29/1/09
Hey guys!
So I’ve been in Dresden since Sunday after spending 5 days of training with 20 other college aged students in Paris. Training was incredible. I definitely learned a lot and was really encouraged by the other students. I was definitely amazed by God and how he united all of us and I sure hope I stay connected with every single one of them.
So after having some problems at the airport, finding out we could only take one bag from Paris to Dresden instead of two we finally made it to Dresden and our apartment. This week will probably be the slowest week out of the whole spring. We’ve just been hanging out and seeing a lot of the area. We’ve seen downtown Dresden and pretty much all the famous sites there are to see here. Then yesterday we went to Meissen which is famous for its porcelain. It’s been super cold here, at least in my opinion, probably staying in the 20’s all day. It hasn’t snowed yet, but there is still a small amount of snow on the ground from a couple weeks ago. But I definitely would like a major snow to come through and then I’m ready for spring! It’s been totally different for me having to put layers and layers of clothes on and then get inside somewhere and take my two jackets off and my scarf, gloves, and such. It’s pretty ridiculous, but maybe once it snows it’ll be all worth it, hah.
Internet access is very limited, but last night we came and checked out one of the McDonalds here hoping they would have internet as they did in Paris. They didn’t… however we were so desperate that I bought us 30 days worth of internet through T-Mobile for 29 Euros. It’s rough though because only 1 of us can be logged in at once and we all have to take turns using it. However, hopefully we’ll be spending enough time here that maybe we’ll meet some people [hopefully]. Plus we need time out of our apartment.
Some huge prayer requests would be that 4 people in the same program that I am in have been denied access to the UK. Two people were supposed to enter on Sunday and then two people going to Wales were suppose to arrive on Tuesday but as of tonight they are still waiting in Paris unsure of what is going to happen. Please pray that God works a way for them to get in so they can start what they came here to do!
Also, for me personally, pray that I would learn a lot of patience through everything going on here. I am also hoping that God would make me a less independent person. Since I went off to school in MS, I have become so proud of my independency and now I’m realizing it is definitely not something to gloat about. Being too independent when you are on a team with 3 other people can turn into a huge problem. If I am too independent it can also make less room for God to work in my life. So please pray that God gives me patience and that he works on my heart to make me rely more on my teammates and not feel like I can get through life on my own. Lastly, continue to pray for my mom. Pray that God gives the doctors wisdom and that they would know how to help her get better and that God would be working in my mom’s body to get the cancer out permanently, because I believe my God is all powerful and He’s the only one that can do amazing things like that.
Oh and also, I did finally get a mailing address so if you want it just email me and I'll send it to you!
