Hello everybody!!! Wow I am doing a lot of blogging here, that's so not normal. I would like to inform you all that things for me here are a lot better. I guess things are just slowly falling into place. I am not wishing I was not here anymore, its more like I want to see friends and family. Not like it used to be where I hated it here and wanted to go home. One thing I have realized is that I am not ready to go home. All this time I was telling God that I was ready and wanted to go home, but I'm not. I am not ready to go home until God takes me there. He still has things here for me to do and learn and until then, here I am.
It looks like we will be coming home for Christmas this year. We do not have the tickets yet because my dad is still looking, but we are coming. I am so happy to come see friends and family, it will be amazing. I really hope that there is snow too because I have not seen snow for a while. I did not realize how much I loved snow until I did not see it for a long time. Now I know I need to see it every winter. I love it so much and can not wait to play in it, if there is snow this year. I hope that there is because it makes the season so much better!
Please continue to play for my grandmother as things are good and the surgery is over but there is more coming that will be difficult. Pray that she will find her strength in The Lord and that my grandfather will see her faith and want to have it for himself. So pray please...
And if you have not checked out the videos I have down below, you should. especially the one on the top.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
PCS
For those of you who do not know where I went to school last year, I will tell you. Last year I went to a Christian school here in Puebla called Puebla Christian School. The school is located about 20 minuets from our house and is in a very small building. But even though they have a small building, they do very well with it and use every space of it the best they can. They do not have that many students, around like 60. I think last year they had the most kids they ever had which was 70. But even though they are not filled with students they are filled with Christ. I learned a lot from their chapels every Wednesday and from the Bible classes they have. I had a pretty cool teacher for Bible who made it fun and interesting. I learned a lot about the names of God and how we can apply them to our lives.
I made a lot of friends there that I am sure I will have for a long time. The people there are pretty cool and friendly. When we first got here I did not know any Spanish at all. So in school they have Spanish classes because we all live in Mexico. I learned a lot of Spanish there from their secretary who took time out of her day to help me because I was a beginner. I am grateful for what i learned there, I would not know as much Spanish as I do today if it were not for PCS.
They are also planning on moving into a new building next year if things go according to plan. So please pray for that, to see if it is God's will.
I also added a new video on my blog. If you go down towards the bottom you will see it. Its called Some will seek forgiveness others escape. You need to check it out along with the other videos I have below. The first time I saw this video I cried, its emotional. Clips from The Passion of the Christ and The song from Underoath in the background. Check it.
Keep up the prayer.
I made a lot of friends there that I am sure I will have for a long time. The people there are pretty cool and friendly. When we first got here I did not know any Spanish at all. So in school they have Spanish classes because we all live in Mexico. I learned a lot of Spanish there from their secretary who took time out of her day to help me because I was a beginner. I am grateful for what i learned there, I would not know as much Spanish as I do today if it were not for PCS.
They are also planning on moving into a new building next year if things go according to plan. So please pray for that, to see if it is God's will.
I also added a new video on my blog. If you go down towards the bottom you will see it. Its called Some will seek forgiveness others escape. You need to check it out along with the other videos I have below. The first time I saw this video I cried, its emotional. Clips from The Passion of the Christ and The song from Underoath in the background. Check it.
Keep up the prayer.
Monday, September 22, 2008
When everything falls
Have you ever had plans, or thought something would happen and then it never happened? I have many situations like this, and I'm sure that many of you had had this happen before too. We get all excited about something only to find out that it won't happen. Then we feel all sad because we did not get to do whatever we wanted to do. Most of the time we plan a little too far ahead and even get caught up in the thing we wanted to do, then when it does not happen we are super disappointed.
If any of you have ever felt like this, I understand how you feel. Over the years I have had many situations like the ones I'm talking about. And I have also had some recently. Anywho...
School here is still going well. I guess it is slowly getting better as we go along, which is always good. But it could get better. I have to take Algebra 2 this year which is really hard for me, but thank God that Daniel is a beast at math so he helps me a lot. Plus I have to take Chemistry, which makes no sense to me, but oh well I try. I just get so confused with all the rules and conversion things. Anyway...
I ask all of you to keep praying for my grandmother who is doing well and might be going home tomorrow from the the hospital. Also pray for all the missionaries that live here, as life is not easy. Please keep my parents in your prayers too as life is tough, and then they have me. And please Keep me in your prayers over the next few days and weeks as things are not the best right now. But getting better I think....
If any of you have ever felt like this, I understand how you feel. Over the years I have had many situations like the ones I'm talking about. And I have also had some recently. Anywho...
School here is still going well. I guess it is slowly getting better as we go along, which is always good. But it could get better. I have to take Algebra 2 this year which is really hard for me, but thank God that Daniel is a beast at math so he helps me a lot. Plus I have to take Chemistry, which makes no sense to me, but oh well I try. I just get so confused with all the rules and conversion things. Anyway...
I ask all of you to keep praying for my grandmother who is doing well and might be going home tomorrow from the the hospital. Also pray for all the missionaries that live here, as life is not easy. Please keep my parents in your prayers too as life is tough, and then they have me. And please Keep me in your prayers over the next few days and weeks as things are not the best right now. But getting better I think....
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Prayer
I am posting this to let all of you know that right now, I need prayer. Things have been getting better here, but now they seem to be declining, if anything. Certain things have happened lately and things that have happened a long time ago have just...built up. Now things are not that great, and I do not know when they will get better. It seems like everything is about to break, and somethings already have. Right now I really wish I could just disappear, go somewhere for away from everyone, everything. I need a break. I need time to think, rest, cool off. Time to juts be alone with God and not have to think about anything else.
I ask all of you to keep me in your thoughts and prayers, please. I desperately need it.
I need prayer...
I ask all of you to keep me in your thoughts and prayers, please. I desperately need it.
I need prayer...
Monday, September 15, 2008
Back to the basics
It has been a while since I have actually told you all about things that are going on here. Lately I have been talking about other things. So now I will tell you all about other things. Different things than I have been talking about.
Puebla is pretty much the same. Not much has changed. Well I have changed a lot. God has shown me a lot living here and a lot of other things have changed. I don't know if you all will recognize me or not, who knows. I also have an update for all of you. My grandmother has cancer on her lung and had surgery today. So I ask all of you to pray for her as she now has one lung. Please pray.
School is going well, I think. I am being "home taught" this year, which is pretty cool. I like it better than the school I went to last year. Let's just say that I did not have a very good experience there, we will leave it at that. But I am happy with being home schooled, because it's cool. Plus just being able to say that you are home schooled is cool, well I think so. Anywho, things have been pretty normal around here. I do school in the morning at like 8:30 or so, and I usually end at like 1:00 or so. That is what I do in the mornings and then I do some chores around the house; then I play guitar, get on the computer, or go play soccer. That is what a normal day consists of, pretty cool I guess. Although sometimes things do not go as planned so I don't get done with school till like 5:00 or so. But that does not happen very much, good thing too. Cause all work and no play would make me a dull boy. And I try not to be, well most of you know that I am not a dull boy.
Lately things have been going a lot better than they ever have here. Most likely because I am doing good spiritually. I have never felt closer to God than I do right now. Of course there are those days when that is not so, but most of the time. God has broken me a lot while I have been here, but each time He has made me stronger. He has always been here for me through everything and has helped me to make it through. I have learned many, many things. One is that I need to rely on Him for everything, I can not make it through the day without Him. I have tried and it does not work, trust me. Especially here I need Him all the time. I feel that one reason that I am here is to get closer to God. In the States life was pretty easy, well you know what I mean. It was easier for me then living here is. That is one reason I have gotten closer to Him, because I need Him more, for I am nothing. I have gotten strength from Him and fell into His loving arms when I could not stand. He always picks me up when I fall and sets my feet back on the right path. I thank God for what He has done for me and for who He is making me into. I pray that someday I would be a man after God's own heart like David was. That is what I am striving for and one day, with the help of my Savior, I hope to achieve it.
Please keep up the prayer for everyone here and for my family, thanks!!
Puebla is pretty much the same. Not much has changed. Well I have changed a lot. God has shown me a lot living here and a lot of other things have changed. I don't know if you all will recognize me or not, who knows. I also have an update for all of you. My grandmother has cancer on her lung and had surgery today. So I ask all of you to pray for her as she now has one lung. Please pray.
School is going well, I think. I am being "home taught" this year, which is pretty cool. I like it better than the school I went to last year. Let's just say that I did not have a very good experience there, we will leave it at that. But I am happy with being home schooled, because it's cool. Plus just being able to say that you are home schooled is cool, well I think so. Anywho, things have been pretty normal around here. I do school in the morning at like 8:30 or so, and I usually end at like 1:00 or so. That is what I do in the mornings and then I do some chores around the house; then I play guitar, get on the computer, or go play soccer. That is what a normal day consists of, pretty cool I guess. Although sometimes things do not go as planned so I don't get done with school till like 5:00 or so. But that does not happen very much, good thing too. Cause all work and no play would make me a dull boy. And I try not to be, well most of you know that I am not a dull boy.
Lately things have been going a lot better than they ever have here. Most likely because I am doing good spiritually. I have never felt closer to God than I do right now. Of course there are those days when that is not so, but most of the time. God has broken me a lot while I have been here, but each time He has made me stronger. He has always been here for me through everything and has helped me to make it through. I have learned many, many things. One is that I need to rely on Him for everything, I can not make it through the day without Him. I have tried and it does not work, trust me. Especially here I need Him all the time. I feel that one reason that I am here is to get closer to God. In the States life was pretty easy, well you know what I mean. It was easier for me then living here is. That is one reason I have gotten closer to Him, because I need Him more, for I am nothing. I have gotten strength from Him and fell into His loving arms when I could not stand. He always picks me up when I fall and sets my feet back on the right path. I thank God for what He has done for me and for who He is making me into. I pray that someday I would be a man after God's own heart like David was. That is what I am striving for and one day, with the help of my Savior, I hope to achieve it.
Please keep up the prayer for everyone here and for my family, thanks!!
Monday, September 8, 2008
A Call to the Faithful
This is a call to the Faithful,
An outstretched arm to the Faithless...
There are a few words I never thought that I would say, "I'm a missionary." Well actually I am a missionary kid(Mk) but it's kinda the same thing. Even If I would of thought of ever saying them, I would not have wanted too. Over the years I have heard many missionaries speak at different churches, and I was never really that interested. I mean, I would listen and everything, but I never imagined that I would be one someday. But God had other plans.
Do any of you ever think of what Christ said in Matthew 28:19? "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." Do these words ever pass through your minds? Usually when people hear these words they think they need to go to the other side of the world to do this. That may be true, but God does not want everyone to go all over the world. He may want some of you to stay where you are. You do not need to go Africa, Japan, or even Mexico to be a light for Christ. You can be a light and an example to those living around you. Be friendly to your neighbors, get a relationship going. Give someone a smile as you pass them by, say good morning to someone that you pass on the way to work even though you're not a morning person. It is a good way to be a light, and make people ask themselves why you are so happy all the time.
God has called some to the uttermost parts of the world, some to different states, and others to stay put. But no matter where you have been called or what you are doing; you can always shine Christ's love to people around you. Stop being so selfish, ask someone how they are doing instead of just worrying about your own problems. Do it for yourself, do it for someone else, do it for God.
This is a call to the Faithful,
An outstretched arm to the Faithless...
An outstretched arm to the Faithless...
There are a few words I never thought that I would say, "I'm a missionary." Well actually I am a missionary kid(Mk) but it's kinda the same thing. Even If I would of thought of ever saying them, I would not have wanted too. Over the years I have heard many missionaries speak at different churches, and I was never really that interested. I mean, I would listen and everything, but I never imagined that I would be one someday. But God had other plans.
Do any of you ever think of what Christ said in Matthew 28:19? "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." Do these words ever pass through your minds? Usually when people hear these words they think they need to go to the other side of the world to do this. That may be true, but God does not want everyone to go all over the world. He may want some of you to stay where you are. You do not need to go Africa, Japan, or even Mexico to be a light for Christ. You can be a light and an example to those living around you. Be friendly to your neighbors, get a relationship going. Give someone a smile as you pass them by, say good morning to someone that you pass on the way to work even though you're not a morning person. It is a good way to be a light, and make people ask themselves why you are so happy all the time.
God has called some to the uttermost parts of the world, some to different states, and others to stay put. But no matter where you have been called or what you are doing; you can always shine Christ's love to people around you. Stop being so selfish, ask someone how they are doing instead of just worrying about your own problems. Do it for yourself, do it for someone else, do it for God.
This is a call to the Faithful,
An outstretched arm to the Faithless...
Monday, September 1, 2008
The meaning of sacrifice
Sacrifice is not a word that we toss around that often, at least I don't. Why is that? What does it mean? What things come into your mind when you do hear this word?
There are many words we can think of when hearing this word. Some we like, and some we don't. Sacrifice is not exactly at the top of our "To do list". Infact it is ususally at the bottom. Why is that? Why don't we like this idea of sacrifice? What is it about it that puts a sour taste in our mouth? If you think about it, there is no way you can go through life without sacrifice. It is something that has to happen. So might as well try to enjoy it.
As a follower of Jesus Christ it is necessary to make a lot of sacrifices, it just happens. God asks you to do something for Him, you know that it will cost you a lot, but you have to do it anyway. Out of obedience and respect you must obey. It may cost you something big, or something small. It may cause you to move away from home, friends, and family. But the thing you need to remember is, God will be with you. Through the hardship, through the sacrifice, He will always be there for you. Never forget that. I does not matter how much you have to sacrifice for God, it will be worth it. Trust me, I know.
My family and I have had to sacrifice a lot in the last year, starting with leaving everything behind to come to Mexico. Many things have been really hard for us here, and at times horrible for me. But God has not left us, He is right here helping us with every step we take. Guiding us through the darkness and showing us the way. Always there to catch us when we fall. But remember that sometimes we need to fall, but after you do your heavenly Father will pick you up, brush off the dust, and heal the scars.
Sacrifice, do it with joy and God will reward you.
As a follower of Jesus Christ it is necessary to make a lot of sacrifices, it just happens. God asks you to do something for Him, you know that it will cost you a lot, but you have to do it anyway. Out of obedience and respect you must obey. It may cost you something big, or something small. It may cause you to move away from home, friends, and family. But the thing you need to remember is, God will be with you. Through the hardship, through the sacrifice, He will always be there for you. Never forget that. I does not matter how much you have to sacrifice for God, it will be worth it. Trust me, I know.
My family and I have had to sacrifice a lot in the last year, starting with leaving everything behind to come to Mexico. Many things have been really hard for us here, and at times horrible for me. But God has not left us, He is right here helping us with every step we take. Guiding us through the darkness and showing us the way. Always there to catch us when we fall. But remember that sometimes we need to fall, but after you do your heavenly Father will pick you up, brush off the dust, and heal the scars.
Sacrifice, do it with joy and God will reward you.
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