orphanage

this past Saturday, we went to an orphanage called "Tio Juan" in the city with the youth group, to make a little party for the kids. We had a great time! The kids were so happy. They loved the piñatas and the time we spend with them. A big thanks to the guys from the youth group for making a wonderful work on planning and putting it all together.



Piñatas!

snack time

the boy's playing soccer

   

Hi there October!

 

Hi you all! We have had a tough week last week. School is almost over and we are studying like crazy for finals. Oh boy! October is here and i am dying over excitement. October is my favorite month and i love that it is finally here. I love the weather, the feeling of school being over + everybody it's on vacations, getting ready for Christmas, more free time...etc. For this month we have big things coming up, for like a example our graduations! Eeeeee! so excited and can't wait.
October first was the kids day here in Guatemala. This past weekend we went to a orphanage with the youth group to make to the kids a little celebration. (post coming up on that)
This 9th it's our last day of school!
on Sunday 13th comes a sweet family friend from Florida. We are very happy to see her!
The 19th we have a concert with the youth group.
We are about to start to plan our graduation party...and the 26th it's our graduations.
I just mentioned some of the thing will happen on this wonderful month and we are very happy to be able to share them with you on this little space! So get ready people!
Hope you enjoy October!
xo Andrea.

#secretproject8 week 2

hey there!
today we start week 2 of our Daniel study!
but first lets do a review about last week and what we learned.
we saw the first chapter of Daniel
we saw how similar is our culture to the Babylon culture back in daniel´s time.
This world is not our home and we should always remember that while they may appear to be sweet as honey, the world and Satan are out to destroy us.
the world its all about the appearance an how you look and how you dress and the way you talk and everything.
this verse is so clear about whats important for God.

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7.

God is concerned about what is the heart, not outward appearance.
through the spirit, we are free to serve God with all our hearts.
so much to learn from this chapter really.

LEAVE YOUR FEAR BEHIND AND TRUST HIM

 

I always remind my self that i am 17 years old. I know is weird but i do it. every time at some random moments i tell my self "i am 17" "i am 17". I want to cherish this moment right now, this year (that is almost over) I want to make the best of my life and the time i have there on earth.
Time go by so quickly and i feel like every year we have less time. Since i was Little i have been very conscious of time and have always try to remember very well how i felt at some season of my life. Looking at my life right now and how i see life, it's very different at how i saw it years ago.
Yesterday we went to have dinner at a friend house and the theme come up at how my parents decided to homeschooled us. My mom start telling the story, and so many emotions were awakened in my heart, nostalgic for knowing that is all gonna be over in less that a month and all we are gonna have is memories (the best memories ever). Happy to know that we have accomplish our goal. Thankful for so so so many things, like for my parents for giving up there time and teaching us everything, for God's wisdom in my parents, for having my sisters right there with me, for the people how has support us. Ashamed, for at some time being so foolish and treating my mother so bad, for not being grateful, for being so disobedient at times... and all i could say is that through  all that THE LORD HAS BEEN THERE WITH US and that HE IS THE SAME. All i wanted to do at that time was cry, cry, and cry....looking back at all those times and different seasons, and knowing that the Lord was there, right there with my mom, with Anna, with Enid, with my dad and with me, teaching  us all different things and equipping us for our different tasks. The Lord has, is, and will always be good, and I'm grateful for that. But then comes the future.
The future scars me, makes me happy, excited, nerves and insecure.
I'm afraid of not been good, of not being quite prepare for life, nerves of what people would think of me, happy for the new people i will meet, for the new thing i will learned and experience, insecure of not knowing, of myself, of my personality.
I read this verse this week with tears on my eyes and it gave me peace that passes all understanding. So much love in there.
 
Because God has said, “Never will I leave you;
    never will I forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5

I believe the King of Kings create me, and thought of me since the beginning of the creation, he knows me butter that i know myself, he knows how i feel and my straggles, and i know He has a perfect purpose in my life and that He will be with me through  it all.

How ever is reading this, let me tall you "trust in the Lord, He will never leave you because He created you, yes YOU!  and He loves you so so much, i can not even tell you how much, because i can not even understand it, no one can, He sent his only son to die for you, to forgive all of your sins and rise again so you could have eternal life.

Leave your fear behind and trust and have faith in Him."

 

xoxo Andrea.

 



Sisters make the best of friends

Sister time is the best. I few days ago we went for a walk on a beautiful afternoon.

We took some pictures and walked, laughed, talked ... and you know just do what sisters do, right?

I'm so lucky to have those wonderful girls in my life. They are such a blessing, i don't know what i would do with out them. Love you so best friend!

xo Andrea