Dios es increible!

God is amazing! jussayin. I am so excited about the growth that has occured in all of us this trip! For me this week has been really exciting. Boldness is something that I have been reminded constantly of and continuously praying for it this whole trip. I have been frustrated with myself for my lack of boldness when normally I will talk to anyone. I have been excited this week because I was finally able to tell my fears to be quiet and that I was going to go talk to Weihung before I talked myself out of it. This was such an amazing feeling for me and I thank God for that! I still would ask you to pray for boldness for me. The conversations that God has blessed me with have shown me a lot. Yesterday at Six Flags I was able to talk to a Guatemalan woman, Cara and play peek a boo with her baby girl, Megan. We both only spoke a "pequeno" (little) of each other's language but through signs, motions, and the little bit I remembered from taking Spanish in high school we were able to communicate. It was amazing to me how God allowed us to communicate with such a large language barrier. That was such an exciting feeling!!! They were such a sweet family. We had such a great time at Six Flags! On the rides we felt the greatest possibility of death (aka the ride Tatsu) where it was literally like flying through the air we did a lot of praying, screaming, or laughing uncontrollably depending on how we each handled fear. We have strength in knowing that God is always with us whether riding roller coasters or talking to people about our faith.

Storm, Luke, and Thomas had a breakfast date with Peter this morning which I understand was the most amazing conversation they have had since they arrived in LA! They all seemed very excited about the conversation but are disappointed that Peter will be leaving for a little bit. Thankfully he will be back before we leave though!

Storm and I volunteered this afternoon at A Window Between Worlds! We are really enjoying this place! The ladies that work there are so sweet! Tomorrow they are having a big event The Music and Art Festival 2009 so today we were crazy busy preparing. We loaded lot of cars with items for the event, printed out instructions, contemplated throwing a printer out the window, made signs, and tried to lower every one's stress level. They all did such an awesome job of staying stress free and super organized! Tomorrow (Sat.) we are going to be backup volunteers at the event if someone doesn't show up or if they need other help!!! It is going to be a lot of fun!!!

Josh and Bruce hung out at coffee shops this afternoon praying and brainstorming about Monday when they do the sign again! Luke and Thomas hung out with Tony at his shop for the afternoon! I believe they all had a great day!

We came back and hung out until dinner time! We had pupusas in honor of Josh for his birthday tomorrow! I know we have complimented on the food we have ate a lot but it really has been amazing especially tonight!!! Storm and I worked on our Spanish some more which is always a lot of fun and creates a lot of laughs! Then the group went to see Transformers!!! I thought it was good!!

Be praying for...

Pray for the urgency. Time is flying by literally we only have like 3 weeks left which kind of freaks me out to think about. Pray for the relationships that we have built that we will find the connection point so that they can continue when we are back home. Continue to pray for the relationships as they are still growing and that the spiritual conversations will be easy to have.

Pray for boldness as we talk to people. Pray that we will be very intential when starting conversations and when talking about spiritual matters.

Pray for LA that people will be more receptive to converstations about God.

Pray for the conversations that Bruce is going to have on Monday with people at the coffee shops with the sign. Pray for Jeff, Josh's new friend, that those conversations and meetings continue to be well. Pray that they will be able to have church together and lead to other meetings with friends.

Pray for Chi Kung lessons tomorrow as Luke and Thomas talk to Tony and continue to gain his respect and start God conversations.

Pray for the ladies that work at a Window Between Worlds that we will be able to have conversations with them about God. Pray that the event flows well for them and that they raise money for domestic violence shelters.

Pray that we are continually sharing God's love with people we come in contact with to the point that it becomes a way of life for us!!!

Thank you for reading our blogs and supporting us through pray it means so much to all of us!

Love,

Kelsey