Thursday, November 17, 2011

Three Little Birds

Can you believe that the world around us, what we see everyday, the birds, the buildings, the people, the grass, the flowers and more were made by something we cannot see. The world was created by something that holds more power than anything imagined. How special we are to be apart of that creation. I am a light that was created to showcase this creation. 
"Faith means being sure of the tings we hope for and knowing that something is real even if we do not see it. Faith is the reason we remember great people who lived in the past."
"It is by faith we understand that the whole world was made by God's command so what we see was made by something we cannot see."
Hebrews 11:1-2





13 All these great people died in faith. They did not get the things that God promised his people, but they saw them coming far in the future and were glad. They said they were like visitors and strangers on earth.14 When people say such things, they show they are looking for a country that will be their own.15 If they had been thinking about the country they had left, they could have gone back.16 But they were waiting for a better country—a heavenly country. So God is not ashamed to be called their God, because he has prepared a city for them.
Hebrews 11: 13-15
It is by faith I am here, it is by faith I am able travel to Costa Rica, it is by faith I am to be surrounded by wonderful people and it is by faith I am to be a light. Everyday I am to embark on God's plan and fulling journey. Let's begin!

God es bueno

God es bueno. Two months from now Erica and I will be in Escazu, Costa Rica. Escazu is right outside San Jose. I will be teaching 2nd and 4th grade at Country Day School. This is a beautiful example of how God takes care of his children. God is giving us the chance to see the world and be an intrical part in that world. He is taking our wants and turning them into a representation of God's glory.
"Because of his LOVE, God had already decided to make us his own children through Jesus Christ. That was what he wanted and what PLEASED him, and it brings praise to God because of his wonderful GRACE.  God gave that GRACE to us FREELY, in Christ, the One he loves." Ephesians 1: 5-6 
God takes that love for Christ and pours it into his children. What a powerful and meaniful promise we have.
I've attached some photos of my new "home" for the next few months. I'll be living with a woman named OKY.











Then he said to them, "As you go into all the world, proclaim the gospel to everyone." Mark 16:15




"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go."


Dr. Seuss