Since last week, we've been able to hear more about ministries we can be involved in and have been even able to visit a new ministry site (which I'm very excited about getting involved in). First, let me say that some of you might have picked up on the fact that my feelings have not been too "positive" since being back here... I think that had to do partly with spiritual warfare. Whatever it was, I'll just let ya'll know that it didn't mean I didn't want to be down here or that I didn't love the country. And I can tell you now that I'm feeling more myself... I'm so excited to be back down here and I can't wait to see what comes from this semester down here. God is mighty and is working down here :-) 

            Now, this ministry that we visited- I wish everyone could hear Paloma speak about her vision of the school... Her passion for this project is evident on her face, it lights up as she speaks. I wish you could see the smiles that are created on the faces when you simply smile at the students... simply being with them for a couple of hours Thursday and just making clay objects with them meant the world to them.

            The ministry is a school that just started up for people with disabilities. Down here, there's a problem with people being ashamed of have a person with a disability in their family and they sometimes will simply hide them away. The group of people we met at the school were from ages 6 to 30(ish) and some of them didn't even know simple colors and numbers- they aren't even sent to school. Paloma came to visit from Spain for 2 months... 5 years ago. And she hasn't left. Something here called to her. She started working with this project simply over a month ago and she has a huge vision for it. They are going to start on February 2^nd to have school from 8 to 12 in the morning and then activities and "projects" from 1 to 5.

            So now that you have a basic idea of what the program is... I'm so excited to work with this ministry! I really hope that I'll be able to devote 3 or more afternoons a week to hanging out with, loving on, and helping the people who will be there. God really answered a prayer with bringing a new ministry that tugs at my heart.

            If you could be praying for the rest of the time until ministry starts up full-time, that God will draw the people He wants to each specific ministry and we would all be wise enough to listen...