Time is flying! I feel like I made the last video like 2 days ago!

Lets see if I can recall the past 5 days... On Wednesday I started girls bible study. That was such a blessing...the girls are really amazing and it was nice to have fellowship. I was sitting in the piso (flat) where we had study, and thinking..."Wow God, FIVE days into the trip and I'm sitting in an apartment having fellowship with an amazing group of girls...wow." I am actually leading bible study next week, and I'm pretty excited about it! I was a little scared with my faith when I first arrived, it was being streatched. I know now it's good for my faith, I need to not be comfortable all the time...I'll never grow that way. I am excited to push into God and to experience Him like NEVER before. I already have, and He is absolutly amazing! I'm having a blissful time being romanced by my King!

Okay... Thursday I went to a garden, to get there we walked through a BEAUTIFUL path. Water sounds, lots of trees, smells more so like nature than the city, ahhhhh. The garden was nice, but most of the flowers are still dead. I would like to see it in about a month.

Friday... went out for tapas. Had tinto de verano...my favorite. School...which is kinda a joke. Nobody cars about Spanish there. This coming week we have the director for our teacher . *shudder* He is strange.

Saturday...Went to Seville! 3 hour bus ride to get there. Then I saw the Palace of Seville, the cathedral there (which I think cathedrals are rather creepy), and went to STARBUCKS. I never thought I would be soooo happy to see the ol' Bucks. Tasted like home. It was a good day, but I was so tired by the end. It was hard not to want my family or my girls to experience these amazing things with me. I'm not sure what lesson God is teaching me from these feelings, but I'm just going to roll with it.

Today, Sunday! I went to church today. I know my way around the city pretty well. Last week it took about an hour to walk to chruch, today like 12 minutes. Google maps sucks. jaja! Chruch lasted for about 3 hours, and man was I so tired after trying to understand! I could pick out words, but not an overall meaning in the least. Good think girls study is in English! Normally people stay and chat then go to eat, hang out all day then do night service. I didn't stay. I feel slightly like the 3rd wheel. I can't really get to know people in the chruch yet because I can't speak a lot...in time. Although, it is amazing how people can find a bond without words. Like me and my Spain mama! She is sweet, and even though we only share "hi's" and ((hugs)) and }besos{ I am thankful to have her in my life. I also love the young adults teacher Rachel. She is so sweet and has a passion for the Lord, I can see it in her...I don't ever need to know what she's saying to know that she has a love soo deep for our God. After church I went to "dukin coffee" Yumm. I had to give myself a pep-talk to make myself snap out of "I wish, I wish, I wish" mode. God and I had a coffee date, and I'm all better now. 100 "faith push-ups" stronger :)

Last notes here... I am getting pretty amazing at cooking. I can make gromet grilled cheese. Gormet eggs. Amazing fruit salad. Boy oh boy, I cut fruit like a mad woman! Salad dressing... Like so good. Oh. My. Gosh. jaja! Olive oil and spices. It's real hard (no, I'm not being serious). Yogurt, I can peal the top of yogurt like none other. Peach juice=heaven in a cup.

Thanks for the prayers! I'm not really sick anymore, just slightly stuffy nose. I'm only homesick sometimes, and God is really giving me strength to know how to manage my many emotions. I would love prayer to grow closer with Inez and with the girls in girls bible study. And oppurtunities to speak SPANISH since I only speak in class, when I'm buying something, or when I'm lost. Can I pray for you in any way???? Let me know, PRAYER IS POWERFUL! Love you all lots and lots!

Irene