You lucky people with all your water!

July 5So we are having a bit of water problem here. The first nights we were here, the water was turned off at night. Then on Thursday in the morning the water turned off. It came back on in the afternoon but only for a few hours. Luckily I was able to get a shower in that time! And also in that time I realized there is hot water here! Just a very small amount! So timing of showers is key. But then the water shut off again. It has been off since. Apparently there is something the city is fixing and that is why the water is off. But there was no warning ahead of time. And they haven’t given us water to use for the time being. The only water we have is the rain water that was collected in the backyard and the water in our water chiller. It is difficult make that much water last for all the people living here on the base and for so many days. Also we all smell bad! We are finding it difficult to be patient. On a happier note, we have finished our first week of school. There are only eleven more weeks of school. The first week was very good. It was focused on God’s love. It’s amazing when you start thinking about it. God made us so that He could share with us His love. He made us so we could experience love. God gave us the gift of marriage, this special and unique love so that we could understand the relationship He wants with us. One the lessons that I really like and I think is important for everyone to know is the one about “The parable of the Lost Sheep (Luke 15).’ The message that was shared about this story is that when we are lost, like the father watched by the window waiting for his son, God always watches for us to return. And as we come in sight, all break and ready to bag God for forgiveness, God comes running to us and embraces us before we have a chance to ask for forgiveness. We sometimes think that once falling from God to return we have to complete a long list of things (like reading our bible more, going to church, getting our messy life back in order) before we can come before God. It becomes so difficult just to get back on the path that we give up before we even go before God. God seeks us because He loves us, He wants us and we need to not fear coming before Him when things have been tuff. It was a powerful week and I am excited to learn more about God. Friday night we went to our leader Scott’s house for fun night. We played a how bunch of silly games. It was a good bonding experience. Now for the weekend we have homework to complete and house work to do. Other than that it’s a free weekend to just recharge. There has been talk about going to the mall to pick up the things we still need and going to visit a local volcano. The time is going by quickly! Before I know it we will be leaving for our outreach! We still don’t know where we will be going for our international outreach, but I will let you know when we do. Please pray for us to have patients while waiting for the water.