The Enemy is Trippin!!!

Let me start by saying thank you to all those who have #1 been reading this blog and/or #2 have sent me emails, texts, Facebook messages, and took the time out for Skype dates. You have no idea what those kinds of things do for my heart and spirit. So from the bottom of my heart and with all my love THANK YOU!!

Ok now for the update. It's been a while because for the past 2 weeks I felt The Lord telling me to stat away from social media. It was doing me no good to look at pictures and read statuses of the life I would've been living if I was not on the other side of the world. Let me tell you, in these past two weeks I have been dealing with some crazy spiritual warfare!!!! THE ENEMY IS TRIPPIN Y'ALL!!!! He was attacking my heart and my mind. He was trying to make me doubt my purpose, kill my joy, and steal my sanity. He was using misunderstood and miscommunicated feelings to make me truly believe the lie "I can't do this." I won't lie for a moment I really felt defeated. I was ready to quit. I was ready to change my flight and never look back.

Just as I was ready to give in I heard a voice say, "So that's it?" And I stopped. I looked at myself and saw how far I had fallen. How did this happen? When did this happen? I traded my joy for depression and my peace of mind for chaos, and why, because a lie had been planted and like a fool I believed it! So like a child who knows she's done wrong, I cried out to Abba asking him for forgiveness and direction on what to do next. Like the faithful Father he is, he answered me; "take my hand and don't you dare let go!" I grabbed his hand and he led me through the valley and now I am walking along the still waters. As I look back into that "valley" I can see it wasn't really a valley at all, but I had let myself believe the problem was much bigger than it was. Family, I'm so glad I serve a God who is faithful and loving even when I not.

Now that I'm back on track it's time to work!!! It's May!!!! Wow!!! I only have two months left in this beautiful place and at least 2 years worth of work I have to complete, preferably before I get back. When I get back home I'll only have 3 weeks to see people, catch up, unpack, and repack before I have to be back on campus for RA training.

3 months down 2.5 to go!!! Let's do this!!!

Here's some info in the pictures.

First 3: rooftop fun with Austin
Next 4: spent a day at a wildlife reserve. Yea I rode an elephant!!! No big deal.
Next 2: cousins wedding
Last 1: Hindu parade celebration in front of the house. Don't think I've mentioned this, but Hindus have some kind of holiday/celebration every week. Lots of gods = party year round