kids are encouraging

So I was feeling down the other day and I took a walk into town and the kids came running to meet me and were all smiles and like "Ateeee rabeeeeckaaaa!!!!" and they took me inside the town gym that was booming rap music and we went to the fake plant decorations w/ glitter on them and they wiped the glitter all over me and we danced together.

Then the other day I walked into town and the kids were practicing for a Christmas show (doing a dance) and this little boy sat next to me and kissed my arm. He was around 4-5 and was the cutest thing ever.

On the weekends I'm sometimes in charge of taking the kids out surfing. Holy cow they wait with baited breath for the times they can surf and the loooooove catching waves and holding my hand if we both are on the same one!! There's no such thing as bathing suits and its hillarious they just plunge into the water in their dresses, pants, jean shorts whatever.

I read to the pre-schoolers the other day and they were shy at first but then slowly crept closer and then were on my lap and then were fighting over me and putting stickers on my arm and forehead.

I SAW A MILIPEDE! it was as big as.... i dont know like tinkerbell or something. huge

Every time I'm sad or frustrated God helps me to smile b/c of His children here. Seriously they live in these houses made of scraps and palm leaves and they are so happy all the time. They are so encouraging too always saying im guapa even when im like sweating to death.

At youth group on friday night i sat by this girl mary grace and she played w/ my hair and im just so blessed to feel loved by these people.

There's a bunch of Chrstmas programs we're doing and I loooove hearing the preschoolers scream hark the herald angels in their cutest little accents.

love you. let God use you all the time. be willing. amen.

IM ALIVEEEEEE

ok everyone can stop freaking out now!!!!

i love you tons and im totally fine!

after catching the black plague I got some medicine that the free doctor in town 'perscribed' me and then someone texted someone and some random broken jeep brought my medicine. lets just say have you ever felt like pooping your brains out and having to suspend yourself over an outside toilet and not actually let yourself touch any part of the toilet.... but now i feel great! im actually on another island right now here for a surfing festival/competition w/ a bunch of local guys that work for Hope. its awesome and im pretty sure both my ears are having issues but i got some earplugs from an ozzie that was staying at hope for a week. im eating so much food and no more issues. God is good.

 

We had to take two jeeps and two boats to get here and we're staying in this lady's boarding house i think she might have a website "mami's surf house". there's super cool people staying at the house from an island called cebu and they all know english so were like friends already. they sell surf shirts called 'adrenaline' and 'aframe' and one guy sells hippie jewelry and drew an eye on my arm in henna. i forgot how easy it is to make friends when ppl speak your language. I'm here w/ Derek and a couple f/ canada so the four of us are basically the only white people and lets just say absolutely everyone without question stops what they are doing to stare... aaaah kindof getting annoying sometimes. but its funny.

 

today we woke up way to early to go surfing and rode some crazy trike thing that im pretty sure was on the verge of falling apart and surfed in super shallow reef. 

 

 I'm like trying to still figure out what my purpose is here but im reading psalm 137 and it says the Lord will fulfill his purpose in you. so if i keep that attitude hopefully He'll use me for his glory.

 

i love you tons.

love me