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| Hello Xanga family! I am currently in Ecuador at an internet cafe on a spanish keyboard that I´m not quite sure how to type on. haha. The Lord has really been working here, from blessing my poor spanish skills to striking up worship on a car ride to the jungle. More updates soon to come! | | |
| In 24 hours, I will be in Ecuador. There, I will spend the next 2 months of my life doing missionary work. :) Thanks to everyone who helped me get there. I raised $100 this year, which went towards buying tents for groups, supplies for projects, and the furthering of God's kingdom. Thank you so much. See you in 2 months! :) Isaiah 6:8 | | |
| "Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance... Love lasts forever!" That's 1 Corinthians 13:7-8. We read the "love chapter" (1 Corinthians 13) at youth group last night, and when reading this verse, I thought of an interesting question: If this is the true definition of love, and love is supposed to never give up, never lose faith, endure through anything, and last forever, is there such a word as "loved"? Loved is love in the past tense, meaning at one point you did love something, but now you don't. You have lost your love for it. My thought was, if true love lasts forever, were you truly in love with something if you now say you "loved" it? Now, I don't mean like, "Hey, how was dinner?" "I loved it". I mean "I loved so-and-so... but not anymore". I guess this applies to people rather than things. I see lots of people throwing the word "love" around too easily nowadays, especially when dating, for instance. People break up and then say "Yea, I loved them." Does the past tense form of the word love mean that you no longer love them? Did your love fail? Were you really in love? Was your love the true love the Bible talks about? It's an awkward situation to think about, and very hard to explain. When you think of the word "loved", what comes to mind? Thoughts? | | |
| Until I leave for Ecuador. :) | | |
| As the "2 weeks until I leave for Ecuador" deadline quickly approaches, I'm trying to organize myself and make a list of everything I need to pack. Toothbrush, towel, shampoo, the works. Since my trip is 7 weeks long, I've got to pack quite a lot of stuff, but limit it to the 50lbs my airline will let me carry. With that packing list and 50lb limit, I hit a speed bump: What do I wear??? As many women can tell you [especially us teenage girls], what you wear is important! Many women spend hours choosing outfits even before the occasion happens! We spend lots of money on clothes, and want them to represent who we are. We must look fashionable and attractive in them. We must match. Our clothes must be perfect! But then I realized, this will not apply to me in Ecuador. No one is going to care what I wear. I must look modest, but my fashion sense isn't going to define me down there; my works are. My awesome shirt I payed $20 for isn't going to spread the love of Jesus; my works are. How well that sexy pair of skinny jeans fits me isn't going to inspire someone through the love of Christ; my works are. So when it came to packing for a 2 month journey, I will be bringing this: A 5 pack of white V-necks, those kind that men buy from Hanes.
A few long sleeved shirts.
Some jeans.
A nice dress for church. Simple, yes? Of course I'll pack pajamas and such, but I want you to get the idea that when doing something for the Kingdom [which is what your whole life should entail], please ladies, don't worry about how pretty your clothes are, how good they make you look, or any of that other crap that society tells us we need to worry about. Sure! We deserve to look good, but don't let clothes run your life. Don't let your clothes define you, let what you do define you! Who's with me? | | |
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