Pouring out my heart via E-mail to one of my friends back at home. (Personal content has been deleted) 
Here’s a glipse of what my life has looked like this past month in Bolivia.
Yellow,
Its 10pm and im writing you a letter on my phone even though I dont have internet. Hopefully this saves as a draft. Im sleeping so early these days. 10pm?! Who am I? I also wake up at 6… naturally. I hate it but love it. I work out when I can, read (on leviticus…so boring lool), pray, and eat breakfast. Its kind of nice and I hope I can adapt this when I go back. Im dying a little right now cause I got owned by the mosquitos yesterday and today.
Anyway, I love receiving emails from youu. Theres so much going on in san diego… and sometimes I feel weird that im not even able to be part of it. But its okay… also, it blows my mind that its almost april. What?! Where did time go. Its so hard to keep up with everything thats going on back at home… or even here.
This month has been crazy. Im like an emotional mess…. Its so hard to love people sometimes. Dont get me wrong… im def growing to love people more and more… & the deeper we reach into one anothers lives, its easier to get comforta le and lash out. Its so hard to love people when you see how sinful and selfish we all are. Haha but its also so beautiful to strive for more meaningful and deeper relationships.
Ministry this month has been challenging and such a blessing. The first 2 weeks we were in small villages and we basically helped the medical team and the dentist. We couldnt really do much but play with the kids. My spanish is so bad still… im sad… hahaha. I wish I had a book to study. But going to those villages reminded me of how blessed we are to even have clean water. I wish you could see the houses the people live at and how they shower. I wish you can see the wild animals roaming around… donkeys, pigs, chickens, cows… etc. The sound of the birds chirping in the morning … and the beautiful clear skies. These people have nothing… and basically live off their own crops. But… the gospel has reached them and its soo awesome to see. To be able to laugh with them and pray for them. It was soo freaking hot though.. sometimes you feel so drained… but I push myself to perservere. I think God has really given me the gift of perserverence… and having the ability to do things out of Christ strength and not my own. SSeriously…sometimes I question myself..
The last 2 weeks has been so awesome. We are working at a christian university.. & im pretty sure I shared my testimony like 10 times… encouraged the college students… and built so many relationships. We work with an after school program for kids that come from hard homes as well. Listening to some peoples testimonies here is crazy. One guy was adopted by the pastor at a young age… but before that he was addicted to drugs from 7 to 14,he killed someone… and was in jail. He met the pastor in jail & then he met jesus. Hes publishing a book… but in spanish.. but he disciples so many students now. Its amazing… youth as young as 16 are going out to the streets to bring people to christ. This one guy whos 16 (maybe 18) recently became a christian…abt a year ago and is discipling nearly 10 other boys! I also met a 14 year old girl who leads the children s ministry at her small sister church. I am amazed at the work that the youth are doing here. We need to raise up and have faith in young leaders in america too.
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Love you! Be brave and courageous! Those two words are South Americas favorite words, & I love it! Its always good to be reminded of characteristics we should strive for. Read “The Return of the Prodigal Son, Its so goood. Also, read through mark with me! Im on ch 5 right now but itll be cool to read together! God time is always good! Praying for you.
Buenos Noches
