Bush bush and more!

It's so hard sometimes to remember everything that has been going on and happened and try to put it in words, and it's hard to find the time and mental capacity to do that, but I will try my best!:)

Today is Sunday, a week since I wrote my last blog post. This past week has been crazy!!

Monday this past week we started classes. "Class" isn't so much class. How it's worked so far is at 8am we go and have announcements, then worship time, then a speaker. A guest or Heidi, Rolland or countless others. They all flow very much with the Holy Spirit so there's no telling what will happen. There is a lot of ministry time and outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Each day we usually have 2 main speakers, so one in the 8am session and then another again starting with worship, speaker, ministry, around 11 or 12 and then we are done with classes and go to lunch around 1:30. 

There are usually optional sessions in the afternoon with one of the guest speakers. Those can be anything really, but usually are something a little more informative and specific. 

All of the students are broken up into 24 teams that do different ministry and service things together. The teams consist of about 12-15 harvest students and a few Mozambican bible students. Last Wednesday we had a party where we met all of our team and then we had competitive games. It was a lot of fun but unfortunately that day I wasn't feeling well so couldn't enjoy it too much.

That brings me to my next subject. Last Wednesday I felt completely drained and my stomach was not doing so hot. I could barely sit up in class and felt pretty miserable. It was hard to get anything out of it when I wasn't feeling well and fell asleep a few times in class. We sit on the ground, so some people have small chairs or cushions (something I didn't bring which I wish I had). A lot of people lay down for parts of class because it's a LONG day to be sitting on concrete. That's something I've had to learn patience in. Sitting on hard floors for long periods of time or standing for long periods of time. Not too great at that, so it's a stretch for me. :) 

But I digress. Anyway, I was sick and asked my family to pray for me because I knew I left for outreach the next day and couldn't imagine being able to do it the way I felt. Bush outreach is a weekend trip with your ministry team to a rural village. I went with my team to a village about an hour and a half away. The format they usually use is to show the Jesus film, share the gospel through song, drama etc. and then pray for people who want salvation or people who are sick. We got to go with Heidi and Rolland the fist night, so that was an honor to minister with them. We had a great weekend. Too much to share in the short time I have to write. We spent a LOT of time playing with kids in the village. There were an ABUNDANCE of kids. I took lots of pictures but don't have them on the phone I'm using so can't post them now. But I'll add them later or when I get home. Oh yeah, so scatterbrained. lol. When I woke up Thursday to leave for outreach I felt soooo much better. I had way more energy and my stomach wasn't having problems anymore. So that was a huge relief for me! It was quite the adventure, riding there over bumpy roads in a flat bed truck, sleeping in tents, using a latrine, (hole in the ground) and not showering! I can say for sure I was the dirtiest I have ever been. When we got back my whole team went and jumped in the ocean, and we brought our shampoo and soap along. Haha. Water has been off on base for about a week, so it would be awesome if that would come back on! But it's definitely a stretching experience. 

I did my first load of hand laundry today. It's crazy the things I take for granted at home. Some of which will no longer be:

Running water

Showers

Having the option of being clean

Wifi!!!

Personal space... Yeah. None.

And many other things! 

Well my phone is dying so I'm gonna stop for now, but hopefully that's a little bit of an update.

Oh yeah, I turned 25 too. ;) got to go out to eat twice. Once with my house girls and once with my ministry team. Here's a couple pictures:

Prayer requests:

Running water

Energy (tired A LOT)

Patience and endurance

I've battled some discouragement and comparison when I don't experience and receive the same way as others and feelings of inadequacy

Continued health!

Intimacy with Jesus above all else!

Thank you, I love you all!