The word “servant” doesn’t seem to be the most popular with the world. The two years I taught in public school, we were told to encourage our students to be “college-bound” and to “develop self-confidence” and “believe in themselves.” These can all be great pieces of advice, but seem to inwardly scream, Life is all about me! This is not something you want to be pressing into the brain of an already self-focuse...

I recently purchased my first bilingual Bible. Ever since I began studying Spanish this past summer, I have been enamored with the beauty of the language. I had a Spanish Bible, and whenever I found a verse that touched my heart, I would look it up in Spanish to see how it translated. The Holy Spirit simply abounds through God’s Word, and learning to study His word in Spanish blesses my Spanish language acquisition, as well as my love of His word...

“And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.”  Philippians 4:19.  I love the fact that God supplies for all our needs.  Even before we know we need something, He is there, readily supplying.  What I love even more, and what sometimes makes me laugh with joy, is how He goes about supplying those needs.  He uses people and circumstances we wouldn’t have ever guessed to bring just...

Well, it has been another amazing few weeks with my Lord. I’ve been blessed to spend time with different people in a variety of ways. I’ve gotten to know the community in which I live better through helping with our new store on the school grounds, and I started an adult English class. This was a wacky experience, but one that made me watch through my own eyes what God was doing. The afternoon of the first adult English class, I was feeling very under...

Hola friends and family! I want to thank you all SO much for the constant encouragement I've received!! Thank you for your prayers, your emails, all of it! By the way, I have tried to reply to several of your emails through this website, but I don't think they've gone through, so I will need to just email through my Yahoo email. Don't think I've forgotten you! You are overwhelmingly in my prayers! Wow, it's crazy to think I have been here two weeks. It...