Goals

The past few nights during devotions we have been talking about the goals that we have for ourselves for when we return home. One of the common themes includes time management and making sure that we make more times daily for God and relationships with others. My personal goal is to be intentional. I was so intentional about getting to know all of my students and making sure they knew that they were loved while I was at Faith Nazarene School. When I return home I want to be more intentional about getting to know my friends better, making sure that the people that I am blessed to have in my life know that they are loved, and to intentionally share Christ's love with my students. For me, the change that occured wasn't in a teaching style or behavior management technique, but in my heart. God has broken my heart for what breaks His and I could not be more excited to see the future that He holds for me because of it all.

This morning (Sunday) we spent our last Sunday at Succotz Church of the Nazarene. I think it is safe to see that all of us girls have been blessed by this church and its people. The pastor spoke this morning about Romans 12 and truly being living sacrifices for God. This hit home for me, especially near the end of our trip. As we continue to Caye Caulker and especially as we journey home, the focus of our life should be being a living sacrifice for God, what a great task and honor!

After church we made our last walk up the hills back to camp (if we don't have calves of steel when we return home I will be a little disappointed). Our last meal, made by our cooks, was delicious...especially the cheese dip. Shortly after lunch we loaded a trailer with our luggage, loaded into the 26 passenger van and made our way to Belize city. The few hour drive was full of amazing sites. It was bittersweet to leave our home of two weeks, but this hotel does not disappoint! Compared to North American standards, this hotel wouldn't rate too highly, but after two weeks at the Nazarene Campgrounds the air conditioning and hot shower are priceless! The warm shower was one of the best of my life and I finally feel clean. Sleeping on a real bed tonight sure won't be a let down either.

Please continue to prayer for us! Even though we are done teaching, we are still "unpacking" the experience and learning from it. Tomorrow at 8am we leave for our water taxi to Caye Caulker where we will be living the good life! Again, Internet access may be limited so no news doesn't mean bad news! Thank you so much for all of the prayers, we have been so blessed. We all send our love and miss you, can't wait to see you all soon!