It’s been a week now since I arrived at my home in Cochabamba and I’m starting to adjust to living in a new house and my brain is getting used to hearing Spanish in the place of English. I feel as if I have a basic understanding of the layout of the city and I’m beginning to recognize which buses will take me where. Finding vegetarian food in Bolivia since typical meals include things like chicken hearts and cow udders (ick!), but I’ve been making due with the options available to me.
Over the weekend I attended Saturday night youth group and the Sunday morning service at the church La Trinidad and received a warm welcome from the church family there – I even participated in a skit during youth group and had a speaking role! I will be attending this church for the remainder of my time here so I’m very thankful that the first weekend went smoothly.
After several meetings with the staff at Mosoj Yan there is still some confusion about where exactly they need me the most. Although the plan was originally for me to work in la Casa de Motivación I’m now being told that this center won’t be up and running until April at the earliest and the director is attempting to find somewhere else to use me. Sitting by the phone each day waiting to hear what I’ll be doing here has been really frustrating and I’m feeling bored, irritated, and homesick. However, I know that God only has good plans for me and that he is working in me and through me already. God presents trials to those he loves and I need to remember that at this point and count all these trials as joy; signs of God’s love for me. I ask for your prayers while plans are sorted out; that I would be patient and joyful during this time. Please pray for the operations at Mosoj Yan so that my work there can begin quickly.
I’ll keep you all posted as progress is made.
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