Birthday Surprise!

So as most of you probably already knew, my dad came to surprise me for my birthday! My mom gave him an early birthday gift which was a ticket to come to Costa Rica and it was also a gift for me to celebrate my birthday with my daddy! I was soo excited I couldn't believe it for a while! We had a blast the week he was here, hanging out with my friends, seeing the places where he used to hang out and live, and he also got to meet and interogate my now boyfriend! jejeje. oh yea, I have a boyfriend! jejeje.. His name is David, I will write more about him in the future. But yes, It was an amazing time! I loved it... oh yea, I AM 19!!! jejeje (the picture in the middle is of David, my dad and I... then the picture at the top and the bottom is when my dad surprised me!)

Goodbye sun, hello rain

Hey! Panama was amazing! We had such a blast just chilling at the beach. We were 13 who went, so we had a blast getting to know eachother in a more relax and chill environment. We went to Bosas del Toro, which is an island in Panama. We visited many other beautiful islands, went snorkling, saw amazing exotic birds, and went swimming in the clearest water I have ever seen in my life. I have some amazing pictures I want to post, but they are on my friends computer and I have yet to put them on mine :s ... but no worries I will post them soon!

PANAMA!!

hey everyone! Well, once again the upside of Bible school in Costa Rica is making itself shown. Because in this world there is a thing called Visas, there is also a thing called visa renewal.. go figure huh?!? jejeje.. well anyhoo, It is that time again, to renew our visas and in order to do so we must leave the country for atleast 3 days... so as anyone in their right mind would do, we turn these three days into a vacation! So that is where I am at. At vacation in Panama! Myself along with 11 other students (we are a lot less this semester than last) are enjoying a fine time on the wonderful island of Bocas de Toro. We have a hotel in downtown which is kind of cool, i like the whole atmosphere of downtown surfer beach town. Its an adventure. Tomorrow we are off to snorkle! Have an early morning and traveling 12 hours total takes a lot out of you. So needless to say i need sleep. Will post up some pictures soon. Bye!

Jenna

Did you all know that God is good?? Because He is!! He has been working in one of my close friends here at Port. It has been amazing because God has been able to use my past experiences and past mistakes to really hit Jenna in a way that only people with similar experiences can feel. Her heart is slowly being broken, which is a lot better than being frozen as it was. I would ask that you would pray for her. She is realizing many things that she needs to change in her life, and as we all know the act of taking action and actually doing something to bring about the changes is very difficult. Pray that God gives her the strength and the courage to do the things that she doesn't necessarily want to do but knows she must. Thank you, God, for working all things for good.. to bring you glory and honor!

Chillin .. and letting God take the reigns

Hey everyone! yea sorry i haven't written in a while :S .. my mom got after me yesterday so I am writing here for a quick update. There has not been much new here. God is continuing to work in and through me and its been amazing! Last weekend we had a soccer tournament to raise money for our mission trip. We still have LOTS of money we need to raise, but we are putting it all in God's hands. Starting tomorrow we are on vacation for Semana Santa (kinda like the latin version of spring break but is related to Holy Week/ Easter). A lot of my friends are going to the beach to chill and relax, but I am off to work at a camp as staff. I am quite excited. I would like to be able to chill, but I know once I get there I am going to be soo happy and excited! I will let you all know how it goes.. oh and Sunday there is going to be a HUGE soccer game here in CR.. the two biggest rivals (La Liga and Saprissa) are playing.. GO SAPRISSA!! jejejeje.. i am going to the game and i am soo psyched!!

Prayer Requests for my upcoming Mission Trip

I would just really like to ask you all to begin praying with me for my upcoming mission trip with my classmates at Portantorchas. Pray for even more unity within the student body, for a godly and service attitude as we begin preparations for the trip. Also pray that God will use us in the changing of the lives of those who live in Fortuna (the town we are going to). It is a town heavy with homosexuality, drugs, and just plain old sin like anywhere.

I would also like to ask if you can join us in prayer for Don Alvaro and his family. He has had 2 heart attacks and 1 stroke and can no longer walk. He lives in a tin "house" with a dirt floor. He has no bathroom and just has a whole in the floor about 30 feet from his "house" where he has to literally drag himself to every night. We are praying that we can raise enough money to be able to build him a somewhat more decent home with a bathroom. Thank you for your prayers! I will keep you updated on our fundraising and everything else that has to do with my life :). God Bless!

Mission Trip Planning Update

Wow! the trip was actually quite amazing! It was really hot, and the tiko family I stayed with had a little 3 year old girl who would not let me sleep past 6 am or take any naps! But other than that the trip was a huge blessing! The mission trip is going to be 7 days of packed ministry opportunities and physical labor, but I trully believe it is going to plant many seeds in many hearts and gain more people for Christ! What can be better than that?? The pictures I have up are of our relaxing time at the hot springs!