After living here at RGBI for two weeks, I have to say one
thing; God must know I have a thick head. If I don't learn a lick Spanish while
I am here, He is making sure I get one thing down pat; die to myself and give
my dreams to him. Since I have been here, this topic has come up on average,
once every two days or more. All in new and different situations; in church, in
my tutor class, talking to fellow students, while playing Ping-Pong, daily
devotions, EVERYWHERE. And to make things even more interesting, it is I picked
up on it at the beginning! But still The Lord persists to steer conversations
in this direction. I guess He knows that I need to be reminded about it every
now and again, but this is a whole lot more intense and more often than normal
reminders on things that I get. So here I am, waiting for the next rock to step
to.
Shifting gears, school has been going well over all. My roommate,
Jamil, and I get along well, despite the fact he likes to keep the room
hovering just above cryo- freeze temperature.
I'm getting into the swing of
going to classes every day, and have already learned a lot of things that I
knew, but didn't know how to use, and my grammar has improved noticeably. After I am done with all of my classes, in
the afternoons I'm helping out at the repair shop on campus. Doing whatever
they need me to, from wiring thermostats in dorms and changing oil to fiddling
with bike brakes. Along with that, if there is nothing for me to do, I am
learning how to weld. Which I am very excited about, and have wanted to learn
how to weld for many years. So far, I've just set myself on fire once, from
getting my shirt too close to the radiant heat. The burn is healing well and is not bothering me at all.
On Sunday afternoons, I and
seven other people are going Reynosa, Mexico to minister to the kids of two
different neighborhoods. While yes, it is in Mexico, we are not near the main
area of the city and there has been nothing eventful happening there.
Prayer Request:
- Transportation - I do not have any way to get places without bumming a ride. While I am not against doing this, few people have cars, and those who do are married and have kids they need to take care. This makes it more difficult to have the same opening in schedule that they do. Wal-Mart is a good walk of 5 miles round trip and most other places are closer to 7 miles with the temperature just under 100*. It is like living on an island, without a boat. Looking for a cheap car/motorcycle/something.
- Reynosa - While the area we are in is safe, please pray for the continued safety of the trips as well as for the openness of the people that we will be ministering to.
- Continued diligence - In all aspects of life. Spiritual, physically and educationally.
