Wow, what a whirlwind of a week once again! I have been living and teaching in Ciudad Juarez for the past four days, and the Lord is GOOD! The first couple of days, admittedly, I was a little stressed, and got back into the mindset of an American teacher--standards, lesson plans, manipulatives, all this STUFF that can be good, but not if it takes me away from developing relationships in the Lord with people here. So I've been getting some encouragement to be a...

Okay, so I haven't left for Juarez yet, but tomorrow morning I will be on my way! I am feeling so nervous yet excited. In the next few days all my questions like "What will it be like?" "How will I do this teaching English thing?" "How does God want to use me there?" may start having more answers...or there may just be more questions! Either way, I am ready! Well, that's not exactly true, according to the mass of stuff that remains unpacked as I write this! ...