I Know Its Been A While!!!

 (Lupita and I)

Hey guys.  I hope you haven't given up on me.  I've been so busy at the school and when I finally get home at nights I am so tired that I just want to get some sleep.  School is going great though.  My teens and adults took their exams this past week and scored very well on the exams.  I have some wonderful students who I will miss dearly when I come back to the United States.  I have also made some very special friends who are teachers, at my school.  One in particular is named Lupita.  She and I had an instant connection and before we knew it we were sharing our deep thoughts as well as making each other laugh.  Lupita has started to come with me to youth group and fits in like a puzzle piece.  We all love her and did I mention that she has the voice of an angel?  She can sing extremely well and play the guitar.  She has really been a blessing and I know that God purposely brought her into my life and my world because he knew that she is exactly what I need.

(Star, Joshua, Alan, Ashley)

I have also started meeting with a woman named Estrella (Star) each Wednesday afternoon.  We discuss things that God has taught us the past week from the Bible and from the books that we're reading.  Star is a very strong woman.  She has three beautiful children and she is a single mom.  Star also has an incredible testimony.  She lived in the U.S. and her spouse got involved with drugs.  Because Star new about this she was guilty by association and had to go to prison but prison was actually the greatest thing to happen to her because she came to know the Lord in prison and spent all the rest of her time in God's word and praying to God.  Wow!  After she served her sentence she had to come back to Mexico with her three children and she got involved with a church and then started translating for the American groups who come to share the gospel.  God has used her in powerful ways and despite all of her troubles with money and raising three children on her own Star has still kept God in her home and this desire for the Lord has rubbed off on her children, especially her oldest, Joshua.  I can't remember if Joshua is 11 or 12 but he has the maturity of a 20 year old.  He also wants to be a translator like his mom.

Well I need to get some sleep but there is still more to tell you so maybe I will get back online tomorrow,  I love you guys.