Ok, so this past week has been quite...um, eventful. I've had to face some new and challenging situations. That I have to say, aren't pleasant to be in.
At the hostel we have a shift called the "sleeper" shift. This means that you show up at 10pm and sleep through the night and are the back up for the nightman, if anything should happen. Usually, nothing does. Well, on my second sleeper shift a girl came down around 1 am saying that she needed some medicine. The nightman asked me to deal with it since she was a female. Turns out that she was having an allergic reaction to something, we still don't know what, and we had to call the ambulance. Which, was something neither of us ( the nightman and me) had done before. She's alright now and is back in Spain, but it was nerve-wracking, sitting there waiting, not knowing if she was going to be ok. Thankfully she was.
So there's a new experience that I haven't had before.
Other new things that have happened this week... I went on a scavenger hunt/daring adventure for my friend Kelsey's birthday. We all had to write down 2 things that we would find embarrassing or awkward to do. We put them in a hat and then drew from it. The adventure took us all over the city. Hugging strangers, singing, dancing, asking for food, begging, proposing, catching a ride on a bike, hopscotching 2 blocks, screaming in the middle of a huge square. We really had a good time. It was a great way to bond and get everyone out of their comfort zone.
Something, that I think God has really shown me this week is how much he cares. There were times that I really felt that I was alone and unprotected, but he took the time and showed me that was not the case. Whether, it was a verse, or having a letter arrive right when I needed it, an unexpected email, an unexpected friendship. God is showing me so much beauty and so much desperation at the same time. He reveals himself in little ways and in big ways. This week has been a constant challenge, just trying to keep a joyful attitude, listen to people, accept people, love people, forgive people, and just turn everything over to him.
Someone shared with me Psalm 107. It's too long to put here, but if you have time please look it up.
Verses 13-15 really spoke to me "Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He brought them out of darkness and the deepest gloom and broke away their chains. Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men."
I hope you are all doing well.
Always,
Eliza :]
