifices and accept your burnt offerings. May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed. We will shout for joy when you are victorious and will lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the Lord grant all your requests."

Also, I spent some time reading over Psalm 107 which really speaks to my prayer for this city and country in Colombia. I believe God is doing some incredible things here.  

Psalm 107: 28-31 "Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress. He stilled the storm to a shisper; the waves of the sea were hushed. They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven. Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men." verse 36-38 says "there he brought the hungry to live, and they founded a city where they could settle. They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruiful harvest; he blessed them, and their numbers greatly increased, and he did not let their herds diminish." AMEN!!

Hey, good news I'm now at the point in my Spanish speaking that I am forgetting English words!! Haha! Sometimes people will ask me in spanish how to say something in English and I simply cannot remember the word for the life of me! how funny is that?!

Love you all :)