Sunday, August 12, 2012

3 Weeks from Tomorrow

    In 3 weeks from tomorrow, I will be heading to Miami to board a plane for Argentina.  I few stops from here to there but each will be held with Mom and Dave and oh how thankful I am for that!  I am anticipating the feeling that I will be experiencing that Sunday night, preparing to leave, but not just leave, but venture on to this wonderful opportunity that I have been given!  This is HIS plan for me! And I'm following HIM! and it feels GREAT!  It came to me that I am not just leaving my mom, dad, Dave, sister, boyfriend, and many friends and family behind, but I am leaving to grow, mature, and become the follower of Christ that I am called to be so that all those people can see Him work through me!  Yes! I will miss them all! No doubt! But just like when people pass away and get to be with the wondrous Yahweh, we are at peace with the knowledge of meeting again!  From September 3rd to December 3rd, I will be serving the Lord, one day at a time, in Argentina, and will be ready to take on all that He has for me!  I am so thankful for all he support and most importantly that LOVE that I know I have at home!  Definitely not taken for granted!

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Preparation for Module 1...

        I am about a month away from leaving and have mixed feelings.  I am so incredibly excited for what is to come this September but also terribly afraid of missing home.  For all who don't know, I am going to be heading down to San Miguel de Monte, Argentina, an hour out of Buenos Aires, September 3rd, for a ten month bilingual bible program call Word of Life Argentina.  Fortunately, I will be home for the whole month of December to rest and recharge for the Module 2 (January through the end of March).  Module 3 starts and ends in April to July 6th!  Although, the best way to prepare for this is to take one section at a time.
        So starting September 3rd, I will be leaving my American life behind and will embrace the warm culture of Argentina.  Over this year, I will be immersed in bible and spanish courses that will set my foundation for the ministry that my Lord has called me to.  During this time, I will be working with different ministries around the area, studying His word intently, and expressing my desire for the spanish life.
       The way the Lord led me to this decision is incredible, involving complete surrender of my life to His will.  I had my "own" plans thinking that they were "His" to which I was soon proved wrong!  He asked me to give Him this year of my life to spend at Word of Life Argentina to study His word and the culture that He has layer upon my heart to use in my life.  While driving home from the Miami Airport after landing from Argentina, the miles of Alligator Alley allowed the Lord to reveal to me what He wanted me to do, just whether I would actually listen and surrender.
  So PLEASE! Continue to read my blog as I will be writing prior to leaving and all through out this year so that you can pray and be plugged in to what the Lord has for me each and every day! Thank you for reading! :)