Last Friday finished
the three weeks of Spanish classes! Some days I felt like my brain turned to
soup, but we pushed through. Although I am nowhere near where I would like to
be in my Spanish language skills, I can see some growth because of this
experience. This has been incredibly helpful when communicating with my host
family, in particular. I feel less tired during a given day when listening to
people talk in Spanish, because now I can pick up on at least the topic of the
conversations around me. Progress is good!
This week I started
working with the Child Sponsorship program with my Crown teammate, Ashley. We
have spent about half our time in the office, organizing things and becoming
familiar with how the program works. The other half of the time we have been
visiting a couple of the elementary schools in Magdalena and the nearby town of
El Gorrion. It has been a great mix of seeing the background administrative
work that goes into such a program, and seeing the cheerful faces of the
children of whom the work effects. Yesterday I had the opportunity to go with
our site leader, Rebecca, on a home visit. The sponsor of a little girl bought
a Barbie doll for her sponsor child, and we got the privilege of bringing it to
her. On our way to her house in a poorer section of town, we got poured on with
rain. Seeing the girl’s face light up as she held her first doll was well worth
the wet trek (and jeans that won’t dry for probably a week because of the
humidity here).
I am currently healthy!
Most days here I cannot say that, but I seem to be getting over the various
stomach issues and colds that come up relatively quick. Maybe I’ll have an
incredibly strong immune system by the time I head home! It’s a nice thought. As
for my mental and emotional state, I am having a better day today. Some days
are difficult, I won’t lie. Some days I don’t trust God’s faithfulness as well
as I would like, and also doubt myself. “If we are faithless, He remains
faithful, for He cannot disown Himself (2 Tim 2:13)”. Whenever I find myself
mulling over doubts, He always shows up. Whether in a kind, unexpected word
from someone, a timely scripture, moments of rest, or physical protection from
iffy situations, God has been giving me His mercies. Some of them I really have
to pay attention, so not to miss them; others are blatantly obvious. I’m
thankful for both.
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