(after Cristopher and Overlin's baptisms)

"to Jesus"

September, you really out did yourself sweet friend! What an incredible month to watch unfold! A little teaching story for you: In my English class a couple of weeks ago, we were talking about the difference in the verb "to want" and "to need". I had asked my students to write five sentences using the verb "to want" and five sentences using the verb "to need" to make sure they understood the difference. Overlin, who is one of our Sophomore boys here at MCS, wrote on the "to need" side, "I need to Jesus". My first response of course was a smile, and then to correct him and explain that "to Jesus" isn't a verb, but I stopped myself. I simply just put a smiley face beside his "grammatically incorrect" sentence, and then gave thanks to God that this was on his heart. Yes, of course the way he wrote it was incorrect, he meant "I need Jesus". But the more I thought about it, the more I realized he was exactly right, too. We need "to Jesus" every day. In every situation and little moments of the day we need "to Jesus", to let Him lead us and be our focus and our actions. Languages are fun to learn, but even better when one of your sweetest spanish- speaking students makes up his own verb, using the very reason I am living in this place, Jesus. 
Not long after that sentence was written, Overlin made the biggest decision of his life and decided to abandon himself, follow Him, and pursue life, or in other words "to Jesus":) So Overlin has encouraged me "to Jesus" in whatever I am doing and wherever I am going. Also in September, we have gotten to watch two more of our students be baptized (Angel and Cristopher). These baptisms happened after school, so all of our students got to go and watch. And for some of our students, it was the first time they had ever seen anything like this! These are the times I wish I could bring all of you here, and you just get to watch how God is so evidently working in this place with us but even more with our kids. Keep praying for these three boys and their young walks with Him. Pray that they can make disciples in this country and lead people to Christ. Pray for the rest of our students, the ones that have already made the decision to Follow Jesus, and the ones who are still searching. Pray that God is touching each of their hearts and leading their lives. Pray for us here (the missionaries), that we can be and do exactly what God wants us to be and exactly what He wants us to do here in this place.

Thank you, God for such a great month! I can't wait to see what YOU do here in October, and your beautiful Fall weather;)

Fun things that happened in September: After Angel's baptism:)

Four of my favorite girls, three of which I disciple, spent the night, and we roasted Marsh mellows in 80 degree weather:)

Graisy and Jailinne (my girls!) Isaury and Luisauny 








Jailinne and I went kayaking in the ocean, and I couldn't stop laughing!

Jill, Chad, Cristopher, and Overlin before Chad baptized them! 

We have started "Baseball Sunday" every week after church. These three girls love coming to camp to watch an afternoon full of baseball:)