Yeah, this whole blogging thing is over my head... Stephanie, where are you? I need your knowledge!
It´s not showing the video... maybe it does on your computer?
Anyway, it´s Albertine by Brooke Fraser. Check it out.
-La mujer de la jungla
(Seriously, I am. I´ve washed my clothes in the river and used a machete. People even wrote a song about me. jajaja)
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Faith without deeds is dead.
Actually, they call me grina... since I am a girl.
I love this video. The lyrics and music are beautiful. Just let it sink in...
Now that I have seen, I am responsible.
¨Compassion does not mean only ¨to care about¨. It means ¨to ache from the bowles¨ - to literally become nauseated with injustice and to get sick to our stomachs with suffering... Lots of us want justice. But it´s something else to hunger for it, to be kept awake at night because we are starving for the Kingdom to come on earth.¨
-Shane Claiborne - Follow Me To Freedom
What keeps you up at night?
I love this video. The lyrics and music are beautiful. Just let it sink in...
Now that I have seen, I am responsible.
¨Compassion does not mean only ¨to care about¨. It means ¨to ache from the bowles¨ - to literally become nauseated with injustice and to get sick to our stomachs with suffering... Lots of us want justice. But it´s something else to hunger for it, to be kept awake at night because we are starving for the Kingdom to come on earth.¨
-Shane Claiborne - Follow Me To Freedom
What keeps you up at night?
Saturday, July 10, 2010
They call me gringo.
Hello Friends.
How are each of you? I´d really really love to hear what´s happening in your life. Internet is amazing for keeping in touch. Try it out.
Again, I don´t have much time, but I´ll try to tell you as much as I can...
I wanted to write a bit more about the slum area that I wrote about earlier. Recently, like in the past 6 months, I´ve been thinking a lot about what it means to ´surrender all to God´. In the bible, God asks everything of the disciples. They´re fishing, Jesus comes up to them, they leave their nets behind & follow Him... Would I do that? If God says He will never leave us nor forsake us, then why do I put things of the world ahead of my relationship with Him? The people we visited literally have nothing. They treasure every scrap piece of metal they can find otherwise there will be a hole in their house. God doesn´t desire for people to live in these situations & His heart breaks. But in the midst of it all, He is sufficient. And He is sufficient for us --nothing else is constant & unchanging.
Ok, I´m going to try to write about a week of info. I´ll even bullet point it for you ...
-I was quite sick for a day. I think it was because I had this frozen water in a bag. Don´t buy food from a random on the street. But I´m feeling much better now, praise the Lord.
-I was able to clean a total of 4 wounds the other day. 3 of them were on a little girl. Here mom thought they were from bug bites & the girl had been scratching them with dirty fingers - I thought one looked like a boil. We gave the mom antibiotic cream, so hopefully they´ll stay clean and be able to heal.
-Yesterday we went for a hike up a mountain. Seriously, a mountain. I almost died. Or I thought I was going to. We visited the family of a man who has been connected with AIM for about 6 years now. It´s crazy to think that people live in these places. The mom who had had 18 children was able to make it up there faster than me. I was just taking time to admire the scenery.
-I´m having pizza for supper. I´ll see if they can put some Canadian back bacon on there.
Much love.
xx
How are each of you? I´d really really love to hear what´s happening in your life. Internet is amazing for keeping in touch. Try it out.
Again, I don´t have much time, but I´ll try to tell you as much as I can...
I wanted to write a bit more about the slum area that I wrote about earlier. Recently, like in the past 6 months, I´ve been thinking a lot about what it means to ´surrender all to God´. In the bible, God asks everything of the disciples. They´re fishing, Jesus comes up to them, they leave their nets behind & follow Him... Would I do that? If God says He will never leave us nor forsake us, then why do I put things of the world ahead of my relationship with Him? The people we visited literally have nothing. They treasure every scrap piece of metal they can find otherwise there will be a hole in their house. God doesn´t desire for people to live in these situations & His heart breaks. But in the midst of it all, He is sufficient. And He is sufficient for us --nothing else is constant & unchanging.
Ok, I´m going to try to write about a week of info. I´ll even bullet point it for you ...
-I was quite sick for a day. I think it was because I had this frozen water in a bag. Don´t buy food from a random on the street. But I´m feeling much better now, praise the Lord.
-I was able to clean a total of 4 wounds the other day. 3 of them were on a little girl. Here mom thought they were from bug bites & the girl had been scratching them with dirty fingers - I thought one looked like a boil. We gave the mom antibiotic cream, so hopefully they´ll stay clean and be able to heal.
-Yesterday we went for a hike up a mountain. Seriously, a mountain. I almost died. Or I thought I was going to. We visited the family of a man who has been connected with AIM for about 6 years now. It´s crazy to think that people live in these places. The mom who had had 18 children was able to make it up there faster than me. I was just taking time to admire the scenery.
-I´m having pizza for supper. I´ll see if they can put some Canadian back bacon on there.
Much love.
xx
Saturday, July 3, 2010
You make beautiful things.
Hola.
(That´s Spanish. haha)
I hope all you wonderful people are doing well & keeping cool. Right now I´m rexaling for a while in an air conditioned (sigh) internet cafe. Ive arrived safe & sound in Honduras. Praise God! We had no troubles with flights and I was even able to catch up on some lost sleep. It is SO good to be back. Honestly, words cannot describe ... but I´ll try. I don´t have very much time, so this will be kept short ...
We had a 3 hour bus ride from the airport to El Cacao, where we will be staying until Monday. I made a deal with my dear friend Skarlet to speak Spanish with her & she´ll speak English. haha We´ll see how long it lasts. I´m learning a lot tho, even though I still sound like a gringo. On the bus ride, I was looking up at the mountains & admiring God´s amazing creativity, but when I would look around me at the street & the houses, I saw so much garbage, filth, and people living in horrible conditions. I was disgusted. I´m learning that God is even present in situations like this. He dwells among the poor & in the dirt. Jesus came to Earth to save the rich & poor alike. I´m praying for God to show me His beauty in the midst of this & seeking how I can show these people His true character - love, faithfulness, goodness ... the list goes on.
Today we went to a slum area where people live who have no money to buy land. They build their houses out of whatever they can find. They live so close to the river, it is illegal and if it were to flood, everything they have would be washed away. We did a pupet show & sang songs with the kids.
And I´m really running out of time - but I love you all.
xx
(That´s Spanish. haha)
I hope all you wonderful people are doing well & keeping cool. Right now I´m rexaling for a while in an air conditioned (sigh) internet cafe. Ive arrived safe & sound in Honduras. Praise God! We had no troubles with flights and I was even able to catch up on some lost sleep. It is SO good to be back. Honestly, words cannot describe ... but I´ll try. I don´t have very much time, so this will be kept short ...
We had a 3 hour bus ride from the airport to El Cacao, where we will be staying until Monday. I made a deal with my dear friend Skarlet to speak Spanish with her & she´ll speak English. haha We´ll see how long it lasts. I´m learning a lot tho, even though I still sound like a gringo. On the bus ride, I was looking up at the mountains & admiring God´s amazing creativity, but when I would look around me at the street & the houses, I saw so much garbage, filth, and people living in horrible conditions. I was disgusted. I´m learning that God is even present in situations like this. He dwells among the poor & in the dirt. Jesus came to Earth to save the rich & poor alike. I´m praying for God to show me His beauty in the midst of this & seeking how I can show these people His true character - love, faithfulness, goodness ... the list goes on.
Today we went to a slum area where people live who have no money to buy land. They build their houses out of whatever they can find. They live so close to the river, it is illegal and if it were to flood, everything they have would be washed away. We did a pupet show & sang songs with the kids.
And I´m really running out of time - but I love you all.
xx
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Go.
Hey friends (& random readers who happen to stumble across my blog).
This is my first blog post. EVER. Exciting, yes? :) I love to read people's thoughts & have a brief glimpse into their world. So... welcome to mine.
My main reason for starting this now is because I leave for Honduras tomorrow (eeks!) & I want to keep people up to date with all the happenings while I'm there. Of course I'd wait until the absolute last minute to write. It's what I do...
Just some fyi background info -- My parents are invovled in an organization called Adventure in Missions (AIM), which serves in Honduras and my mom leads short term missions trips there. AIM is invovled in construction/water projects, grass roots medical clinics, evangelistic programs, blowing bubbles with kids, eating some interesting foods, and hiking up mountains :) The newest project is called, Clinic of Hope. It serves the village of El Cacao and surrounding areas. I will be working with a team of people for two weeks, travelling to different villages daily & then working at the clinic until Aug 23rd. Right now, I think I'd feel pretty comfortable weighing someone (once someone showed me how to use the scale properly) and I could take a blood pressure (who knows if I'd get an accurate reading). So, yeah, I'm not exactly sure what my role will be, but I am stoked to learn many many new things and skills & be stretched in all directions. I love the country of Honduras & the people - such a beautiful people. I can't wait to be back. Tomorrow. That blows my mind.
I really appreciate & covet your prayers. They make ALL the difference. Don't underestimate the power in speaking to God.
Some specific requests:
-Team Unity - God needs to be the head of this team body & we need to be seeking Him to lead us. I know that if our team works together as His body, He can accomplish so much more. Many of the team members haven't met each other yet, so I hope that we can build trusting relationships & be willing to open ourselves & be vulnerable -- First, we have to feel safe with each other.
-Safety - I've been attacked by fear recently. I keep thinking of every bad & dangerous thing that could happen. So much of it is completely unrealistic & I'm being super overdramatic, but many of my concerns are legit. Either way, I don't want to be gripped by them & have them overcome me. God is with me. I need to rest in that truth. Peace the surpasses all understanding, please.
Yesterday, a dear friend reminded of some awesome truth
--Matthew 28: 18-20
Jesus says to GO - whether that be on a plane or walking across the street, we are all commissioned to go. But as we do this, Jesus will be with us, even to the end of the age.
Thank you God.
Love.
alyza.
xx
This is my first blog post. EVER. Exciting, yes? :) I love to read people's thoughts & have a brief glimpse into their world. So... welcome to mine.
My main reason for starting this now is because I leave for Honduras tomorrow (eeks!) & I want to keep people up to date with all the happenings while I'm there. Of course I'd wait until the absolute last minute to write. It's what I do...
Just some fyi background info -- My parents are invovled in an organization called Adventure in Missions (AIM), which serves in Honduras and my mom leads short term missions trips there. AIM is invovled in construction/water projects, grass roots medical clinics, evangelistic programs, blowing bubbles with kids, eating some interesting foods, and hiking up mountains :) The newest project is called, Clinic of Hope. It serves the village of El Cacao and surrounding areas. I will be working with a team of people for two weeks, travelling to different villages daily & then working at the clinic until Aug 23rd. Right now, I think I'd feel pretty comfortable weighing someone (once someone showed me how to use the scale properly) and I could take a blood pressure (who knows if I'd get an accurate reading). So, yeah, I'm not exactly sure what my role will be, but I am stoked to learn many many new things and skills & be stretched in all directions. I love the country of Honduras & the people - such a beautiful people. I can't wait to be back. Tomorrow. That blows my mind.
I really appreciate & covet your prayers. They make ALL the difference. Don't underestimate the power in speaking to God.
Some specific requests:
-Team Unity - God needs to be the head of this team body & we need to be seeking Him to lead us. I know that if our team works together as His body, He can accomplish so much more. Many of the team members haven't met each other yet, so I hope that we can build trusting relationships & be willing to open ourselves & be vulnerable -- First, we have to feel safe with each other.
-Safety - I've been attacked by fear recently. I keep thinking of every bad & dangerous thing that could happen. So much of it is completely unrealistic & I'm being super overdramatic, but many of my concerns are legit. Either way, I don't want to be gripped by them & have them overcome me. God is with me. I need to rest in that truth. Peace the surpasses all understanding, please.
Yesterday, a dear friend reminded of some awesome truth
--Matthew 28: 18-20
Jesus says to GO - whether that be on a plane or walking across the street, we are all commissioned to go. But as we do this, Jesus will be with us, even to the end of the age.
Thank you God.
Love.
alyza.
xx
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