How is your Spiritual Life going On?

Long long time ago, when I was 14 years old I remember I had a really weird and deep conversation, considering my age, with a person that I had a crush on. And I consider it strange, because I called her by phone just to say hello and to know how was everything going on with her, and it wasnt to long since we started talking when she asked me the following question: "so, how is your spiritual life going on" She definetely caught me off guard with that, I never saw that one coming. Did I have a honest answer for that?, was my spiritual life going on well?, did I ever considered that fact? Right after that, she began sharing with me about her daily walking with God and how He was doing great things through her. I just couldnt take the first question out of my mind. I had to be honest, my relationship with God, was not the best at that point of my life and it just ashamed me to accept that fact. Ever since then, that simple question, heard more than 10 years ago, still I can hear and won´t leave me alone. And everytime I am not in the best terms with my Lord, that question would hunt me until I realize that I have to repent and hold myself to the source of life. You can lie to your pastor, to your family, to your friends, to the entire world, but you can not lie and hide it from God. For He knows the intentions of our hearts. We better come to Him and stop struggling and we will find peace of mind and the joy of salvation.

Trap for Sparrows

There was a small girl who truly seemed to believe in the power of pray. Their parents were often surprised of the vigor with which she prayed and her unshakeable confidence in God who had listened to her prayers and not only that, but was in the process of answer them on the way she wished.
One day, her older brother built a small trap to hunt sparrows and that seemed to the small girl repugnant. She felt pain for the birds that could get hurt and hunt and she got angry with her brother because of what he was doing.
When he refused to respond to her discussions and requests, she informed him and her entire family "I am going to pray for this". Three nights later, her face was radiating while she prayed during her devotional time, expressing with absolute faith her security in which the traps were not going to work, and that no bird would get hurt. After finishing her prayer, her mother asked to her: "Daughter, how can you be so sure about this?" The small one smiled and said: "Because I went out three days ago and broke the trap myself"

Although it would be little wise to take all things in our hands, it will always be wise by beginning to put all our matters in the absolutely able hands of God.

Pray as if everything depended on God and works as if everything depended on you.

James 2:26 says: faith without works is dead.

98% Score

We scored a 98%. Everyone is now happy, all stress gone, and they'll finally get some weeks of peace before starting all again. I feel totally drained, exhausted, I think I left in the camp all of myself.

USPH on Board

Puff....finally after almost five moths of being waiting U.S. Public Health, they showed up. Like usual, everyboday gets nervous, and everyone runs from one corner to another making sure everything is properly placed and cleaned, everyone panicking and shouting and yelling and last second arrangements. I really thought they would not come today, as it is a holiday. But they once again surprised me. On jan. 01, 2004 on my first contract everyone suspected that they wouldnt come and I was the only one who believed they would come, they didnt. So this time I thought, ok, holiday, no way, they aren't showing up today. They did. We are still waiting to know the score. We have to score above 86 to pass. I think I will have a peaceful last week before ending up this contract and heading back to normal life.

Same day, one Year Ago

Same day one year ago, I would have spent a week over my friend's place in Piqua, Ohio. And I totally forgot about the fact that it was during a week like this one, a year ago, that I visited him upthere. It hit my mind, when I saw all these easter eggs around carried by childrens, when I got my memory refreshed. It was a wonderful week spent with Travis and his family. I loved it. For sure is going to be one of thoses memories that hopefully are gonna last longer in my head. Travis I met thanks to my lil sister, about 2 or 3 years ago. He came to Panama on a mission trip with a bunch of kids and he met my sister because of her position as an interpreter for them. So, they kept in touch by emails and messenger and next year he came back to Panama again, and it was during that time that I met him. My sister told me about him and we happened to be together on the same mission trip to Piriati. I got to know him better during those days we spent away from civilization, we got to talk about our dreams, and about what God had done in our lives, and we connected in a way that would draw us really close. I remember that he had to fly back home earlier than planned because of a family situation and we said good-bye on the hotel. That scene is still fresh. We were two boys who learned to love each other in a david-jonathan way. So ever since then we have grown closer even though we are distant. So last year by this time, I managed to go to his place in Ohio, in it was such a thrill. I also got to see and talk to his youth pastor who also I happend to meet at a time, and it couldn't be better. It is sad that I don't have to many pictures of that week as I would've liked, but the few ones I have, brings smiles and happiness to my life when I see Travis, Carol and James. I hope someday soon we get to see each other and share more of our lives.