No matter where I am I have friends who are half a world away. I want to stay connected and keep my supporters informed. Some times I will be very busy and only update once in a while. Other times I might bore you with how much I have to say :) Just check back once in a while when you are thinking of me and see what I'm up to!

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Jet Lag

I know some of you are just dying to hear about how things went.  I have so much to share, but this jet lag thing is really getting to me!

My last two days I must have eaten something that my system didn't like because I was in CR constantly... then travelling.. then the transition to American food made me spend a lot of time in the bathroom again.  That is exhausting, but add jet lag on to it!  It has been exactly a week and I'm still fighting with my brain at 3 am.  At least I am able to get up by about 10 am, so I'm getting closer.

The biggest this is that my trip was all I expected and much more.  I was able to accomplish what I set out to do and came home with an official letter of invitation from the church.  They would love to have me come sooner, but I told them I have to finish my schooling and raise the money so the soonest would be January 2018.  The actual date is in God's hands as certain things must happen before I can even think about that specific of a plan.

I had to start my next class the last week in Juagdan and right now I am not feeling motivated to do the work.  It is keeping me from things like updating my blog, filling out my missions application, finding a job, searching for curriculum resources, and starting on learning the Visayan grammar.  All of these things will come with time.  Right now I need to focus on school and readjusting to life in the US.

I miss my friends dearly.  I love my parents, but living in a place where they are the only people I know can be difficult.  At the moment I am glad to be living with them and it feels like home, but I miss both of my other homes.  I love that fact that I have family in so many places across the globe, but it makes it impossible to live anywhere without missing someone.


 This is the family living at the children's shelter and most of the kids under their care.


 This is the family that will host me when I return for the long term.


This is the missionary family I stayed with that support the children's shelter.

This is the Davenport Clan from when we gathered at Thanksgiving :)
This is just a small part of my Michigan family and support system!