My new life

Hey Everyone just wanted to post my first blog and let you know on the happenings in my life and what lies ahead of me . So as most of you know I am currently in Costa Rica been here 1 week and it is awesome I will be doing The Children at Risk school which starts tomorrow and I am super excited to see what God has for me .  We are a team of 9 students and 5 staff just wanting to see what God has for us and to  learn all we can about the needs of at risk children all over the world . I have realized since being here in Costa Rica it is a dream come true and one well I actually never really dreamed about but it happened ,God has already been working in my life showing me that I have alot to learn and telling me I am going to be stretched which is ok I am willing to go all out for him through the good and bad times God never promised life would be easy and sometimes we feel like giving up but in the end result the picture is beautiful if we allow God to do the plowing we need in our hearts. God has been doing alot of plowing in my heart this first week of being here and it has been painful but the peace I feel now is a peace unexplainable the joy I have now can only come from the auther of peace and joy which is from the lord . It has been hard being so far away from home but I realize more and more everyday that God pulls me away from home to get stretched and to look for him for my strength rather then to always rely on my family and friends back at home he took me from my home into a country of total strangers placing me at a place where I don't know anyone and know one knows me so that he can do the work he needs to me in my life at this time. I have been tested at each corner and all I can say is relying on God is the best place I can be in right now I have met amazing people here had amazing talks with my staff leaders . My adventure didn't just start here my adventure starting in Jan of 2010 when I did my dts in Panama and went on my outreach to the country of Haiti which is the reason I am here in Costa Rica doing this school God took me out of the comforts of my home away from everyone to show me that he is all I need and he alone is enough . Spending 16 plus hous alone in the Miami airport alone while traveling here was all part of Gods plan he was teaching me that through him I can do anything if I put my trust in him , I don't know what all he has ahead of me but one thing I stand and can rest a sured in is that he has an amazing plan for my life and I am excited to see what it is . God is teaching me patience and trust and to have faith that he can and will move mountains in my life . They tell me this school is going to be hard and at times we won't want to be here at times we will want to run so I am asking that please keep all of us students and staff in your prayers as we draw closer to him . lifes are going to be changed through this time . I know I have only been gone a week but today I am not the same person I was when I got here last Sat, God has changed me it took it's time through pain and sickness and lots of prayer and relying on God and also on the staff and other classmates here I am just so thankful for my friends here.,and that I have a saviour that I can turn to at any moment for help and for a friend when I am lonely or afraid and unsure of what lies ahead . Thank you all for your prayers they are greatly appreciated and I would not be here if it wasn't for them .