Just wanted to share what’s been happening recently at St. Innocents.
The last couple weeks we’ve been doing some roofing on a couple of our buildings. Up in the sun all day, I’ve developed a serious farmer’s tan. As long as I keep my shirt on, you could almost pass for a Mexican! Well… maybe not yet, but working my way towards that!
Life for the boys has stayed pretty constant recently. We’ve been going through the season of Lent before Pascha/Easter. In a week the boys will be off for a couple weeks for spring break. All of us are looking forward to Holy Week.
Today, after doing some prep for a group coming tomorrow, I was able to join in a large game of futbol. We were playing down on the big field, and it was quite the game with a number of the counselors joining in as well. Two hours of playing, the game settled at 5-3.
Even though it sometimes seems like my Spanish is day to day, one day being passable, other times unintelligible, today at least seemed like a decent day. My comprehension continues to improve, and my speaking the language continues to follow. As always, it’s always an exciting experience when you hear a sentence or conversation, that you couldn’t understand beforehand, but are able to understand now.
Friday, March 19, 2010
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GOOOAAAALLLL JJJJOOOOEEEELLLLL! We miss you Joeldinho!
ReplyDeleteKeep looking to the Lord for progress w/ espanol - w/ everything! Remember, the Lord promises in our weakness, He is glorified. So look to Him, ask Him, beg of Him to be YOUR STRENGTH, to fill in the gaps; lay aside your own ability and ask Him to speak through you. He will do it. Just keep your focus on Him, asking Him to shine through you. Weakness is not something we embrace naturally, yet is part of God's awesome plan for you (and all of us), laying aside all of your will and being transformed into His image. Receive this challenge as the grace of God, and He will work through it.
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