Thoughts from "home"...

Well, I thought I was finished with this blog... Thought I'd only open it back up to remind me of the amazing things God did last summer... But what if last summer wasn't the end of mis aventuras en Perú? What if God has more up His sleeve?

First of all, this year I'm in our education program's "reading block" where we're working with low readers and leading them to fluency in reading. I had told my teacher at the beginning of the year that I would love to work with Spanish-speaking students if that's possible... and sure enough. In the second grade class where I'm observing/teaching, there is a new student from Mexico who speaks very little English. What did I do all summer? Taught kids how to speak English. What am I doing this semester? Helping a student learn to speak English. Our God is so sovereign. His plans absolutely blow my mind...

And now. It's summer missions application time (as crazy as it seems to be thinking of summer when the weather has FINALLY caught up with the calendar and it feels like fall). I've really struggled this year with why God would send me back to Peru. Don't get me wrong - I LOVED Peru this summer. I knew that God had led me there for a purpose... But there are so many other places in the world where people have NEVER EVER heard... where there is NO church, NO believers... Why wouldn't God send me THERE if He wants for every nation, tribe, and tongue to be represented in heaven? And still there's this tugging at my heart... What about Peru? Why would God have gifted me in these ways if not to use them?...

So. Just some thoughts. There is a position this summer in Recuay - only 2-ish hours away from where I served this summer... helping build up the local church... hiking to surrounding areas, teaching in schools, doing whatever we can that the Gospel may be heard... If this is where God is calling me, I know there are so many things I would do differently than last summer... but what an amazing adventure it would be...