So... Here I am midway through my summer vacation.
I have missed my family, my baby (a dog.. yeah..) and the land. I am truly blessed to have a place to call home. But know what? This home is not my permanent home. It is no where to be found here on Earth. My permanent and true home is with Yahweh, where Yeshua has a place made and planned out for me.
Being home has been wonderful. About a month in, I got to go to Dominican Republic for a mini mission trip. It was for almost exactly a week.
I truly enjoyed getting to know more of sisters and brothers in Christ in the group I traveled with. They have taught me a lot about myself and about the Lord. I am truly blessed by the people in the group and the trip will forever change my life, yet again! Upon returning, I am more grateful for little things, like toilet seat and hot showers, fresh running tap water that I can drink from and non-humidity.
I truly believe that everyone should go on a short-term mission trip, no matter how short of a short trip it might be, but to get to know the people in the country, to eat and sleep where real people eat and sleep, to see the real part of the country, not the tourist and "American" part of the country. To work with them and serve them. By seeing the people as they really are, we grow to love them and desire to bring them the wonderful Good News of Yeshua Christ.
When we become grateful, we see and know the blessings we really have, a relationship with Yeshua Christ and sisters and brothers in Christ.
Without a relationship with Yeshua, our life has no meaning.
Throughout the first half of the summer break, I learned something. I was hurt and was sad from time to time. But I am not worried because the Lord is with me and I am comforted by the promise the Lord has given me, "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." [Joshua 1:9]
The Lord is GOOD ALL THE TIME. Not most of time, not almost always, not sometimes, but ALL the time!
I know I have made my mistakes in my life for the past year, and I reflect on them to learn and know what to do in similar situations. Praise the Lord that I want to learn from them.
I am looking forward to what the Lord has planned for the school year of 10-11. I bet it is going to be a great year! For me and for my friends!
Over the first half of summer, I also learned a lot of what the Lord has planned for my life and I am very thrilled to live out His plan!! I have only seen glimpses of the Lord plan in my life and I look forward to seeing the rest of the plan! There is nothing else I want in my life, but to have a relationship with Yeshua and live out His WONDERFUL and perfect plan. I do not want to take one step out of His will. He will show me what I need to do and I have nothing to worry about. I am so excited!
My friends, you know who you are, I miss you so very much! I look forward to the day we meet again and the times we will spend together being ourselves and glorify the Lord together! Let us praise the Lord!
PRAISE THE LORD!
Mucho amo!
Besos y abrazos!
-K
