Well i want to love excellently; make the most of every day; opportunity and to appreciate what i have!!
Why??? Well because during this last year i learnt how important life is, how precious it is and how it is worth more than anything money could ever buy. God has given me (and all of us) life and life to the full!!
As some of you know that Ben my nephew has been in and out of hospital on 3 different occasions since he was born in November 2012, this has been a real tough time for all of us, especially his mum and dad. When things like this happen, you realise what is important in life. I felt God carrying us, providing and giving peace in a horrible situation, God has been our strength, we have had a beautiful Christmas as family with two healthy muffins!! Thanks friends and family for loving, praying and helping us all xxxxx
I keep saying I will share stories from mexico too so here is one.......
We arrived to a very small town (Constitution Cuidad) in the middle of the desert after about an 8 hour drive in 39 degree heat, it was about 6pm we needed to eat, then do a church service at 6:30pm. So cutting it fine we ran to get some Tacos (got to be done we're in mexico, so yummy), got back to this tiny church of about 15 people and kids, it was a building with half a roof, half brick, wooden and plastic wall with a hole in the ground toilet, which some of us girls were so happy about hee hee!
We started the service, with testimonies, worship, Kids work, drama, a preach and then some prayer at the end. A little old frail lady went up the front for some prayer, my friend went to pray for her and he took another friend so he could translate. Anyway they realised she was deaf, they prayed and walked off, one of the guys felt God say to go and blow in her ear, He was like Really God??!! that's a little bit weird, anyway he did it, prayed God will heal her and left. We all got in the mini bus, exhausted but so excited as God had really blessed the church and the pastor, when one of the team asked, who blew in the little old ladies ear??, because she came up to me and said that someone had blown in her ear and she can now hear everything!!!!!!! Amazing if you ask me!!
Church in Constitution Cuidad, that's me hee hee!!
I met a lady one night when we were giving out free hugs in Ensenada, she was on her own sitting on the wall looking out to the sea, i walked by her and showed her my free hug sign, she smiled and said "yes". We hugged and she needed a friendly hug, I said God Bless you and left as the others had carried on walking and my Spanish was very limited hee hee although I did try :) I walked off to catch up with the others, but couldn't get Maria (the lady) out of my mind, I felt like I needed to go back and talk with her, so I got my friend who is Mexican, very helpful hee hee thanks sunshine!! We went back and she was there still!! She was ok with us joining her and talking, we spoke about life, she said she was in a bad place and had felt lost and lonely, I got to share some of my life with her and my story which she said she could relate to some of it, we got to pray with Maria and love her, she got emotional, so I asked what was wrong and she said that she used to walk along the beach all the time but she hadn't for many years as things in life had turned so bad. She said that tonight, she was in her house and for the first time in years she thought she would come out, she said " Tonight is significant for me, I used to know God but I was so full of guilt and shame that I didn't think I could go back to Him, but God wanted to speak to me tonight through you two". We were shocked that this was the first night she had been to the beach in years, It wasn't a coinsidence that we all met, it showed her how she is so important to God and that he loves her. When we left Maria you could see a lightness in her eyes and in her self, her face was full of happiness and peace.
So you know what, I loved this, I want to see more and more stories of God changing lives and I want to be able to show people God's love, I cant wait for this new year!!
And last of all, I love that I can share my adventures with you all, I wish you all a real happy and fun new year :)
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