Long time comin'

Let me start you out with a few facts:

* I finally called my parents on saturday. It had been 13 days since we last talked.

* It has been 19 days since my last post.

* 3 months since I moved into my new apartment. Today I have finally posted the pictures.

Ok. Yeah so life has been jam packed as of late. I have many exscuses, but I am just going to say dont be sad that I havent been on the internet. Because friends it has been a good thing. I needed to just live HERE for a while. With no distractions of home or other thoughts in my mind. I needed time, to focus on life here. I had gotten back into a rut again. I for some reason forgot why I was here. I was unhappy for no reason. Thankfully I gave it to God, and he my friends yanked me out. He reminded me once again why I am here, and now has really given me the passion I have been looking for here. You do not know how different my days are when I get up in the morning now. I actually want to get up. I am so thankful, because for so long I was literally dreading the rest of this year. But God is good, and has opened my eyes. And I mean that literally, to what he has for me here. Wooo Hooo!

Well I now am leading two kids groups. One in Gorre where I work at the kindergarten, and the other in Barbulinja with Elke. Before I came here this is what I was told I would be doing. Starting kids ministries. Well up till now, I have not. There has been so many other things, that paticular thing had been forgotten. So when I was told I would start the kids groups, I dont know what it was but I just didnt want to. I felt immature because I kept saying to myself "I just dont wanna" . But even though I was kicking and screaming (thank goodness that was not literal) I did it. The next week when it was time to do the kids group again, I was intrested. Then as it was going on, I felt it. Yep thats right, passion. I wanted to do it, and I was happy to do it.

So ever since last friday I have been fired up and ready to go. I have been taking in Albania like I just arrived, Kind of funny hu? It only took me 4 1/2 months to make this place feel like home.

O by the way here are a few pics of my new but old home!

Comments

Holly Face said…
Yey for passion!!! I sometimes feel like that, I don't remember why I wanted to do youth ministry, other than that it was God who called me, but then once I start, I remember that I also have a passion for it. God is good, he knows us better than we know ourselves!
March 21, 2009 at 1:08 PM
Erin said…
Ems! I totally undertand where you're coming from. When I got to Africa and after about a month I wanted to go back home. I got so sick of people calling me Muzungu (White). I was annoyed and wanted to go back home. But now I want to help kids in Africa now and my heart is yearning for Africa. I want to go back so bad. Love ya girl! See ya later on video! :)
March 28, 2009 at 1:09 PM
karye said…
Emiline, I love this post! It reminds me a lot of my walk with God in many ways. I start out sooo excited but then, somewhere along the way, that passion seems to have decided take a bus else where. It reminds me a lot of a sermon my new pastor preached some Sundays back. Look up Matthew 13 The Parable of the Sower (read all the way to verse 23 because that's the best part when Jesus explains the parable). I felt for so long like I was the rocky soil because I immediately get excited about something but I don't get DEEP enough, I don't let it take root, it's just a surface pleasure. Anyway, sorry friend to preach on your blog. lol. I got carried away, but just know that I love LOVE you and I love LOVE this chapter in Matthew. HUGS HUGS HUGS
March 30, 2009 at 8:05 PM
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