I AM A MISSIONARY!

My word, 3 months just flew past so quickly! Sorry I’ve not had a chance much to update because I don’t really get a lot of time on the Internet and my blogger was down for a long time here. I'm now at a $1/hr Internet Cafe so i'm so happy!! HEE :D So updates! Now our territory has expanded to not just Lahane (where the church is planned to be planted at) and Maubara, but it’s to the youths in Dili too! (: It’s exciting, as we’ve already entered the universities here planning to start English Corners to help the students improve their command of the language and for us to interact with them. In Lahane, English classes for all ages will be commencing very soon! What’s cool is that we are helping set up chicken coops for families in Maubara to start with! (: Pictures soon! Okay, only the boys are helping to build ha. I also teach this lady called Magarita and her sister English there. Magarita is one of the leaders of a small church there so being able to teach her how to say “Jezuz hadomi hau”(Jesus loves me) and to sing “Hau Hadomi Nai” (I Love You Lord) in English has been really awesome! [I'll upload the pictures another time!] Here are some others of the kids at the Lahane Kindergarten! -

I know I looked like I kidnapped him to take the picture with me, but I didn’t! Haha, I drew his face!! Maybe he didn’t like it :(

This is Lufia, it was face painting day! (: Beautiful girl (:

Rodrigo & Nilton coloring! They are the cutest!! (:

Super excited to see what’s going to take place in the months to come because I seriously believe there is going to be a shift in the spiritual atmosphere here. In 6 months, I truly believe Timor will be transformed by the love of God in a way we have not seen in the years before! (:

Furthermore, one of the Brazilian pastors here will be kicking off crusades in all the districts our VFC missionaries in Timor. IMAGINE THAT!! That is just revolutionary for VFC works here because I think there has been a lot of hesitation in speaking out about Jesus due to the perceived religious sensitivity. Sometimes even fear of what may happen if we move from hiding behind the NGO cover to coming out as people of Jesus Christ spreading the gospel. Of course, we still have to be wise because Catholicism is very strong here. But with these crusades that will take place all over Timor, things are definitely going to change! The name of Jesus will be heard in every corner of Timor as it should be and we will see a breakthrough in our VFC works here! (: It is an exciting time to be in in Timor!! So please keep us in your prayers as persecution is inevitable but beyond that, we want to see multitudes of souls entering the Kingdom! (:

You guys who’ve known me for long would know my utmost desire to be sent into the mission field since a thousand years ago heh. And when I finally got a “Go!” from God and my family, my mind almost couldn’t comprehend the reality of it happening! Those even closer to me would know how I really struggled the first month here spiritually, emotionally and even physically. I kept thinking, “God, ARE YOU SURE YOU SENT ME HERE?? Are you sure I’ve been called to the mission field? Because I’m not feeling the way I thought I would be in the first country I’ve been sent to!” But of course, silly me! God is NEVER wrong! However, that didn’t take away the immense difficulty that I struggled with the first month here. All I thought of was going home. But now, I see God’s hand upon my life and how victoriously He brought me out of that terrible time. Today, I feel like I’ve been living here for YEARS and I’m getting so accustomed to being in Timor (: I love every moment of it! I just think about how amazing it is that I AM A MISSIONARY. I can actually say that now! It’s something that you’ve waited basically all your life for and when you finally do it, it’s really quite insane. Now that I’m on the ground, I see first hand God’s heart for the nations. Especially God’s heart for Timor Leste and her people! I’m so grateful to be a part of God’s plan for this nation! I think what excites me more is that I know it’s just the beginning of the things to come in my life (: I’ll be 21 in November and there truly is no other better way to spend my 21^st year given to the Lord in His will, doing something I’ve dreamt of for a long time (: WOW, I am just in awe of how God orchestrated the whole chain of events to this day (: Just yesterday, we were at Bethany Church in Dili for Timor's Global Day of Prayer. Yes, Timor also has GDOP! (: And at one point they called out all the Pastors and Missionaries to come forward and hold hands in a circle. There was a whole bunch of people who walked down and formed the circle. It was amazing as we started interceding for the nation and I just felt such a strong presence of God there (: Truly, this is a year of change for Timor spiritually, I know it! You can just feel it in the atmosphere you know (: And even as I was looking across the circle, I looked like I was the youngest standing there and I was so overwhelmed. God used me. ME!! I won't deny that being so young sometimes makes me feel a little less adequate but standing there, I was just so amazed that God used me for the furtherance of His kingdom here in Timor!! God is so faithful and God is truly so good, there is no other God that I would rather serve! [More pictures next time!!]

I live for all my days, to put a smile on Your face (: