hondurus

Hey Friends! I'm finally able to update my blog since being down here in Honduras. I'm currently volunteering at orphanage emmanuel in Guaimaca, Honduras. It's been quite life-changing thus far. The orphanage I'm at is "home" to approx 500 kids. Ranging from tot's to adults. I live in the orphanage in a nice house with 13 other women. It's awesome living with so many jesus loving women. The kids are amazing. They are so full of love and compassion. They have experienced many things in their short life that I never will. I spend my days basically hanging out and playing with the kids. Trying to come up with activities that we can do together, hugging them, listening to them. Which might I say has been the most difficult part thus far being that I only know about 5 "key" words in the spanish language. But the Lord is helping me, and I'm quickly picking it up.

I'm so amazed, and really can't put into words how amazing these kids are. They've gone through a lot. Either they have been abused, or their parents died, or their parents didn't want them. Either way they are here now. I couldn't imagine that life, but it's these kid's reality. They are quick to give, and quick to love.

Thus far, the hardest part for me has been the language barrier. As they're telling me their story, so many things come to my head that I want to tell them. Tell them it's not their fault, that they deserve everything good in the world, that they can achieve anything. But what I've been able to learn from the lord in the 2 weeks i've been here, is that he wants me to rest in the fact that i'm here. He will provide the words if he wants me to talk, and past that I'm to show them love however I can.

So, the Lord has been teaching me a lot through these kids. I wish I could type more or make more sense, but we don't have internet very often and it's sketchy at best so I had to just quickly type out my unorganized thoughts.

I hope that you're all well. Love you heaps.

I'm currently living up in Juneau, Alaska working as a Tour Guide, and Bus driver. This is my 3rd summer up here in the great land, and I must admit that it's quite the job. My days are often never the same, but I get to work outside. And i'm always with different people every few hours from all over the world. It's quite exciting! The days are often long though, and the tours can be repetitive, but overall I love my job. I am looking forward to returning to bellingham though. I miss the warm weather and the people I love of bellingham, and also knowing my schedule. I miss not being able to plan ahead. It's hard to do with this job when we find out our schedule the night before and it always changes. I'm not complaining though. I get to take hundreds of people everyday to see glaciers, mountains and oceans As I'm driving there, I often can't help but rejoyce to the Lord above for the beauty he's created. And how he created eyes for us to see it. And a brain to process what we're seeing. I could think all day even about that whole process. I sit in wonder of his glory why my passengers are off exploring the glacier and I can't stop thinking about how if this is "beauty" and sweet to my soul...how much better will heaven be? How will we even process beauty in heaven? It's crazy. I love that God has created a world so big and awe inspiring that we will probably wonder about this until our lives here cease. It's good though, because if we could have everything figured out what would the joy in living be?


these are my thoughts today.
my prayer today is that we all look up and around us. realizing that god loves us enough to create beauty and a way for the beauty to touch us. his love for us is sooo deep!

thoughts-

So, this is the very beginning of my blogging process. I by no means am an eloquent writer..but I really enjoy journaling and getting feedback from others on thoughts. So i'm going to try and keep this up and use this forum as a place to discuss the day, and the random thoughts I have, and what I believe God is trying to say to me. So welcome! I want feedback on what you all think. And by you all, I don't have any idea who that will be. For a while it might be just me...but I feel like I want to get some of these thoughts out there so we'll see.