Last week of the first month... wow..
It has gone by so fast.. but at the same time, I feel at home here.. like I have been forever...

So lots has happened since last week. After we got back from helping the people affected by Agatha... we returned.. showered.. ate.. and then had our weekly sport nite with the teens.. I was pretty sure I wasn't going to play soccer... you see before we went out that morning I went running, like I have been doing about every day with one of the girls here... It was a good run.. she pushed me.. I wanted to quit, but she said something to me and I was like heck no I gotta finish.. anyway... the point.. by the time we got to deportes nite.... i was whooped... aka.. really tired..

I wasn't going to play soccer.. just watch... I know shocking... but mostly guys play... once again I now shocking, because thats how it is at Liberty... but its different here... but then ....my former teammate Liz Cook, of the Bettygoats.... my friend Olivia and Roberto.... were in need of a teammate... When they asked me it was like looking at lil puppy dog faces... too hard to resist... so I played...

But when i played I expected to lose in about a minute.. you see once you score the other team gets kicked off... so I was pretty sure us gringos (american slang terms) would instantly be eliminated.... but we rocked.

We probably played in this little area of court for 20 minutes.. the play was fast, hard, agressive, but FUN! I was getting to the point where I just wanted to let them score i was so tired... but then it happened....ball bounced to my feet... shot... SCOREE!!!!

I SCORED A GOAL IN LATIN AMERICA AGAINST LATIN AMERICANS!!! It was the greatest feeling ever... I kinda felt like Brandi Chastain after she scored that winning goal... the difference is I didnt rip my shirt off... but thats how excited I was... my team also rejoicing, celebrated... then roberto for some reason, felt compeled to pick all 3 girls up to show his excitement..

Next morning I woke up.. and felt I had been hit by a train, knocked to a road, and then being run over by a car.. thats how sore I was....As the day continued... woahhh.. I have never been so sore and tired in my life.. dont worry-- didnt run that morning... got up and was going to try... but I only made it to the outside hammock...

The people at the nursing home noticed my tiredness and lack of energy.... I did to.... honestly.. every step was a hassle... even the nite before.. it took everything out of my just to crawl up to the top bunk.. that afternoon VBS... o great kids... I hobbled over to the VBS location, to be told by fellow teammates I looked pale.. which was weird since I was burning up so I expected to by flushed.... took it easy.. someone bought me a gatorade.. nap in hammocks... dinner... o wow...

instantly I could tell I had a fever.. after dinner went back to the house to take my temp and it was a grand total of 103.. haha

so i didnt get to go help dig mud out of houses last thursday... i spent the rest of wed nite trying to get the fever to go down.. it did.. but then came back early thursday mroning b/c i woke up at 2:30 dripping sweat... but.. I'm fine now.. I was a little discouraged i didnt get to go dig out mud.... but as I was laying in the hammock during the rain wed nite.... looking at the stars... I thought maybe God just wanted me to be still.. and know He was God...

So many times I get caught up in doing this for God... I forget to just enjoy sitting at His feet... So instead of serving God last Thursday by digging out mud.. I had some extra quiet time with Him.. and prayed.. alot.. especially for my team... it was a hard day...

No matter what country you are in... Dont forget to take time to Be Still, and Know that God is God..

my team got sooooo muddy... me and this other girl started to wash everyone's clothes after the mud... I got dirty just washing their clothes (which we did in the rain and wtih a washing machine)... it was pretty fun to have our own laundromat....

Me and the team were talking one night about how God put us in the right place at the right time... We havent been affected by any of these "things" that have been occuring in Guatemala.. but we were put in a place that we can go out and help.. God is in control.. in the mud, the rain, and in the lava...

Friday... so more americans arrived... we know have over 50 people living in this missionary house.. they are from Florida... the noise level has def increased.

Saturday... we went to Chiquimula... and went to a MALL!!! with air conditioning!!! and McDonalds!!! it was delicious.. we also went to market in town, followed by a sit down restaurant.. with even more AC... and steak... it was fabulous...that nite we had a campfire and had smores...

Sunday... morning church... music was very polka-ish..... afternoon-- lots of pool, chillin in town... nite--- church with Cubans!! it was definetely the highest energy level we have experience in a church... we probably performed our drama for the last time of the trip... i had a friend take pictures of it.. the pics are pretty awesome, can't wait to show em!!

Today.... the founder of this ministry, took us on a tour of the compound, despite how we are into our 4th week here... haha.. but no.. it was really cool and inspiring... he challenged us to have dreams... but not just dreams... but faith to back these dreams and to make it happen... it was so inspiring that I just wanted to instantly start building a school and nursing home to run beside each other and together (thats a dream I have)... I also just wanted to go adopt a kid!! (another dream... for after marriage : )

O another things... Thursday... I was sick that nite and early morning... but by 11 AM, I was fine and no fever.. so I had alot of free time.. like I said...
I taught myself to play the guitar!! Looked up some chords online.. a Shawn McDonald song.. and Bam!! Theres a couple of guys here who know how to play and have been giving me mini-lessons... I want to keep it up when I get back to the states :D But first I got to find a guitar.. if you have an old one... when july comes around start dusting it off for me!! I really love trying to play.. def need more practice...

As of now... tomorrow we are going to help the storm victims again... I dont have a fever and I feel amazing... so I should be going :D