Remember

First and most importantly today is my BROTHER'S 28th Birthday!! love you dude! Wish I could send you some SUN!!

• I am coming to the end of my first three weeks here is this beautiful country! I have to admit that writing about my experiences is hard for me, and as many of you know I love to talk but this is not like a really long conversation that allows me some instant feedback and head-nods and I only say this to touch on the theme of this blog..........

Remember Stretching is a must!!  So here I go----S-t-r--e--t---c----h---i-n--g 

• Let me begin with the fact that I packed for tropical and got sweatshirt weather (which I understand that that is not a legit complaint with all my friends and family currently living in frozen tundras!) But again were talking Costa Rica and one thinks heat, but still beautiful and so goes the.....Stretching.......
• Our school is very small there are only 4 DTS (discipleship training students) and 5 EARS students which can make for quite small quarters leaving many to have to encounter the wrath of what happens when I eat way to many eggs or beans........again Stretching...also does not leave a lot of alone time during the day so for the first time today in three weeks people got to see the side of Siri that has had way to much people time, (not the one that smile) but again....... Stretching......no vehicle, time, room of my own, and not completely understanding why I am here, I am here, I am growing, seeing, learning and loving this time to see the Lord face to face.

I have to say that in all my previous stretching experience i have not lived them with so much peace and joy....I live with a peace that truly does surpass all understanding and in the midst of that peace I have been able to see the Lord not only in those around me but in the very earth He created, with His peace I can hold on to His HOPE and TRUTH!! 

• Truth that though i may not have what i listed above, or truly know why I am here, HE knows and HE knows the plans he has for me and I AM SOO EXCITED to see what they are......BUT before we can get there I have to keep practicing this -take one day at a time- again back to the........ Stretching.....part.

So beyond all those experiences here are some logistics:
 the first week we had orientation, week two biblical stewardship, which if you need any bible verse on WHY WE NEED TO take care of this earth- let me know I got a few :) And this week we are learning bout how to hear the voice of God!! Next week we will be going to a warmer base here in Costa Rica to learn more about God.....
I live with a bunch of goats, which are not the smartest animals!! (sorry they just aren't) one pregnant horse, cats, dogs, a billy goat named Gandalf, chickens, a compost toilet (which I have yet to use but will one day soon) a family of 7 kids, two parents, 2 staff and 9 students..and as i write this ONE VERY LARGE Taranchula all on 5 acres in the mountains of Costa Rica......not bad.


It has been quite an experience already and I expect nothing less and SO I must remember the even though it is stretching I am not breaking but growing!


Please Pray for us as we listen on where we are to go on our outreach which begins in APRIL: Israel, Pakistan and Kenya are our options right now. I will keep you all updated as time goes on and more is revealed.


So before this gets to long, I just want to leave by saying THANK YOU!From the bottom of my heart THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS< YOUR LOVE < AND YOUR SUPPORT!! and I MISS YOU SO MUCH!!! even the snow!! well maybe just a little!


Much love,
siri