Let it Begin!

Over the past few months, things have been slow at work. I started out doing individuals and then my boss told me she wanted me to wait a week and then another week and then until January, now it’s until February. (Key word phase here: one must always be flexible, super flexible.) I did teach a few lessons to the girls on the real meaning of Christmas and salvation over the month of December. Along with teaching a few therapeutic workshops, I have been writing lesson after lesson to prepare for the new Formación Cristana program.

This week has ushered in the beginning of what will lead to incredible busyness. We began teaching the first lessons of the programs, I had two cabañas and Tiffany had one. We got a new girl yesterday so I will start teaching her next week; which that makes three cabañas I will be teaching next week. So far the lessons have gone well and the girls have been excited to get back into the Bible studies. This always makes me so excited to see them excited. I also have been helping a girl with her English studies.

Since I have not been able to do individuals, every day after lunch I have chatted with a girl for about 20 minutes. My girls are dealing with some hard things as to be expected yet they have tender hearts which I love. One feels so guilty over a sexual sin that she doesn’t feel like God has forgiven her even though she never wants to do it again and has asked for forgiveness over and over and so it’s making it hard to have a relationship with God. One who is having doubts if she really believes in God (which she does) because she can’t understand if she’s protected by God why then did He not protect her from all the abuse and hurt in her life. One has a lot of fear because she use to play games of divination and use to go to a witch to have her cast spells and have things bad happen to an ex-boyfriend. Now she feels guilty and not forgiven.

I’m thankful that the girls feel like they can share these intimate things with me and that God would even use me. I pray that the Lord continues to provide me with His words and His truth to speak into the lives of these girls. It’s been a good week.

Please pray for the lessons I still need to write (which are a lot) and the teaching of them. Please pray for me as I also develop and write lessons for the special Bible studies I will begin doing soon. These will be once a week for Débora (3rd phase) and Támara (4th phase) and each month will be on a theme, which my boss will give me. Please pray for the times I spend with the girls that they will see and hear the light of Christ.