yet again, sorry for my inconsistency in updates. i’m working on being better at that : ) things have been quite crazy here since last i updated. i’ve spent a lot of time with my friends in bt and have formed a few new friendships. the time spent with them has been so precious to me. they’ve slowly opened more of themselves up to me and shared stories of their lives. i have felt the Lord working as they have shared tears with me, dreams for leaving bt, sorrows over missing their children back home, and the laughter of things that i understand (and don’t understand) in our conversations.
and lately i have had the joy of helping them plan a bridal shower for kelly. they feel so moved by her kindness and generosity to them over the last few years that they want to give back to her by throwing her shower. aaand it has been an interesting experience. i had to avert a few uncomfortable situations that were being planned for the party. [but the aversion was a success.] then last week while shopping for party supplies downtown with a friend from bt, we came back outside the store to realize my car was gone. gone. i began to feel the panic rising up inside of me, when i happened to see a tow truck down the street driving away with my car, which sent me on a somewhat long, wild, expensive goose hunt (in spanish) to retrieve it.
despite all of that, the shower has allowed me to have an excuse to spend more time with a few of my friends in bt, as we have plotted, planned, and shopped together. and i’ve loved every minute of it (even the crazy times). tuesday is the big night of the shower, here at the house. and i’m sure there will be funny stories galore to come from the evening...
the next few months will prove to be exciting as we have teams here working on our house, good friends coming to visit, adri moving here!, a wedding, and growing friendships in bt. so you could be in prayer for our growing community and all of the big changes coming our way. we’re excited for this next season!
more updates to come [hopefully soon]...
2 comments:
Sounds like a good couple of weeks there emily!too bad i'm missing this bridal shower.
see you in april.
xx
Thanks for updating, Emily! Love your stories. I actually just heard an NPR story on the military/mafia conflict in Juarez and wondered about you. Crazy stuff. Keep the info coming! Love and miss you!
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