I am so exhausted and downtrodden that I've having a hard time thinking clearly today. I know that God had all of this in mind when He brought me here, and I can clearly see how things are working out for the best, but its hard to keep going forward. Praise God that tomorrow is Friday and that I'll have a couple of days off of classes soon.
Things with my new host family are going phenomenally well, and I'm so grateful to be living with them now. In fact, I'm a little sad that I didn't switch host families sooner, and I want to soak up all the time I have with them now. I can't believe its already been four days and that I only have a little over a week here before I go to Nicaragua. The trip to Nicaragua has a reputation for being exhausting, so I'm praying for some rejuvenation before that obstacle comes. However, I'm not focusing on that. Today is enough to get through, and I need to rely on God every moment. There literally is no other way for me to get through at this point.
I worked really hard today to just focus on the positive, looking at what God is doing and what He has done in my life so far. Its amazing to walk step by step with Him. This morning we went to an organic farm to talk about sustainable farming. I was really tired, but the guy who showed us around was super genuine and interesting, so I enjoyed the experience overall. He talked about how to rotate/plant crops so that they naturally support each others' growth. His wife also shared some amazing coffee and sweet bread with us before we left.
The buses took us right to ICADS after the farm, so we had some extra downtime in San Pedro (the part of San Jose where ICADS is located) before Spanish class. A group of us went to a grocery store to but a few things and then we ate lunch before class. My Spanish teacher this week (and next week...we're not switching again) is really sweet and I feel like I'm at least getting more comfortable with my Spanish. We have a paper due for Spanish tomorrow, and my teacher was nice enough to stay late to help me edit mine. We made a lot of corrections, but it was nice to look over it with her because she could explain what I did wrong and she said that she would incorporate some of the things I had trouble with into next week's lessons.
When I got home we all shared about our days and then I settled in to do some reading for LASP. My host siblings all started school today, so I got to hear a little bit about their schools. We were all pretty tired from our days and I wasn't exactly on top of my Spanish game, so our conversation wasn't as lively as it has been the last couple of nights. But at least it was in Spanish!! Its interesting to note differences between schools and the US and schools here, and I'm going to do a presentation about Costa Rican school system as my final project for ICADS next week.
Before dinner Kevin, Melany, and I played a few games of BINGO, and after we ate everyone pretty much got ready for bed. I finished up editing my Spanish paper and am barely prying my eyes open as I write this. I'm at a bit of a loss, but I know that God's in control. I don't need to worry, I only need to trust. I pray that God would strengthen me and that I would know His presence in every moment. I want His wisdom and His spirit to move in me, helping me serve Him in everything that I do. Most of all, I want to rely on Him and find all of my fulfillment in His grace, mercy, and love.
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