uhhh . . .

you might have thought that i forgot about this handy little blog. i kinda did . . . sorry faithful blog readers! im back typing, but i'll be home soon!

its been an eventful past 2 weeks, to say the least. i've been blessed to go on a few more excursions to see more of hawaii: a trip to the green sand beach & the active lava flow. both amazing creations of God for sure! I've been spending some more of my time working on a new tour to give, and did it for the 1st time today, and it went quite well. PTL! im doing better w/ this public speaking arena :)

a big decision has been a challenge in the past week: to go back to haiti or not. after much prayer, talking to a few people, and struggling to sleep, ive decided to save my return to haiti until a time when rach can go with me. it was a good decision for me to make; learning how to no longer think like a single person, but to decide what is best for us. so many things in life are very good to do, and learning what is more important can be a challenge to determine. God is faithful to help us walk in the right direction!

when iread the bible now, i see it with a new light. a i read it here, im faced to live it out in an environment of unsaved people. its much more different to read 'judge not'
' treat others as you want to be treated'
'love your neighbor'
'seek peace & pursue it'
'suffer for doing what is right'
and actually live them out where few people live it out, too.

and to add to the randomness of this post, ive thoroughly been enjoying spending my working days with the older volunteers. one guy counts down the days for me when i'll get to see my love again. another one "doesn't like to be hugged" but he always likes to let coworkers know that he got a hug from me. another one know that if he doesn't smile, i'll be sure to get a huge smile out of him somehow. ahh, the trouble that forms when i live in new places for a while: friendships form. then i have to leave. but then i know im always welcome back!