I had a wonderful Christmas with the Guthries, Whittles, and the MacBeths. Great company and mouthwatering food - twice! (I'm happy to say that I'm healthy once again :) And now two things are on my mind: New Years and the National Jovenes Camp in early January.
I must admit that I have no plans for New Years but I can't help but think of the upcoming year and this is what comes to mind...
- I want to stay as healthy as possible (haven't been doing so great with that this past year :)
- there will be a lot of research and prep time for starting to help with leadership development of the jovenes leaders of Vida Joven (Young Life -the new ministry with teenagers)...high levels of perseverance, motivation, and wisdom will be key
- I will be finishing up language learning at some point in the upcoming months (so to speak...the learning will never actually stop). I must admit I will do the dance of joy when I have my last class :)
- it's going to be a stressful first year of figuring out and starting my ministry so I'll need to be careful to deal with the stress in healthy ways
- personal time with God, friendships, and downtime will be really important
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I leave for Tarija on Sunday evening with a group of jovenes and leaders. The trip will take about 18 hours by bus. Please pray for safe travels and an incredible week. I'm finishing up the last of the prep and practise (for my spanish :) throughout the week. My next blog update will take place after I return on January 11th.
I must admit that I have no plans for New Years but I can't help but think of the upcoming year and this is what comes to mind...
- I want to stay as healthy as possible (haven't been doing so great with that this past year :)
- there will be a lot of research and prep time for starting to help with leadership development of the jovenes leaders of Vida Joven (Young Life -the new ministry with teenagers)...high levels of perseverance, motivation, and wisdom will be key
- I will be finishing up language learning at some point in the upcoming months (so to speak...the learning will never actually stop). I must admit I will do the dance of joy when I have my last class :)
- it's going to be a stressful first year of figuring out and starting my ministry so I'll need to be careful to deal with the stress in healthy ways
- personal time with God, friendships, and downtime will be really important
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I leave for Tarija on Sunday evening with a group of jovenes and leaders. The trip will take about 18 hours by bus. Please pray for safe travels and an incredible week. I'm finishing up the last of the prep and practise (for my spanish :) throughout the week. My next blog update will take place after I return on January 11th.
I cannot thank you all enough for your support, prayers and encouragement throughout the past year. And I have to say it needs to continue now more than ever. Thanks for being a part of this with me.
Happy New Year!
'til next time,
rebecca
Love ya girl!
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Carin
Love you too :)
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