Friday, April 2, 2010

Wow God, I'm amazed!

Well, this week and next week are Semana Santa (holy week) and so its been pretty chill at the coffee shop, but God has still been for sure showing up! He's been giving us awesome conversational opportunities, and relationships, and we just sense His presence working in the lives of everyone who walks through the doors of the cafe. We've been able to share the gospel, our testimonies, and just speak truth to people!
There was this 15 year old kid named David the other night, and Ricky got to share his testimony and and the gospel to him, and for a 15 year old, he seems wise way beyond his years. God has just been so faithful and its been really cool to see his provision, and blessing overflowing!
God has been doing a work in my life/future as well! He has blessed me with a summer job, that I wasn't even really searching for! Its a job that I've had in the past, and really enjoyed the environment and the people. But it gets better (this is what really excites me) I had asked if I could go on an upcoming missions trip in July for 10 days, (I had done this the first time I worked for them) and they said that it just wouldn't work for me to take that much time off, with the number of temp workers they would be hiring for the summer. So I accepted the fact that I wouldn't be going, but something just didn't feel right about it. I felt like I was supposed to go, but God had also given me this job, so it was kind of a situation where I had to pick one or the other.
Then just last night, when I got home from the cafe, there was an e-mail from the person at Cray who hired me saying that they revisited my request and have decided to hire more temps to facilitate more time off, and so the time off has been approved! I couldn't believe it! God has blessed me so much and none of it were things that I had been asking for or searching out. Sure I had been praying for guidance in which way I should go, but the thought never crossed my mind that he would work it out that both could happen!
One other thing that He has blessed me with is the opportunity to assistant coach a summer soccer team! So I get to first of all, play/coach soccer (which I love) AND have relationships and be a part of the lives of like 20 High schoolers! Not only that, but its my brother's soccer team!! So its youth that I already kind of know, but now I get to be more a part of their lives! Wow God, you have definitely been at work in the last few weeks! Thank you so much for knowing exactly what I need and revealing it to me just when I need to see it!