Archive for September, 2006
Moms and Babies
| September 25th, 2006
Mom’s and Babies
Originally uploaded by ryan.bush.
I didn’t know the first girl in the picture. I met her at the shower. Her little boy is three months old. The second lady is Beth and her baby Aurora–it was their shower. Then Sarah and Amelia and Sophia and me.
Two Months Old!!!
| September 25th, 2006Sophia is two months old today! I can’t believe how she is growing. Last night she rolled over twice from her stomach to her back–without any cheating!!! She was hungry and mad, though. I think that gives her motivation!
This weekend we had a revival at our church. It was really great. We had different speakers each night. Ryan played the drums–Sophia and I were so proud! We love our church. Our pastor and his wife are incredible. We really feel like we are part of the church family here. Talking about church reminded me about Sophia’s baby dedication. We had a baby dedication for Sophia while Ryan’s parents were here. Ryan spoke and the pastor said a few things. The pastor held her and prayed for us and her. It was very special, espcially since Ryan’s parents were here.
On Saturday I went to a baby shower. It was so much fun. It was for a girl who was in my prenatal class. Her husband works for the embassy. She went back to the U.S. to have her baby and just got back last Wednesday. Another girl from our class was also there. We all three had our babies within a week of each other–all girls: Sophia, Aurora, and Amelia. It was so fun getting to share stories!
Translator Spotlight: Carlos Verdeguera
| September 20th, 2006Carlos is one of our oldest translators. He has been married for just over two years. He runs his own adventure sports business. He is often out of Lima leading groups up the Andean mountains.
Carlos started coming to English Fellowship to better his English. Through the example of U.S. volunteer teams, Carlos fell in love with Jesus.
Now, Carlos is praying for his wife. She’s not a believer yet. Carlos is also learning the guitar. He bring his guitar to our meetings to learn the worship songs.
The Carseat
| September 20th, 2006
May you be covered in the dust of your rabbi . . .
| September 20th, 2006Has anyone seen the nooma videa by Rob Bell called “dust”? It is awesome. Basically, it talks about how in Jesus’ day rabbis had disciples . . . . and the goal of a disciple was to be exactly like his rabbi.
It really challenged me to be the kind of person Jesus was. I want to do the things that Jesus would do for the same reasons that Jesus would do them. That’s hard! I’ve realized that it depends completely on how much time I spend with the rabbi.
