Spring Break Teams!

For many of you who will read this, Spring Break has now come and gone unfortunately. Sorry about that, but at least now summer is not so far away!

The last two weeks were great! Two different teams came in to work with and serve our community. One group was a high school group from McKinney, TX. The other group was a college group from Kentucky. Both teams helped out tremendously with work that normally would take weeks to finish. Also, two friends from FMU came to visit this past week. Nancy and Kathrina also served at two of the centers and got the opportunity to practice their Spanish. ;) (If you don't know, these two girls are from Germany, so it was interesting to see different cultures mesh.)

Both of the groups that came worked at the two other centers we have in Houston, but I can not express how great it was to interact with new people especially when they are full of such zeal! It's contagious! :) If you didn't already know this, I LOVE MEETING NEW PEOPLE! The longer I am here, my desire to meet new faces only increases. It's interesting...I am with people almost all day, everyday yet still I can't seem to get enough. Don't get me wrong, there are those days when I need alone time but most often I just miss people.

On a different yet similar note, Nancy and Kathrina really encouraged me this week. Aside from Krissy who visited a few weeks ago (which was amazing by the way!) they are the first ones to visit from home. I have to admit, I have been getting a bit homesick. This is not normal for me because I generally like the fast paced environment going from one place to the next, without ever REALLY missing home. Well, I've hit that point. I guess after spending time with Krissy a few weeks ago, and then the girls this week, it's constant reminders of friends, family, and good times. Hopefully, I'll get to visit SC towards the end of May before the summer gets on a roll.

One thing that I would ask from all of you who read and follow my blog, please comment and let me know what you would like to hear about. I know what things tend to stand out to me, but I do this day in and day out so my viewpoint is very different from all of you. I will be posting some pictures soon, if I can figure it out.

Lastly, there is a girl who I've had the privilege of spending time with after work lately. She lives across the street so she is usually playing out in front of the building when I come home each day. The first day I talked to her I was just asking very general things about school, and her favorite subject, etc. She is in second grade, and just a precious little girl. We have starting reading books together after work. From a teacher's perspective, I want her to become a stronger reader. It's interesting how quickly you can see progress if you're looking for it. Not that her progress has been drastic but just seeing her become more confident as a reader is so exciting! If you come across any good children's books that you think she might enjoy, please pass that info along.


Thank you to those of you who pray and give to support me. If you all were not faithful in your support, I would not be able to do what God is allowing me to do in Houston. :)