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Bolivia bound!

Well...since it's been pretty much forever since I really blogged, and I'm getting ready to leave the country, I thought maybe I should at least try to post a quick update on life. (Besides...it's right here on my to-do list: "blog" :D )

So first, a quick recap summary of the AMAZING summer I had at House of Faith! It was a summer of growing, stretching, being challenged, walking and working outside my comfort zone, learning more and more and more of God, getting to know and love some precious kiddos, working with some of the most wonderful people on earth, developing friendships and loving life! It would be absolutely impossible to do a "typical day in the life of a House of Faith 2010 summer intern" because every day was a new day and just a bit different. And "House of Faith" and "typical" (or synonyms such as "normal" and "usual") do NOT belong in the same sentence! House of Faith is anything but typical. That's part of the fun and the challenge!

About the only things we could count on happening every day were:
  • prayer
  • meetings
  • prayer
  • food
  • prayer
  • laughter
  • and prayer... get the picture? :)

I guess all that prayer is one of my absolute favorite things about House of Faith. It is so evident that prayer and a personal relationship with Jesus Christ is indeed the very foundation this ministry...not just "something on the Christian's list to-do" or "something added in because it might be a good idea on occasion".

And YES, I have more pictures and video of this summer that someday I want to get put together into a video for all of you to see. But it's not going to happen for a while because...

Amber and I leave for Bolivia tomorrow!!! We will be spending a month down there, working at the Casa de Amor orphanage/baby home. We're excited and it's going to be awesome! I am taking my laptop, and we should (hopefully?) have internet service at least sometimes, so I'll try to update my blog occasionally with what's going on in Bolivia. :)

Hasta luego, amigos (y amigas)! :) (I'm off to check "blog" off my ever-growing to-do list... ;P )

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December 5, 2010 at 4:32 PM
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¡Gracias! Soy feliz que te gusta. ¡Perdone mi Español malo, por favor! :)
December 11, 2010 at 11:10 PM
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February 15, 2011 at 5:04 AM
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