Crazy Night Monday!!!

Well, I thought about not posting this, but I decided to just because I know many people have already heard about it anyways. So, here it goes....

I definitely had the craziest night ever on Monday. Apparently I had 3 seizures during the middle of the night!! I wasn't awake for any of them. My roommates heard that my snoring had changed and I was shaking all over while I was sleeping. So, my roommates wake up the couple we're staying with and they get in touch with another lady. The only thing I remember was that I was sitting upright in my bed and everyone was staring at me. I thought it was weird. So that was the first time. The second time the couple we're staying with just took me straight to a free clinic. The clinic didn't do anything for me, so they say. The third time it happened at 730am. This time I wet the bed!!! I was flipping out when I heard that, lol!!! CRAZY!!! But there wasn't a whole lot I could do about it. So, after that a couple of the girls took me to the hospital with another lady. I was there ALL day!! And they even had me stay overnight!! They had me do a catscan and they gave me a few shots. I pretty much slept the whole day on Tuesday while I was in the hospital. I had to spend the night by myself, although by now I should be a pro at doing hard things by myself (the plane ride and now being in the hospital by myself). God has definitely shown Himself mighty in my life! He has brought me through so much just in the past few weeks! So, Wednesday morning I wake up and the doctor had told me to go see him that morning. So, I go see him and he has me take an EEG! This was the only time I was truly scared. The doctor put these metal things on my head, and I thought he was going to run electricity through me or something really scary like that. But whatever it was, was just something to read my brainwaves. Every test that they did came back normal. Hallelujah!! They aren't sure what caused me having a few seizures, but they did put me on some medicine to help.

I just thank the Lord that it wasn't anything majorly serious and that it was something simple that could be fixed with medicine.

Relaxation...

Saturday was kind of a relaxing day for all of us girls. We went to a place called Azilla, which is on the Atlantic. It was so beautiful there! There were so many interesting and beautiful places to take pictures. We all got tons of pictures there. I didn't realize it too much when I was there, but that city has no church--no church! There are at least 20,000-30,000 people that live there, maybe. I was really shocked when I found that out. In America, I know for me that I don't usually think about the fact that people don't know about God. I guess I take it for granted that I have known about God all my life, but yet I don't think about a place that doesn't even have a church which means that they have never heard the Gospel before.
Continue to keep me in your prayers as I seek His will and continue to serve Him here in North Africa! Specifically pray that I would keep my thoughts focused on Him and not on other things that would destract me from focusing on Him.

Is anything too hard?

Well, let me see....things that are hard! Over the past week we have been meeting with people, mainly college age students. We have been assigned to talk to them and ask questions about their culture. So, it has been difficult for me because I am not a talker! But, I am slowly making progress. We also started English class this week, so things have been kind of crazy. I am helping in an Intermediate Class with one of the other students. It has been going really great! We have 4 students, and they know so much! We thought we would be teaching basic, but they know way more than basic. We teach half the time and then just talk with them the other hour.
This past Saturday we rode buses all over the city and tried talking to people. There weren't too many younger looking people out and about but I did talk to a girl named Miriam. That was really good; hopefully we will be able to talk to her more.
Something that I have been learning is to not count my life so dear to me. Sometimes I get in to the habit of what I want to do with my life, but it isn't about what I want. It is about what He wants to do with me. So, pray that I will be closer drawn to Him.
I am sorry for not writing much in the past week. Like I said, things have been crazy here, but I truly believe that God is working. Continue to pray that we would be courageous and not be ashamed of the Lord. Also pray that we would be able to build these relationships that we have made so far.

I am not alone!!

Things are going better for me here. Sunday was awesome to hear the believers singing praise to God and even giving testimony. It was really awesome and a blessing. Arabic is coming along. I think every day I am getting it more and more. It's not easy but I know that God is giving me the strength to get through it.
Tomorrow I gain 4 roommates, so I won't be alone too much anymore. Pray that they will make it safely and that everything would go smoothly with their flights.
I have claimed the verse Psalm 62:8 for my times here in North Africa. Continue to pray as I am learning the language and as I complete my schooling here as well. Thank you so much!

Finally here!!

Yay! I am finally here in North Africa! Thank the Lord all the flights went well! Thank you for keeping me in your thoughts and prayers. I was reading my Bible on the plane yesterday or very early this morning in Psalms. The verse read: What time I am afraid I will trust in thee. What an encouragement! I had been really nervous, but I just need to trust in Him. 

 

Last few moments

Well this is my last time I will be able to post in the US. I am so excited about this week! The emotion of leaving my family and friends actually hasn't hit me just yet. I am sad, but I know that I will be back-just in 3months.

This morning started off very scary. I told my 9yr old brother that I would take him to school. So, we hop in the car; I put the key in the ignition and it would not crank!! I tried it a few more times and still nothing. I was frantic! I started praying that the car would start. I even called a few of my friends and asked them to pray. But the Lord is great and when I got back to my house my mom had started the car! Halelujah!!

So, now I am leaving shortly to go to my sister's house in MD for the BIG day tomorrow! I am excited, anxious, nervous, and a little scared to be honest. But, I know that the Lord will be with me. So, why am I scared and nervous? I guess it is just my human nature. I do ask that you pray for me tomorrow at approximately 8:50. I will be flying all night. I should arrive at my destination around 11 o'clock on Friday morning. Thanks again so very much!