This is the blog to the incredible home-church I have previously talked about. Read up to hear about the wonderful things that God has been doing in this place!
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Saturday, March 31, 2012
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
morning conversations
Noah: "Hey Rachel! We're in mexico! Maybe we can buy one and it'll be cheap.
Asher: But then it wouldn't work.
Hahaha... I love kids. I love where I live.
Asher: But then it wouldn't work.
Hahaha... I love kids. I love where I live.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
March 20
This month has been full of events so far, and it's not even over yet!
One of the YWAM Ensenada staff that I have known the longest, Kelsey Miller, and another staff who is from Mexico, Walter Meza, got married on March 10th. It was a beautiful wedding, outside along the coast, and absolutely perfect in every way. I got to spend time with some some old YWAM friends, and meet some great people. My friend Jennifer and I did a photo booth, and enjoyed some good company, drinks, and dancing.
Jenn and I took a trip up to San Diego so I could take her to the airport. Jacob tagged along...Thankfully. The odds were not in our favor that day, to say the least. We got a bit stranded in San Diego and had a near death experience. Needless to say, God is good, and we got home eventually, in one piece, and a little bit more closely bonded.
Micah Kemp, the second youngest of the kids I nanny for, turned 7 on March 16th. We had a party at the house - so many children!
At the end of this month, the family has invited me to take Spring Break with them in San Diego. The plan is to hit up Sea World, Wild Animal Safari Park (both of which I have never been too!) and the Zoo - Jacob and I got duel season passes!
I'll post some photos of this eventful weekend soon.
Love you all!
x
One of the YWAM Ensenada staff that I have known the longest, Kelsey Miller, and another staff who is from Mexico, Walter Meza, got married on March 10th. It was a beautiful wedding, outside along the coast, and absolutely perfect in every way. I got to spend time with some some old YWAM friends, and meet some great people. My friend Jennifer and I did a photo booth, and enjoyed some good company, drinks, and dancing.
Jenn and I took a trip up to San Diego so I could take her to the airport. Jacob tagged along...Thankfully. The odds were not in our favor that day, to say the least. We got a bit stranded in San Diego and had a near death experience. Needless to say, God is good, and we got home eventually, in one piece, and a little bit more closely bonded.
Micah Kemp, the second youngest of the kids I nanny for, turned 7 on March 16th. We had a party at the house - so many children!
At the end of this month, the family has invited me to take Spring Break with them in San Diego. The plan is to hit up Sea World, Wild Animal Safari Park (both of which I have never been too!) and the Zoo - Jacob and I got duel season passes!
I'll post some photos of this eventful weekend soon.
Love you all!
x
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
march 7
Yesterday was my first experience at the Mexican doctor. Fortunately, he spoke English very well and Sam went with me. It's the doctor she uses for her family for a few years now, so she knows that he is good. The Mexican doctors have a little one-room office off the side of the pharmacies. Not what I expected, but it's nice and clean and legit, and I felt very comfortable.
The doctor said that I have a virus which is an infection in your throat, and it gives you a fever (which I had) and little teeny tiny red bumps on certain parts of your body (which I still have, all over my hands, and this morning they appeared on my feet). They are actually pretty painful, but I've managed to smother the heck out of them with numbing cream :)
The doctor said it should go away in about a week, gave me some throat-numbing mint thingies, and said it's the same thing that all the Kemp kids had as well. He also said that it is really common among Americans and other white people because we don't have the vaccinations for it, and they do, just like they would be more likely to get chicken pox maybe or TB and other countries wouldn't because we vaccinate for that.
Anyways, a few more days of pain and I should be fine.
Prayers are much and always appreciated.
love you all. xx
The doctor said that I have a virus which is an infection in your throat, and it gives you a fever (which I had) and little teeny tiny red bumps on certain parts of your body (which I still have, all over my hands, and this morning they appeared on my feet). They are actually pretty painful, but I've managed to smother the heck out of them with numbing cream :)
The doctor said it should go away in about a week, gave me some throat-numbing mint thingies, and said it's the same thing that all the Kemp kids had as well. He also said that it is really common among Americans and other white people because we don't have the vaccinations for it, and they do, just like they would be more likely to get chicken pox maybe or TB and other countries wouldn't because we vaccinate for that.
Anyways, a few more days of pain and I should be fine.
Prayers are much and always appreciated.
love you all. xx
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Sick sick sick
These last few months I have been very sick on and off for weeks at a time.
This last month I had a fever twice and as of now I have a very swollen throat.
I never go to the doctor or tell people when I'm feeling ill, just because I know
I usually get over it quickly. But now it's so painful and annoying (after three months...) that I've decided to go to the doctor.
I hate being sick because I feel like
I cannot do my job properly and I'm lazy, even though I know my body needs rest, I still want to go go go.
Please pray that I am able to get Se medication or advice to help me and that God would completely rid my body of all sickness and bug that I have had that keeps coming back again and again. Also pray that I am able to know when to rest and when my body needs time to chill out. I know that God can completely rid me of this. Also, that the bugs stop flying around to all of the kids and the 9 of us! If one gets it, it seems as if it's just a matter of time
Before the rest of us do too.
Thank you for your prayers.
Xoxo
This last month I had a fever twice and as of now I have a very swollen throat.
I never go to the doctor or tell people when I'm feeling ill, just because I know
I usually get over it quickly. But now it's so painful and annoying (after three months...) that I've decided to go to the doctor.
I hate being sick because I feel like
I cannot do my job properly and I'm lazy, even though I know my body needs rest, I still want to go go go.
Please pray that I am able to get Se medication or advice to help me and that God would completely rid my body of all sickness and bug that I have had that keeps coming back again and again. Also pray that I am able to know when to rest and when my body needs time to chill out. I know that God can completely rid me of this. Also, that the bugs stop flying around to all of the kids and the 9 of us! If one gets it, it seems as if it's just a matter of time
Before the rest of us do too.
Thank you for your prayers.
Xoxo
Monday, February 27, 2012
Home church
Today the Kemps and I went to a new home-church at a young couple (Theo and Melissa's) house. They are from Haiti and Puerto Rico/Florida, and he has been a pastor of a home-church for a while in Florida.
The Kemps, with me included, have been searching for a church for some time now, and we've recently been attending Calvary Chapel Ensenada. It's been great, but doesn't quite feel like home.
Melissa is a part of Sam's local women missionaries bible study. She has come over to the house and Sam at hers a few times now, and so we thought we would see how it went.
It was a wonderful discussion on James 1 about Anger and the blessing and cursing of our tongues. It really spoke to us, and Tym and Sam got some prayer for situations, and were very supported by this new wonderful body of Christ.
Seems we've found a new home church.
I am encouraged and excited about this new experience.
The Kemps, with me included, have been searching for a church for some time now, and we've recently been attending Calvary Chapel Ensenada. It's been great, but doesn't quite feel like home.
Melissa is a part of Sam's local women missionaries bible study. She has come over to the house and Sam at hers a few times now, and so we thought we would see how it went.
It was a wonderful discussion on James 1 about Anger and the blessing and cursing of our tongues. It really spoke to us, and Tym and Sam got some prayer for situations, and were very supported by this new wonderful body of Christ.
Seems we've found a new home church.
I am encouraged and excited about this new experience.
Monday, December 5, 2011
December 2011
Hello, lovely people.
I want to begin by wishing you all a wonderful holiday season and hope that everyone is fantastic!
SO. Wow, well... Yes, I'm here in Mexico and its so wonderful! Ever since the second day I arrived, it has been non-stop for me. I LOVE working with Sam (the mother, wife) and the whole Kemp family! Ive been teaching the kids school from around 8-3 every day, and driving them to and from place to place, running errands, and lots of cleaning. Its so great, and so many new faces here with the DTS students, who are soon leaving for their outreaches! They're an incredible bunch of students this year, for sure. I've enjoyed chatting with them and worshiping with them in the mornings at base meetings.
It is also great to see some familiar faces here, who I've met during summer. Some staff have come back to work with DTS, and the others who are still here.
God has been showing me a lot about not living in my past, but learning from it and moving forward in Him. He keeps reminding me that even if I technically do not have an "earthly home," he is preparing a wonderful place for me in the heavens.
The Kemps have moved into their new home right down the road. After a few intense days of packing, driving back and forth, and some long weekends of cleaning and unpacking, the house is starting to feel very much like a home. It's been a huge blessing and God has answered many of their prayers.
Along with being the tutor, nanny, housekeeper, taxi (which I am on-call for, at all hours throughout the day and night!), I have now taken on the new role of SEAMSTRESS! :) I'm finally able to bring my sewing skills into great use! Tonight Sam and I plan on sewing curtains for the house.
Life has been busy but very fun, and full of a few tears, laughter, but mostly love and thankfulness for this opportunity and blessings I have been given.
Miss you all.
-R
I want to begin by wishing you all a wonderful holiday season and hope that everyone is fantastic!
SO. Wow, well... Yes, I'm here in Mexico and its so wonderful! Ever since the second day I arrived, it has been non-stop for me. I LOVE working with Sam (the mother, wife) and the whole Kemp family! Ive been teaching the kids school from around 8-3 every day, and driving them to and from place to place, running errands, and lots of cleaning. Its so great, and so many new faces here with the DTS students, who are soon leaving for their outreaches! They're an incredible bunch of students this year, for sure. I've enjoyed chatting with them and worshiping with them in the mornings at base meetings.
It is also great to see some familiar faces here, who I've met during summer. Some staff have come back to work with DTS, and the others who are still here.
God has been showing me a lot about not living in my past, but learning from it and moving forward in Him. He keeps reminding me that even if I technically do not have an "earthly home," he is preparing a wonderful place for me in the heavens.
The Kemps have moved into their new home right down the road. After a few intense days of packing, driving back and forth, and some long weekends of cleaning and unpacking, the house is starting to feel very much like a home. It's been a huge blessing and God has answered many of their prayers.
Along with being the tutor, nanny, housekeeper, taxi (which I am on-call for, at all hours throughout the day and night!), I have now taken on the new role of SEAMSTRESS! :) I'm finally able to bring my sewing skills into great use! Tonight Sam and I plan on sewing curtains for the house.
Life has been busy but very fun, and full of a few tears, laughter, but mostly love and thankfulness for this opportunity and blessings I have been given.
Miss you all.
-R
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