Lately I've been slacking a little in the department of posting new blogs, and I apologize for that. My power cord for my laptop decided to randomly stop working, so I've been trying to save battery power and it turns out that Blogger takes up a lot of power when I want to add photos and even type a new post. Luckily, both of the girls with me have Dell laptops, so I can use their power cords when I need to. If you have an extra power cord for a Dell laptop and want to get rid of it, I would gladly and thankfully accept it... just let me know!
I went to my final Sunday morning church service at Galilee Baptist this past Sunday. It was a little sad for me, because I've grown attached to the people there and have really enjoyed the fellowship and worship time with everyone on Sundays. While it is a little different from Rock Springs, I feel the same sweet presence there that I do at home, which I'm truly thankful for. My friend Sydney said that he would be praying about an opportunity for me to return to Belize sometime soon. I told him I wasn't sure how soon I would be back, but he thought September sounded good and told me that he would pray for God to send me back in September. We'll just have to see if that's in God's plans or not. I would be completely open and excited about it if it is!
I met a lady from the church as I was walking out my gate on the way to church that morning and met the little girl named Brandy that was with her. Brandy is four years old and super cute. She ended up sitting with me before Sunday School and then again during the worship service. Our bench was a little crowded so she sat in my lap and actually slept for a greater portion of the service. I thought it was absolutely adorable that she latched onto me so quickly and then felt comfortable enough to take a little nap in my arms. It was such a sweet experience and helped create an even greater service in my eyes. The only negative part was that I was almost sweating by the time she woke up because she was getting hot and I was getting hot and the fans weren't doing much to cool us off.
The title of this blog comes from the song "He Lives" which is what I had in my head during the whole Sunday School lesson. Mr. Dave taught on the Holy Spirit and the fact that God loved us so much that He wasn't just satisfied with being next to us but rather IN us. It is pretty amazing that God puts that much effort into being with us on a daily basis in every moment of the day. However, it's sad that sometimes we (meaning I) sometimes forget that He's there, or even worse, know that He's there but neglect and ignore Him. This is definitely an area of improvement for me to work on and something that I've realized during my time here. "He lives within my heart", so why not show the world?
Where have the last 4 months gone? I feel like I just got here, but then again also feel like I've had so many amazing experiences here that I can barely keep track of them all! I now only have 16 days until I return home! I'm feeling excited/sad/overwhelmed by that because
a.) I'm excited to see my family and friends and to just be home
b.) I'm sad to leave this experience and the friends I've made here
c.) I'm overwhelmed by the fact that I graduate a week after I get home and then I'm out in that mysterious/exciting/scary place known as the "real world" which I'm honestly kind of clueless about
However, I know and trust that everything will turn out just as it should. And that's where I'm at on that subject!
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