A Sucessive Report

This report is starting from 3 weeks back-how time flies!!

Saturday evening my ministry companion (fernanda) and I prepared for a Sunday morning service we had at a local church in Barq. A praise report from this weekend is that I was finally able to get a guitar to use for our ministry services planned. As sunday morning came around and I was practicing the songs I was going to be singing at the church, what do ya know?? A string on my guitar snapped! That was very fustrating because it took over a month to finally get a guitar to use, and then this happens. "Lord, what are you trying to tell me??" :) Before that I was forced to do everything acappella when we went somewhere. Was it going to be back to that or not??

Before we got to church the Pastor called Fernanda, so we took the chance to tell him about what happened. When we got thereI found out he had a boy from the church bring his new guitar for me to use. I was excited about this, then found out it was a Classical. Still not quite what I am used to or comfortable playing. But well- I did anyways! Everyonw was expecting me to sing. It was funny though, I went into a back room to practice on the Classical and about 5-7 youth all followed me. I had no idea why?? haha.. They were so enthused by me being American. They all gathered around me real close wanting to chit chat and watch every move I made. It was akward and all very funny at the same time! ha...Then continuing to stay in the akward momentI had to sit on a stool to play the guitar, but with a skirt on. It wouldn´t be so bad with pants or a long skirt, but with a knee length skirt you have to be really cautious about keeping your legs shut! ha... Plus they has mics all around me to amplify the guitar.

I didn´t feel so good or comfortable about things, but according to them the Lord still used me even in my own insecurities and discomfort. They loved it! So that´s great! GOD IS GOOD!! :) Fernanda had to hold my music also. The people were blessed by both Fernanda and I´s ministry. No matter how great or insignificant we are, God always finds a way to use you and allow you to be worthy even if only for a moment. And most importantly He finds a way to be GLORIFIED!

After church the Pastor took us to a nice restuarant and paid for our meal. He also dropped us by to purchase new strings for my guitar. Leaving to drop us off the car was very pact full of people so Fernanda had to sit on my lap! That´s the 2nd time now...the 1st was in Turkey! That same evening Fernanda had to conduct the School of Missions service for the opening week. By then I fixed my guitar and was FINALLY ablle to play some music semi-comfortably (according to me). Again, the Lord blessed the folks. PRAISE GOD! All week long Fernanda and I have been working on doing some translation work for a big week of teachings in the week ahead. On monday night was the opening service of the Bible School. Me and one of the School of Missions students planned and prepared the music for that nite. We both sang and I mostly accompanied her on the guitar. It was funny because the girl with me was introducing me and talking about what a sweet, gentle, and beautiful girl I am and I had no clue! Of coarse because I do not know Spanish completely yet! I was fideling around with my guitar the whole time. ha....(how embarassing!!!) :)

More Pics of Turkey

The old theater in Pergamum...still doing somewhat well for how old it is!



Praying for a Turkish Pastor, for prtection over his life and his family. He had a POWERFUL testimony!



Marcos Barrientos- a known praise and worship leader in the Christian Latino music realm, who made himself a part of the conference and touring, along with leading us in some songs a few times.



Me and the VZ crew...this was taken sometime in the middle of the night on our travels through bus and boat, from Instanbul to Kusadasi.




more to come soon....

Video of Me Playing Guitar at Bible School

Please, I encourage everyone to click this link and watch a short video of me playing the guitar at the opening service for the Bible School here. I am sorry it is a little shaky, but what can I say... :) I was also singing but you cannot hear me too well at all. This is to encourage you all that God is moving in other places then our own.

God Bless!

I NEED PRAYER

Greetings Everyone,

I am sad to inform everyone that my finances are very low. Right now I am recieving money on loan via my host family here in VZ. I need to pay them back eventually and also need to maintain enough to stay here in VZ without becoming into too much debt with my host family. Please keep me in your prayers. This is never the favorite topic a missionary has to approach however, when the need is there, it is there It doe not go away, therefore I need to seek support in whatever ways I can. Through prayer (which is always most important) and reality and necessity of money.God is in the midst of doing many things with me right now, I do not want to have to stop now. I am just getting started. I am attending langauage school, and finally starting to practice everything I am learning. Also people are testifying to the blessing they are recieving through how God uses me in the music ministry. I am aslo starting to be asked to preach. I have many ministry appointments for this coming year of January and whatnot. I can´t wait to see what God does through it all! Please pray...please...

Many Blessings To You All

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She is handling my finances while I am gone. Thank you!!

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I´m Back from Turkey, Falcon, and Caracas!! (FINALLY) ;)

WELL, IT´S BEEN A LONG PAST THREE WEEKS OF TRAVEL. :) After being in VZ only 2 1/2 wks. I was already off to Turkey for a Missions Conference and touring the 7 churches of Revelation for the next 2 wks. Then once I arrived back in VZ left the very next day to the state of Falcon for 3 days and then to the capital city, Caracas. Now I am finally "home!" Well, as close to home as I can be- my "home" in VZ. I will be here until Thursday (Nov. 8th) and then onto Merida to participate in language lessons for Spanish.

I have to say Turkey was such an awesome, great experience! Who would´ve thought I would be flying off to another country so quickly! :) haha... I enojoyed every bit of it, (except me having bad sinuses the WHOLE time). We stayed in a very nice hotel in Kusadasi, (right next to Ephesus). We learned a lot about the Turkish culture and the majority of their religion. Met lots of Latinos from all over South America and the Caribbean (the conference was for latino ministers/missionaries). It was so neat to walk the same places biblical people like Paul, Timothy, etc... walked. Stand in the same ampatheaters they stood in to preach. My two favorite places were Ephesus and Pergamum. They had the most ruins and you could almost feel like you were back in the day when they were. We learned a lot about these 7 locations around Turkey, and what it was like back then and how it is now. In a spiritual sense, not much has changed...They are still the same old, backslidden, God rejecting places. We were taught how the Nike sport symbol came about from an acient godess with the same name. And sooo much more. I have WAY TOO MANY pics. to upload on this blog, only a few sneak peaks. We experienced nice sunny days, to chilly ones, and a heavy down pour of rain!! What a day that was, getting all soaked. ;) We rode on a bus, that drove onto a boat to cross the Bosphorus canal-way. Got slapped in the face by the Hotel manager in Instanbul, who also tried to make me and my friend both his wife (oh not to mention he was probably older then my own grandpa AND married with lots of kids and grand kids)...Many, many experiences I know I will never forget. Well- I would like to forget that last one I mentioned! :) ha...

**To say say thank you in Turksish is pronounced like= tea sugar and a dream (real quickly). That´s your lesson for the day...try it! (And don´t forget to have fun while attempting).

BLESSINGS TO YOU ALL!

(I WILL POST PICS. SOON I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME TO GO THROUGH THEM YET AND CHOOSE WHAT I WANT TO POST...BUT I WANTED AT LEAST GIVE AN UPDATE OF MYSELF.)

A Good Day Sunday

Yesterday Sunday October 14th, my sister in the Lord and I visited sister Miriam´s church, (a lady who works in the office here with us). From there we went on to visit her (Miriam´s) nephew at his house. Him and his wife cooked us a very nice meal and afterward we stayed and talked, sang sangs, and played the guitar. This was great ministry to this couple, for they are not currently with the Lord. I THANK THE LORD ALMIGHTY He was able to use me to bless this young family with the gifts the Lord has given me. We had a good time, and I was also granted the time to say a short word of encouragement to them. Today in the office sister Miriam said her nephew cannot stop talking about Fernanda and I´s visit. He wants us to come over again. He was touched TREMENDOUSLY! PRAIYZ GOD FOR THAT! For it was not by our might, or power, but by the Spirit that testified so great. Here are some pics from our visit: