Trusting and Living for God


In that last year God has teach me several things such as, love your neighbor as yourself, be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to get angry, to be wise in my decisions, to trust Him fully, to not be afraid of saying I follow Him, and to be proud of been a Christian and to say I been save by the blood of His only son Jesus Christ.
Sometimes it is hard to believe that God is capable of loving me. I have fail Him so many times in my life and still He reaches out to me, and He does not denies me as His daughter and treasure. He has truly changed my heart, mind, and soul. He has help me to become a better person, and human being. And because all the wonderful things God has done for me, I will faithfully stand at His side to be a tool for His love, and I am willing to receive any job, circumstance, or cause in His name. That is why this coming mission trip to Colombia is a new challenge for me and in my growth as a Christian.
I know many of you think it will be easy for me since Colombia is my home country. However, I left Colombia when I was 14 years old and visited for couple times but I don't see Bogotá as my home anymore, it is more of a great vivid memory in my head. Bogotá is the city I grew up, and yes I remember several things of the city.Still, now that I will be going to live for a year in Bogotá I am nervous about all the transportation system, the crazy buses, the super full Transmilenio, and the little taxis, going grocery shopping and finding all the things that I love as a kid and been careful of choosing what is necessary or not. Although it is all easy when family members are with you, but when you need to do it by yourself and been 100% confident of where you are going or doing it is definitely a challenge. However I am trusting God in this matter, and I know He will protecting me and guiding me in all the Bogotá's life style details.

A Wonderful Blessing

It is definitely that God knows our hearts so well, and that He provides and bless us is the more wonderful ways. One of the last blessing that God has put in my life is the unexpected partnership of my best friend Sophie to El Camino Academy as a 2nd grade teacher. I am so happy to have the opportunity to share this new experience with my best friend in this new journey that God has provide for us. I am looking forward to work with Sophie at the school, to show her my city, and to share my family in Colombia with her. It is my time to share with Sophie all the things she has share with me like in that few yeasr such her culture, faith, and family. Been together in Colombia is going to be a great support for each other. It is great to have someone that knows you so well and that can help you to overcome the hard moments. Sophie and I are complete opposites, however we balance each other in so many ways. That is probably why we are such a good friends. This friendship is blessing that keeps growing without stopping.

Preparation

My preparation to Colombia is going pretty well. I am almost done with my Development Milestones program for BICWM. I must say that this has teach so many things that before I did not understand or that I thought were not important. It is really neat to have this mental, and spiritual preparation for my mission trip.
My room is almost pack, I only have the necessary stuff out, and I am looking forward to see how much I can fit in my luggage :).
There is only one thing that worries me a little. It is my financial support. Sometimes I feel I won't be able to raise all the money I need for this trip to happen. But I am trusting God that He will make it possible, because anything is impossible for God.

I am also preparing myself to say good bye to my student at Lincoln Middle school. It is hard to say good bye to the kids that I being working with for a whole year. They all are little treasures of God, and I will miss them a lot. It is very difficult to say good bye to the student you being helping to get better in his studies and social life. He has progress so much this year, and I must say I am afraid to let go and pass my position to someone new. I hope that this transition will be good for my student and that he will adjust positively with the new person that will be helping him in 8th grade.

So, I ask to all of you my friends, family, and supporters to pray for my continuous preparation to my trip, for Sophie and I, and for my student at Lincoln, that he will continue growing and that whoever comes will be well receive.

Thank you all for your love and support!! You all are a blessing in my life!!
Olga.

Sophie and me.