Relatively Short Update

Sweet Stuff:
----I am going hiking and fishing in the Andes tomorrow with my family and other TU students
----A random lady said that I looked Spanish (I’m not sure if she meant Latino or like a Spaniard) which I take as a great compliment, I have no problem with that, and if I blend in more that will help my chances of not getting mugged (also the knife I carry around will help too not to mention being taller than 95% of people here).
----Also someone on the street asked me for directions, so I guess random lady was right
----I talked to a girl at the market yesterday about going to heaven, she said she wanted to go and I read her a couple of verses and gave her my pocket NT in Español. Be praying for her salvation and growth.
----My practicum is actually somewhat enjoyable these days
----November 1st we leave for two days in Quito and then 4 days in the world famous Galapagos Islands

Other Items of Note:
----Beach trip last weekend was fun. Since there were political riots blocking the road to the really nice beach we wanted to go to, we went to a beach known for being lame. Hey the beach is the beach. And if we didn’t go there, I may have never seen that dead decaying sea-lion.
----Our teacher for “International Finance” actually is teaching “International Business” and is supposed to speak in English but the last 2 classes have been 95% Spanish. Hmmm…….. both work out for me fine so I’m not complaining
----I sorta miss good ol’ USA….friends, family, real paved streets, having a car, fast food

Things to Ponder:

---- Ezekiel 16:49-50 says, “Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy. They were haughty and did detestable things before me. Therefore I did away with them as you have seen.”That sure does sound like the US, which is frightening.

----I read this somewhere online and liked it:
“To a great extent, how we use our faith determines the amount of involvement God will have with our daily lives. Faith is our means of connecting with God and His supernatural power. It may help you to think of your faith as a muscle that grows as you exercise it. And just as we can become physically lazy, we can become spiritually lazy, too. Hebrews 6:12 says, "We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised."”

----God is teaching me to test all of my actions by the Bible. For example, instead of saying something like “This _________(you fill in the blank: movie,band,action,thought) is OK for me because everybody does it and its not that bad”, say “Does filling your mind with this hold true to the scripture, specifically Matthew 22:37-8 or Philippians 4:8? If it doesn’t then I need to stay away from it because it will only build your foundation on the sand (Matthew 7:24-27).”