So, its almost the end of my 3rd week here and time for another update. In all honesty, this week wasn't all rainbows and butterflies. There were a few things that were frustrating, but we worked through them and God has definitely carried me through the small and the big things.
A lot of adjustments and changes have been made and it takes a little getting used to. Its definitely different living in a place where at any moment you could lose all your power, which means all the lights, fans to keep you cool at night, refridgerator, etc. don't work. Most people have an invertor that stores power when you have it, so that when the power is out you can pull from the battery power to have a continuous supply of electricity. Well, if you need your fridge on the invertor (most people don't put it on there because it uses a lot of power) then you may end up having your power completely out as happened last night. In order to run an invertor you can have batteries in multiples (i.e. 1, 2, 4, 8 or 16). We currently have 4, so today I need to go out and buy 4 more batteries in order to have a continuous supply of power for the fridge and lights. That is just one example of the difference in lifestyle here. Though I must say they manage very well consider they only have power from the government maybe 10 to 14 hours a day (if they are lucky).
Well, enough about that... last night I went to the Wednesday night church service and had an amazing time in worship with God. My Spanish is getting a lot better, so I could actually understand most of the message and all that was going on during the service. During worship, I didn't know the Spanish words to the songs, so instead I listened. It was amazing to hear all of the people packed in the small sanctuary pouring out their hearts to God. There is one song where the chorus goes, "Tu eres santo, tu eres santo, santo, santo, santo." Which means, "You are holy, You are holy, holy, holy, holy." and another song that I knew the chorus in English, which was "I called, You answered and You came to my rescue and I want to be where You are." We sang these words over and over again, "You are holy" and it reminded me that God alone is sovereign. He is holy and He has all things in His hands. When we call, He does answer. He is there. We need to be where He is. We need to listen and hear His voice, be still and KNOW that He is there. A teenager in the church, Samuel, got up and sang a song. I had no idea what song he was singing, but as he worhipped God with all of his heart, I knew God was present in that place. Its wonderful to be where God is.
Well, enough about that... last night I went to the Wednesday night church service and had an amazing time in worship with God. My Spanish is getting a lot better, so I could actually understand most of the message and all that was going on during the service. During worship, I didn't know the Spanish words to the songs, so instead I listened. It was amazing to hear all of the people packed in the small sanctuary pouring out their hearts to God. There is one song where the chorus goes, "Tu eres santo, tu eres santo, santo, santo, santo." Which means, "You are holy, You are holy, holy, holy, holy." and another song that I knew the chorus in English, which was "I called, You answered and You came to my rescue and I want to be where You are." We sang these words over and over again, "You are holy" and it reminded me that God alone is sovereign. He is holy and He has all things in His hands. When we call, He does answer. He is there. We need to be where He is. We need to listen and hear His voice, be still and KNOW that He is there. A teenager in the church, Samuel, got up and sang a song. I had no idea what song he was singing, but as he worhipped God with all of his heart, I knew God was present in that place. Its wonderful to be where God is.
Here are some pictures of the house that we worked on in March, which is now all finished!
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