Peace.

Hi guys!
In just a couple of days I will have hit the 6 month mark of my adventure down south. I've really been praying alot about what's supposed to come next and I really feel like I'm supposed to stay down here for another year. This has been a process of really trying to trust in the Lord and to wait on Him to show me what's next. I really feel at peace about the decision. It's been hard thinking about another year being away from family, friends and the boyfriend back at home but it seems like the right thing to do right now. Please be praying for this (I have to give my FINAL FINAL decision by April 1).
What I'm really excited about is all the relationships that are being built down here! I feel like God is really opening doors for alot of the girls to hear the gospel and for the girls we're already discipling, they're getting chances to share with their teammates! I met with another girl today from the volleyball team who wants to start meeting to look through scripture and pray together and she's not even a Christian. Pray that she'll want to know Jesus!!!
Also a few updates....
Katie is still in the states but feeling a little better!!!!!!! She's hoping to be back here in the beginning of April (I HOPE SO!). Remember Julio? The guy who was wrongfully put in jail and had been meeting with my team leader. HE'S FREE!!! One of the cool parts about God is that he does the impossible. Julio's case was the first innocent verdict for the crime he was
accused of in two years!!! Pretty incredible. Here's my friend's blog that describes it better: http://www.macfamilyaia.org/2012/03/14/thank-you-from-julio/?logout=1#permalink

Thank you for all the prayers and support! I love you guys!

Possible adventure #2...

I have a prayer request...

Yost and I are considering coming back/staying in Mexico for a second year. There has been so much happening here and relationships are really growing that I feel like I might be called to stay for a while longer. We were told that we need to make a decision by April 1. I'm really trying to seek God on this decision to see what it is that He wants me to do, not what I want to do... because I don't even know what that is. I'm praying that I will be ok with either of the choices as long as I'm walking in His will. I'm trying to be wise about this and it's been a super hard process to think through all the different options. I'm asking you to pray with me that I know what I'm supposed to do next year.

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love you guys!

Great day :)

Today Pili (one of the basketball captains) came over because she said she really had to talk and also wanted to pray with us. We got to talking and she brought up how she feels like everything around her is crashing and being taken away from her. She said, "I feel like I don't have anything left." I shared the Gospel with her while Yost and I told her about how Christ had changed our lives (and is still changing us to this day... good thing). We gave her a Bible and showed her how to use it. She grew up very Catholic but has lately been going to Casa Verde with us (another college ministry in Puebla) and has been meeting with us with the other captain but now wants to look more into the Bible with us. Her response was, "I don't know if I want to change religions." We talked about religion and a personal relationship with Christ, freedom in Jesus, and a lot of other things. I'm REALLY excited to see how she wants to grow. We had a great conversation and am postitive that there will be more in the future. I'm just really encouraged by her. At the end of our meeting we prayed together and she said that she wanted to too. It was a beautiful time!

We just had the soccer team from UDLAP over to our house tonight, all 25 of them. We had s'mores on our rooftop, pizza and a bunch of other random stuff. Abbey has been working with these girls all year and really has invested a lot in their lives. She made them each a CD and wrote each girl a card with a specific characteristic that they've been studying in the team talks. The cards took forever because she really took time to think of something special about each person. The captain wrote on them too. The girls LOVED them :) There were some tears last night because they were so appreciative. Each girl had a chance to say something to their teammates (if they wanted) last night on the roof and quite a few girls spoke, I was surprised. They leave for Nationals tomorrow morning at 3am so this was a little send-off party for them.

I hope you're all doing great! Please keep the soccer girls and Pili in your prayers. LOVE YOU!

Many stories in one...

I went to Cuernavaca this weekend to visit my college friend. We haven't seen each other since we graduated (almost 3 years ago. I'm starting to get old.) We also didn't know that each of us were in Mexico. It all started because she wrote to my college roommates and I telling us about a dream she had of us. Then we started to talk and realized that we're only 3 hours away from each other. So I went down to see her and it was a ton of fun. She'll come to Puebla at the end of this month. I'll put the pictures up in the next couple days. We had some really good talks and I had an interesting debate with her uncle about our beliefs. Lord knows I don't know where to begin when it comes to debating, so basically I just sat back and listened then chimed in every once in a while when I heard something that was super interesting and WAY different from what I believe.

We're starting to meet with Diana, one of the basketball girls, who is really excited about growing in her faith. We were talking today about what a cool opportunity it is for her to be able to talk about God with her teammates who don't know him. We were able to pray together today and get to know each other better.

Katie, my roommate that went back to the states because of mono, went to the doctor today to get blood work done. Her sodium levels are low and her cholesterol is high and she still has mono. She has some good days and some days where she still feels really sick and super tired. Please keep praying for her so she can come back to us soon!

The other night, we had our AIA team night and we decided it should be 80's themed. We all dressed up and looked GOOD! I still don't really know how the 80's went out of style. Three of us went out and got tacos looking like a bunch of morons but it was a great night!

I have a prayer request... I've been feeling a little overwhelmed today thinking about what the future holds and where I'm supposed to be. I'm asking that you guys would pray with me to be wise about the decisions that I have to make in regards to what I'll be doing. I love you all and appreciate all the prayers and support.

I know there are many more stories but after a 12 hour day, my brain doesn't really work. When they come to mind, I promise to write them.