Hola mis amigos,
Well I have been in Iquitos for about 24 hours no and it has been great! The airports and planes were good but sometimes difficult to get around, as I probably looked like some random girl acting like a chicken with her head cut off. A man literally told me to go right in a line and I took a left..haha..sorry mom, I may need to relearn my directions. :) I sat by a very nice Japanese lady on my eight hour flight. We communicated very well through hand signs and lots of laughter. Finally after flying over the ocean, Andes, and parts of the rainforest I arrived in Iquitos Peru where Bethany, her husband, daughter, niece, and friend were awaiting me.
I really enjoy Bethany and her family and friends as we have been tooling around town together! Suprisingly it has rained quite a bit here but also has been quite humid. We´ve been traveling around via motocars which is quite the site to see when you get a whole bunch of them in one place! Thankfully Jamie (a family friend) is a very good driver. Yet he´s been doing it for a while! God has begun teaching me what it´s like to be on the otherside where I am the one who sticks out like a sore thumb and how it´s okay to be that person. It´s uncomfortable as I just want to know their culture and language and participate fully as they do. Then again I¨ve only been here for one day so hopefully next week will become more like home. Today I read from Isaiah 6 where he says, ¨Here am I. Send me!¨ I can so relate as I don´t know what´s happening tomorrow, the rest of the summer, or even later on tonight, but Lord here I am, and I know he will use me in some way. Until next time, blessings and I pray that you´re all doing well! -Jess
Friday, May 27, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Today is only the Beginning
Well here is the start to my blog that most of you know about. I'm going to try to update it about once or twice a week, letting everyone know what God is doing in Peru.
I'm now finally internalizing that I'm actually going to Peru for the summer, and I'm leaving today! The last month of school was a whirl wind finishing up my RA job and finish well with my classes. Then the next week was just sitting and being. I could finally breath from school ending yet I didn't really want to think at all. Isn't that how it goes...haha The next week was packing and heading to California for my brothers wedding! It was beautiful weather and a wonderful time in California. They had an absolutely gorgeous wedding with it all being so glorifying to God. What he brought together let no man separate! That is my prayer for the newly Mr. & Mrs. Matty Skelton. The rest of the week we visited the surrounding areas with my family! Great bonding time and I wouldn't want to do anything else before I leave.
So here we have it. Today. At 12:21 p.m. (Pacific Time), finished packing and now to get the last odds and ends. I don't really know what to expect in Peru, but neither do you...so let's go on this adventure together! The adventure of life that God has planned for us and he knows exactly where we're going. I know God is a pretty good guy to trust so therefore I will trust him will all of my heart that I may not know or plan for anything beyond today, except I know that I will be working to grow deeper in my faith with God, be satisfied in Him, and therefore He will be glorified beyond anything that I could plan! So for now..hasta luego (see you later) and the next post will be from Iquitos, Peru! God bless, Jess.
P.S. Here's how I got the opportunity to go to Peru and work with Bethany all summer long:
I thought I needed an internship with my Communications major at school. I've always wanted to do missionary work and in a spanish speaking country (as my minor is Spanish). Therefore I started my search looking for misson organizations that would do internships. I met Bethany through a friend of a friend and she loved the idea of me coming down for the summer. Her and her husband are working on a church plant and investing themselves there, in the city of Iquitos, Peru. After much prayer, I knew that was where God wanted me for the summer. He opened all of the doors and shown me the path I will be taking to Iquitos. Money support was beyond belief, as the generous givers have met the money need and beyond that we have more to give as an offering to their newly started church as they work to share the love of Jesus with their fellow people in Iquitos. I'm so excited to be a part of this and really learn what it's like to be a missionary planting a church. I am really looking forward to building relationships with those people, especially the kids and encouraging them in their faith! Or telling them about this wonderful creator to whom we owe everything! So there you have it, kind of messy, really messy actually but it's all in God's plan I'm sure!
I'm now finally internalizing that I'm actually going to Peru for the summer, and I'm leaving today! The last month of school was a whirl wind finishing up my RA job and finish well with my classes. Then the next week was just sitting and being. I could finally breath from school ending yet I didn't really want to think at all. Isn't that how it goes...haha The next week was packing and heading to California for my brothers wedding! It was beautiful weather and a wonderful time in California. They had an absolutely gorgeous wedding with it all being so glorifying to God. What he brought together let no man separate! That is my prayer for the newly Mr. & Mrs. Matty Skelton. The rest of the week we visited the surrounding areas with my family! Great bonding time and I wouldn't want to do anything else before I leave.
So here we have it. Today. At 12:21 p.m. (Pacific Time), finished packing and now to get the last odds and ends. I don't really know what to expect in Peru, but neither do you...so let's go on this adventure together! The adventure of life that God has planned for us and he knows exactly where we're going. I know God is a pretty good guy to trust so therefore I will trust him will all of my heart that I may not know or plan for anything beyond today, except I know that I will be working to grow deeper in my faith with God, be satisfied in Him, and therefore He will be glorified beyond anything that I could plan! So for now..hasta luego (see you later) and the next post will be from Iquitos, Peru! God bless, Jess.
P.S. Here's how I got the opportunity to go to Peru and work with Bethany all summer long:
I thought I needed an internship with my Communications major at school. I've always wanted to do missionary work and in a spanish speaking country (as my minor is Spanish). Therefore I started my search looking for misson organizations that would do internships. I met Bethany through a friend of a friend and she loved the idea of me coming down for the summer. Her and her husband are working on a church plant and investing themselves there, in the city of Iquitos, Peru. After much prayer, I knew that was where God wanted me for the summer. He opened all of the doors and shown me the path I will be taking to Iquitos. Money support was beyond belief, as the generous givers have met the money need and beyond that we have more to give as an offering to their newly started church as they work to share the love of Jesus with their fellow people in Iquitos. I'm so excited to be a part of this and really learn what it's like to be a missionary planting a church. I am really looking forward to building relationships with those people, especially the kids and encouraging them in their faith! Or telling them about this wonderful creator to whom we owe everything! So there you have it, kind of messy, really messy actually but it's all in God's plan I'm sure!
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