Time goes by so quickly

So, it was brought to my attention that I have not updated on here in a long time.

This past summer I was working at a Christian camp in Seymour, IN. I was working as the pharmacist, and I absolutely loved it! I was able to get some medical experience in, but still have a lot of time to hang out with the kids during the week. I made a lot of amazing new friends, and got to love on a lot of love-hungry children.

After working at camp, I headed down to Medellin, Colombia with a group of four other people. We spent the two weeks playing soccer with children, doing prison ministry, and visiting the families of the prisoners. Those two weeks were absolutely amazing!! God really opened my eyes to a lot of things while I was down there, and I realized there were quite a few things in my life that I needed to change. When I arrived back at school, I was talking with my spanish prof. She told me that I looked a lot happier this year, and that there just seemed like there was something different about me. I realized that I have felt a lot happier, and I just feel so excited for the changes that God has been making in my life!

Classes have been going for two weeks now, and I am finally getting back into the swing of things. I was a little bit overwhelmed when I looked at my course load, but my roommate is helping me to break everything down so it doesn't look like so much work at one time. I have been trying really hard not to fall back into my procrastination habits from last year, and have been doing all right so far. Another thing I've been trying this year is something my leader on the Colombia trip had us do while we were down there. Every night we would get together and pray for everyone we came into contact with during that day. I really like that idea, because it makes me feel like I have more of a relationship with them. Instead of just talking to them a little bit, and then completely forgetting about them after we are done with the conversation. So, I have been sitting down on my bed every evening, recalling my day, and just praying for the people that I came into contact with during the day. It makes me happy to be able to continue loving these people, even at the end of the day.

Well, that's about all that I can think of for now. Until next time! :)

Psalm 13

How long, O Lord?  Will you forget me forever?  How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and every day have sorrow in my heart?  How long will my enemy triumph over me?  Look on me and answer, O Lord my God.  Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep in death; my enemy will say, "I have overcome him," and my foes will rejoice when I fall.  But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.  I will sing to the Lord, for he has been good to me.

-A little encouragement for those who are confused, lost, or who just need it.  I know it has helped me the last few days.

Yay for Christmas break!!!  The semester is finally over, and I'm so relieved.  I'm waiting to see what my grades are, but I think they are all A's and B's.  I'll be happy with that.  :) 

I'm having a little bit of trouble at home right now.  It's hard to go from being able to make your own decisions, and then go to where a parent is always telling you what to do.  It will be okay, though, eventually.  We just have to find a happy medium between the two.

I hope everyone has an amazing week!

9/24/07

So, my second year at the 'wu is definitely starting out so much better.  God has been really good to me.  This summer, I got a chance to get a glimpse of what I would like to do after school.  For those of you who don't know, I spent two months in El Salvador.  My time there was so amazing.  There were some hard times, in which God showed me some things in my life that I needed to change.  There were also some really high points.  I got to go back to a church that I worked with when a medical group from my home church was in El Salvador for the week.  It was so cool to be able to go back, and see what a difference, however small the things we were able to do, we made in the people's lives.  Well, that's all I have time for now.

** A smile translates in all languages **