March 22, 2006

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  I have found that I will do just about anything to put off having to do homework. Including cleaning the room. My room is spotless at the moment. Whew, I will be glad when these internet classes are over. I just finished my fourth research paper. Bleh.

  
  

   

  
  

  Joao told me he likes my classes better than his other school. Yesss. Allan has started a game for all the kids…they fit a big lego block on top of a log block and give popcicles to everyone. Their newest invention is the chocolate popcicle which they delight to give me so I will make my funny face and say “eekkka, chocolate!” since I don’t like chocolate. I think they believe all Amercians don’t like chocolate since I have thus represented us…sorry guys.

  
  

   

  
  

  Something…I cannot decide if it was a lizard, frog, or cockroach (they are all about the same size here) just crawled under Ivana’s bed. Yesterday it rained, meaning the attack of the ants. These are not normal ants…they are flying ants and they are huge! And they smell fear, because they always go after me. we had a teachers meeting and not only was it in Portuguese, but the ants were straigically headed my way—making it hard to concentrate. Every once in a while Ivana would come to my rescue and BAM BAM BAM finish them off.

  
  

   

  
  

  Ivana is my roommate. She is 30 something and I don’t really know much about her except she went to Word of Life and became part of Tele’s family like everyone else. She is an amazing teacher, working great with kids. She also knows sign language and is heading up the mime/drama program here. She loves God and I love her already. She is teaching at the International school as well as attending the seminary. Please pray for her right now…she is missing her family/emotional struggles. I feel horrible because I see her crying, but I don’t really know why or even how to ask her. My emotional vocabulary is pretty limited in Portuguese. So I give her regular hugs and hope she understands. I think she does.

  
  

   

  
  

  Today is Tele and Heather’s 20^th Anniversary!!! They went to Recife on business—I hope they actually took a lunch break to enjoy the day. Craziness. Tele was up at 6 at their house talking to the electrician. That is how it is. 20^th…that is a big day. I wish I could do so much for them and give them what they deserve. They’ll never get it this side of heaven. So God, are you building another room for their mansion? Please take a moment to pray for God’s blessing on their lives. The hours get long and the days are full.

  
  

   

  
  

  They are my heroes. There is no one else like Tele in the world to inspire you, and God has given him this gift to bestow vision. I would do anything for Heather, who is one of the wisest people I know and has the gift to get things done and pull them off well. Together they are saving the world, completmenting each other as only God can put people together. Happy Anniversary Tele and Heather. I love you guys.

  
  

   

  
  

  Get this: Faith (obeying the present-tense voice of God) is the substance (equals) of things hoped for (the vision and promises God gives us)… Hebrews 11:1 “Every time we act on the present voice of God (faith), the promises (vision) of God are revealed on earth…Faith proves God’s promises are real.” –Jennifer Kennedy Dean

  
  

   

  
  

  “God’s call on your life is encoded in your DNA. You are put together in such a way that your whole being—your physical appearance, your emotional style, your personally type, talents…sense of humor, passions—all of you is the packaging for your vision. You were born to flesh out this vision. God is a strategic thinker, and He has carefully put you together and given you everything you need and timed your appearance on earth so that it all coninsides with His vision for you.” –JKD

  
  

   

  
  

  Oh to God that you would KNOW His incredible vision for your life.

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