So yesterday the water in my burungay was turned off. I guess a few people heard about it on the news about two hours before it happened but of course… my house was not one of them. I never “shower” at night but chose to last night… I was almost done in the “shower” and the water stopped working. I had enough left in the bucket to finish, as well as enough to save to “flush” the toilet for the next day. So I didn’t feel too selfish. But I guess the government decided they needed to prepare for something. I wasn’t sure what that meant. Someone told me today that they are preparing for the effects of the Typhoon! I never realized until today that I don’t really know what a typhoon is. I guess the other province is having a small Typhoon and that is why it has been pouring rain here for the past five days. Normally February is not very rainy. I am ok with the rain though.. I can’t find time for the beach anyway. Yesterday I ran into some complications with the organization I am setting up(E.A.R.N.). The hearing man that is helping us(Romy) really made me feel a little uneasy about him. When I discussed it with Patrick and Nilo they agreed that maybe something isn’t so right. I felt like possibly he didn’t have the right intention. I am not sure. But I have a bad feeling about it. We had a meeting today with VFV(the organization I am here with) and they agreed to partner with my new organization. When I leave they will really be taking it over until I can return and help out more often. I know that I can trust them and they will be taking care of all the mail as well as the accounting and finances. So I am now at ease for when I leave until I can return. I am seriously considering moving here for good in the future. May and Aldos are the head of VFV and they pulled me aside today and told me that I am a natural born Leader. They asked me to partner with them when I go to America. I would be their first and only contact in America. This means when I get home I will advertise their organization as well as my new one I have set up here. I will take the applications myself and review the people who are willing to come and serve. I will be completely in charge of deciding who will come and help with the Deaf but they will deal with the other applications for orphanages, hospitals, ect. I will receive a small commission but most importantly I will be able to have the resources and credibility behind me when promoting the new organization I have started. My hope is that other people will be willing to serve here and the equality between Deaf and hearing will move a lot faster. I have begun to discuss an elective course in FSL to be set up at LNU(Leyte Normal University) and EVSU(Eastern Visayas Sector University) but this takes a lot of time and I can’t go directly to the president. I have been getting used to this because the American in me wants to go straight to the person who can say yes. But that isn’t possible here. However… May has connections with the LNU president and she is going to see if we are able to get a meeting this next Tuesday. It would be great to get the hearing interested in FSL and in the (very far) future I hope to help set up some type of interpreting program so it will be a profession here and the Deaf students will be able to learn equally in the classroom. But that is a project far off. I have been praying a lot about all of this and I have never had more peace in my life than now. I have been so blessed to be a part of all of this. I am now in charge of One organization, soon to start a second when I return home, then I have also become a member of the LCOD(Leyte Christian Organization for the Deaf) I am hoping to become a board member once I return. At the moment I have not enough time to commit to that yet. Although I have helped them write the vision and mission statement. J Things are going great. I love you all. Thanks so much for the emails. Please keep them coming. I know I can’t respond long and I can’t update my blog very often.. but know I am thinking of you all the time. Keep me in your prayers and continue to share what God is doing here with everyone you meet!
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it snowed last night. its like a winter-wonderland... well, sort of.
Happy valentines day. :) I'm so happy to hear that everything is going so well. If you move there for good in the future you'll definitly complete your dream.. (to move far far away from upsala) :P We have a nice long weekend-so I'm really looking forward to that..we don't have to go back till tuesday. Today I had a doctor appointment and we had some time to spare so mom and I met dad at mcdonalds right off of 15..by dad's work..and there was this cute guy sitting across the room eating and he kept staring at me so I was just trying my best not to look back (I mean I was eating..who is attractive when they eat?) lol ..so when we were done eating I got up to fill my pop up and the guy came up behind me..he was done eating too..and I was trying to just pretend I didn't see him standing right behind me..and then he was like "so..are you keeping warm?" -haha- and I slowly turned around and was like.."what?" and then I just simply answered yes and then just ignored him..and when mom and I went to the car he was driving past and he had a big smile for me and a nice wave..it was so funny..yet so awkward. lol
I had a tube in my nose and down my throat yesterday..and then I went in and got it taken out(because I broke it) and then they put another one back in so I get to go back into St.Cloud tomorrow so they can take it out again. It's nothing major..they're testing me for some sort of acid-reflux..but when we went out to eat it was in the time between when they took it out and when they put the new one in..so I think it would have been funny to see that guy after I got the tube put back in to see if he still would smile at me..(it's taped to the side of my face.) I'll take a picture of it for you. That is all that I can think of right now..so I'm going to go and watch MR.WOODCOCK with your little brother. :P I love you and I will continue to keep you in my prayers.
It really is exciting to hear about all that is going on. Wow! In the lecture yesterday we were asked the question "have you ever tried to hold someone back from doing God's will? I knew what that meant for me. Anyway, I am very proud of the persistant passion for this work that you are part of in putting others before yourself.When Krystal and I were in St. Cloud today we went to the mall and we were barely in the door and ALL of the electricity went out. It was out for over an hour. All of the srores closed up. We heard later that a good part of town was affected. Someones balloons got away and hit a transformer. Kind of noisy too I guess. We talked to Becky and she was anxious to hear how you were. She is doing a medical test next month. We bought a car today. It's a 2002 Grand Prix. I haven't had time to even ride in it yet. It was actually Randy [neighbor] his car. Dad is giving up Smurfy. Dad and Krystal have the father-daughter dance tomarrow. I will try to tape it for you. Also, HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! We love you and miss you!!!!!!your family
i was almost positive i had something to tell you... but its gone from my memory... maybe i'll remember it later. but as for now, you can just know that i love you.
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