5/30-31

I was sweeping the church and noticed my dirt pile kept trying to run away from me. So. Many. Bugs.


April 31

Lately God has put it on my heart to be able to share the gospel in Spanish. So I’ve been studying a lot and been practicing out loud to Justine (she’s so sweet, listening to me rambling in Spanish). Monday is Christian Surfers so I was really excited to go out and see what exactly God was going to do with my two years of high school Spanish out on the streets of Tamarindo. So I had spent extra time studying Sunday and went to bed early so that I would be good to go for the next day.
That night I got about 3 hours of sleep.
The next morning was really busy as well as the afternoon. Unfortunately, we didn’t end up going that night. I thought I was going to crash. But still, though I was really disappointed, I was super blessed that day. For the first time I did some songs in Spanish for Las Manos Del Alfarero. To most people this doesn’t seem like a big deal, but when it comes to singing in front of people, I’m terrified, though I’m slowly (slowly slowly slowly) getting use to it. And this was in Spanish! But God gave me grace :) And the McClain kids ha ha. I went over to Matt and Brooke’s and played around with some of the songs I had been practicing with Isabelle, Audrey and Ethan and they helped me out at club.


April 30

I was talking with Darla (another girl who went to PFR) and she was saying that she’s going to go to college for elementary education. I told her that when I was in high school that was what I was thinking about doing after I graduated. Then I somehow ended up at this real crazy place in Olney…
It’s so weird just standing back and looking where I am. It blows my mind that I get to serve in Costa Rica. 2 years ago to this day, I was in rehab. 1 year ago around this time, I was graduating high school and had absolutely no idea what I was going to do. Even a few months later when I found out I was accepted into Potter’s Field, I believed that I was just going to do the 6 months and then be done (great heart, right?) and go to college in Billings. And this is where I am now…God is awesome :)
You always hear people say that God doesn’t always show you what He has in store for you because you probably wouldn’t believe him. That always bothered me because I thought, “Who cares, I would just want to know!” Yet I can step back now and look what God did and how I ended up here- it’s amazing to see the work that God has done. He is sooo good!