I am really curious as to where the month of June has gone. It seems like I have just arrived here and in a short week, my two month mark will pass. I've already experienced enough that I can honestly say that I have changed because of it. I have learned about life and who I am. Here is a short list of things that I have learned about life:
1. No matter where you are in the world, God is there.
2. No matter how much you try to avoid it, the devil will always be there to tempt you.
3. God is the only thing that is certain, nothing else matters.
4. I will never again take my family and friends for granted because they care about me and stand behind me in all decisions that I make.
5. I have possibly the best family in the entire world.
6. I am never alone, even though loneliness may be affecting me. I can always rely on God to answer when I call.
7. Nothing can make me happier than hearing the voice of God through the laughter of a small child.
8. It's amazing that stepping out of my comfort zone can cause me to take a look at my life and see what I need to work on... and that is one big process.
9. The only reason that I am here is because God put me here and opened all the doors... Without that, I have nothing.
10. I now know what it is like to be completely humbled and bare in the presence of God and give everything to him.
At the orphanage that I have been going to every week, there is a little girl that has only been there for a couple weeks. She is the only little girl surrounded by energetic little boys. I made it my goal to get her to open up, even if it is just for her to smile once in my general direction. I can only imagine what this young girl has gone through in her short life and I just want her to know that she is loved. The day began with all of us playing with the boys while the little girl watched quietly in the corner, playing with a balloon. I slowly made my way closer to her, trying to be as sneaky as possible so she wouldn't realize. We eventually started playing with a stuffed snoopy doll. It began with me sitting snoopy on the floor and her kicking it away. She began laughing hysterically, which of course warmed my heart. At this time, she stood up, looked at me and proceeded to sit in my lap. She then turned around, looked at me, and kissed me on the cheek. I have never experienced seeing the love of God through a small child, but I now know what it is to see that. I am truly blessed to be here.
I recently found out some bad news... My uncle Ronnie is in the hospital with cancer and they have given him about 3 days to live. My family lost my grandpa in May and are still healing from that, and I don't know what kind of affect this will have on them all. If you are reading this, please just pray for a miracle or just for my family to be able to come together and get through this as a family. I know that life happens, but sometimes I still have to ask why things happen. I know that good comes from every situation, but it is hard to see right now.
And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow--not even the powers of hell can separate us from God's love. Romans 8:38
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