7 Months and counting....

I am SEVEN months in now! Every day I wake up and can't believe that I am here. I can't believe that God trusts me with His precious children. Every day I think of what more I can be doing...how can I do my job better...what did I fail at today that I need to hit on the mark tomorrow....BUT then I stop and think- although we should think about these questions, the best thing I can do for these kids is to love them, to spend time with them, to show them what Christ looks like...what does Christ look like in someones life when they are joyful, facing hardships, have a lot of work to do, faces rejection, annoyed...etc. I just need to live life with these kids. I need to be real and transparent to a certain point. I may not be here forever...I'm still praying about what I am to do next year. I may not be sure on that but I am sure on a few things. I want to make sure that when I go back to the U.S. I leave an imprint of what a Christ follower looks like. That I taught about loving Jesus no matter what..that it is an everyday thing. That its not a mask to wear.

Recently I've been apart of a lot of fun things the home is doing.. I'm thankful and blessed to be apart of them. We had some Graduates recently! We are so proud of them. Graduates of high school and college.

We had all the community based join us as we had a field trip to Zoobic...a Zoo in Subic. It was so much fun. It was a family reunion with our kids that we support in the community. They don't get back to the home often as they are studying and working. So this was a fun occasion to to laugh and have fun!

The kids are out of school now so they are having more free time. They are practicing for Sportsfest coming up soon. They show off their athletics skills!

I'm truly enjoying my time here. I enjoy taking walks everyday( that's the goal!) and hearing kids call my name. I love exchanging the same words everyday with this one little girl..everyday it's " ganda mo!" means " your beautiful"... She is so cute. I love experiencing life differently than the ways I am use to. It reminds me of many things. To be more thankful for what I have, to slow down and enjoy life, to share love of Christ more in my actions and words, to pray more about what God is doing in the live around me..

I have probably said it before and I'll say it again... I may not be the best writer, or communicator for that much, but I'm thankful that all who know me, know that my relationship with Christ is more built with Character and not Charisma. It's not about how good of a show I put on, how I great I speak, or the clothes I wear, but my actions, my heart and my stewardship of what God has given me. So thank you for always trusting in me. Thank you for standing behind me. It's always a blessing to know I'm being backed up by my U.S. Family!!!

Blessings y'all!