Thursday, January 21, 2010

Living it good....

Hi this is mel. Keddy is da boooss. He loves you all And misses you guys. Any who new blog from him as follows :

So it’s been a interesting week for sure. God is just raining down so hard and it’s so fantastic. I’m learning now to just look for the best in every situation and to glorify God all the time. So before Wednesday we just got ready for our first school we went to. We learned a couple new Drama’s from Danny, but then he left Monday afternoon. They were neat dramas, and really funny. So we practiced lots for those. The rest of the time we explored the island, and got used to the roads. We have 2 vehicles that we have for our whole time. It’s nice because then we have more freedom to go places, and get around. They drive on the opposite of the road, just as they do in London, and all cars drive on the left side too. It’s funny watching Dave + Erin drive. One day we just spend the day walking around and getting to know a certain area. Saint Pauls is really cool, and very beautiful. We have gotten so many good days of weather, so walking around is is glorious. We walked along the road that’s right along the ocean. There is lots of places to take pictures of, and lots of neat shops. There are so many Pestitzie places all over the island and they are so cheap to buy but probably not very good for you. Im trying to be careful with money and buying food, even though everything is very cheap, I know it will add up fast. Walking around is the best thing ever, and once you find a nice place to sit and just capture the moment- it’s gold.
We checked about getting internet sticks. They are very expensive. It was like 89 Euros just to get the stick alone, plus the cost of the actually plan per month which is another 25 Euro. I would be splitting the cost with Ben and Chelsea, but it’s only for 7 gig of internet a month and it would be hard to balance that our. So we figure out that it would be cheaper and more efficient to just buy internet at the SprachCaffe at the place were staying. To buy the 40 Euro plan, you get like 33 hours of internet, which is plenty. Or we could walk down to Potville and go to the Mcdonalds and get free Wi-Fi, but that’s to much effort. Everyone now is caught up on sleep. The hours for some stores here are weird. They close in the early afternoon because they go have naps. Which I could nap when Im at work! But the people here wake up early, have naps and then say up late. But the whole team have taken advantages of naps. You just get tired when you’re here, but it feels nice.
So our first day of working in the school was great. It was an all girls school, and we did a bunch of dramas and people spoke after dramas. The girls really enjoyed our time with them. Some of them had a crush on Nathan which was so funny. But we tried to show them that Jesus is alive and well, and having a relationship with them is what he longs for. Though most places are catholic on the island, we have the freedom to talk about Jesus in schools. Not that it’s going to change everyones conceptions on Jesus and God, but we never know who its really speaking too. Our point is just ot change their hearts and love them as they are. Lots of the drama’s have life lessons they can take from too, like Peer Pressure, Acceptance, ect. These kids come from all over the places, and we just have to love them and show them we care. Some kids are so desperate for any bit hope. You can tell when some kids are really showing interest and it really stirring something in their heart. We didn’t need a translator which was nice, because that takes a long time to have to do that, but lots of dramas are to music. It’s becoming good practice speaking in front of people, and we all will get better as time goes by. We want God to speak through us. ITS SO EXCITING TO JUST GLORIFY GOD, AND SHOW THEM WHO JESUS IS!!!!!! I love it, so much.
Today was an all boys school. It was a school where kids have problems at home and stuff. This was a really good opertunity to reach out to these kids. The boys responded different then the girl, but that’s okay, We can tell the difference too, even within the first group of kids to the second, because we have to sessions every day.
Some drama’s are more serious than other ones, but I just pray that the Holy spirit would just fill that place and that it would change the hearts of every kid. They all loved it so much, and we had a chance to talk with of them after. Today we all felt that these kids needed Jesus more than ever, because some of them were so broken, but were going back to that school. We play fun drama games to engage the kids more, and we have lots of fun. It’s great to see the smile on their faces.

Today we all split up and went a prayer walk. We needed to connect more with God as a team. Mel and I just walked around and let God guide us. We talked with some guy, and told him that Jesus loves him. Even that is enough to just change someone’s life. Who knows, that conversation can become part of their testimony later on.
Then we just went to the water and just prayer and looked over God beauty, it was wonderful.
Tonight we are having home-made pizzas because it’s Grady’s 20th birthday.
And I have started running again, and running along the ocean is the most amazing thing ever!!!!!

Along with… I really pray that God is going to Continue to show signs to you and show himself faithful in your life. I love you, and I know you will be set free. To: KC.

Ps. I miss you lots, but Im happy with the way the Lord is working in you.
And I love you lots Grandma, thanks for all your prayers.

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