A Sojourner's Tale: Jul 16, 2011

So it's been awhile and for that I apologize. It took me a bit longer than I expected to get back into the groove of things here in Amsterdam, and even now I'm not entirely sure I have it. However, I'll do an update nonetheless.

In the past month there's been a few changes. People have left. Some of my best friends who were here serving at the shelter before I came. And I hit my halfway mark. I'm back to where I started with 6 months to go.

And this is what I've learned so far...

You're never going to know it all and you just have to accept that God knows best. I don't know why I keep trying to convince myself that I know what I'm doing.

If it's meant to happen God will make it happen. A great example of this is when I was trying to figure out how to fly to West Virginia for the month of May I really didn't know how I was going to afford. I really had no money to spend on a plane ticket. Then the day before I decided I was going to book my ticket I got a tax return of 1,600.00 USD! I was so ecstatic! God really had my back! I was meant to go back that was definite.

You have to make yourself vulnerable. This is something I've noticed being a cleaning supervisor. They respond more and appreciate it more when you reveal yourself your struggles, your life, just you. It's a very trying thing though. I never realized just how much it takes to let people in

It's ok to be sad. Jesus will still love you.

It's ok to be happy. Jesus will still love you

I'm still learning....

So here's a few photos of what's been happening in the past month.