Past few months!

The past few months have been okay. We have been in break until second term starts up NEXT WEEK!! How sad. We had a month off. It's getting pretty cold now. Its weird, because it feels like Christmas should be coming up, but obviously it's already passed. Even now when it is not even that cold yet, I feel like I'm about to freeze. So I think I will freeze when it really gets cold, there is no heater. Since my school is high up , it's even colder there and they don't have heaters either. I guess we'll all have to dress up like Eskimos. I didn't think Africa got cold before I came here. lol. Oh yea.....I had been taking guitar lessons at HPC from Kevin Woolsey, before we came here and I've continued to practice. I've always wanted to play guitar in church or lead worship one day or something. Today and a few Sundays ago, I got to play in the worship! I can't quite sing and play at the same time yet, so I just play for now. Roger, is the worship leader , he works for children's cup and is from here. He plays really well and continuously reminds me that we are playing only for God and should not concentrate as much on our playing and instead trust that God will move. He's an awesome man of God and I hope one day I can lead worship like him. I've been listening to a lot of Hillsong ,lately because it reminds me of HPC . I miss it a lot. It's horrible how we don't appreciate things until we don't have them anymore. There is so many things I'm going to appreciate so much more if I come back. Also lately, I've been stressing (hey..What's new? lol) about my future. My mom helped me to realize that I'm basically telling God that He isn't powerful enough to handle my life. I was like...Wow, that is soooo true. When we become Christians, part of our commitment to God is to give Him complete control of our lives and to surrender everything to Him. I have told Him I surrender so many times. I guess.....I'm really finding it hard to COMPLETELY surrender to Him. I know he can and will take care of me and He knows the desires of my heart, but it's hard for me . I think it's because I've basically planned my life out and it sounds good to me, but I haven't included God in it or in my thinking u know? and ofcourse a plan without God in it is totally HOPELESS and not going to work. So....I really want to play soccer in college and I am going top work and practice sooo hard so I can do that, but if that is not what God wants then I really hope I can learn to trust Him enough to know that. He knows what I want , but more than that He knows what I need and what is best for me. And I really want His plan for my life and not my own, I mean who knows....Maybe he'll let me play soccer in college afterall. I hope so. But I just need to trust and not worry. WOW! It's hard. Please pray that I learn to trust God COMPLETELY with everything. I want to be fully devoted to God and His will for my life. What better place is there to be than in His will- afterall?
2 Corinthians 10:13:13 -But we will not boast of authority we do not have. Our goal is to stay within the boundaries of God's plan for us, and this plan includes our working there with you.
Romans 8:28- And we know that all things work together for good to those who are called according to His purpose.
Psalms 37:4-6 - Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. 5 Commit your way to the LORD;trust in him and he will do this: 6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
Psalms 143:8 - Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love,for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go,for to you I lift up my soul.
Proverbs 3:5-6 - Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. [a]

So basically.....I really need to trust Him right now and stop planning 3 years ahead...ESPECIALLY by myself. I need to focus on NOW .....I don't even know what is happening tomorrow...Much less 3 years from now. If I focus on the present and seek God in all I do, He will direct me now and forever. HE is so amazing and loving ....And if what I want doesn't harm or push away what God wants me to do, then maybe he'll let me play soccer then, I just need to trust Him.

Anyways, yesterday my team had a game in Manzini against Lady Mcha Chas (or so mething like that) They are the best team in Swaziland (ladies) The field was the nicest field I've ever seen. I was sooo surprised...It actually had GRASS!!! Incredible. We lost 2- 0 . I was very disappointed because I know we could have the potential to be better. You could tell the other team has been practicing together like as a team because they were passing and always knew where the other person was. Us......Well....Only 5 people show up at practice regularly so we don't know how everyone plays or how to work off of each other. The Midfield don't go up to help attack and they don't come back to help defend. I hope I am not the only one who notices this , but of course I don't really know what the coach said at the end of the game anyways. I wish he would tell us what we should be doing and then if we don't do it , he could run us to death so we learn it. Actually I wish everyone would come to practice. But anyways...We did good and tried hard. Thank You Jesus for letting me have a good day and enjoy myself playing. I really miss my team in BR!!!

Oh yea!! An IB student from my school, Waterford, has been staying with us this break. Her name is Candice, she's 19 and from the Bahamas. She is sooo cool. The best thing is , she's a Christian. So it's been really fun to talk to her and she has encouraged me a lot. We've all enjoyed having her with us. (especially Joelle - I think she was about to drive her crazy though lol. ) Thank you Jesus for bringing CAndice into our lives.

We are hopefully coming to visit in December. Please pray that God provides money for plane tickets. We will be itinerating and visiting people. I hope I can see everyone in that month. I really want to . Also please pray for me as I start school next week, so that God can shine through me and others can see Him. Please pray that I continue to trust Him to direct my life. I miss and love everyone sooooo much!!!!
Gabby