All is goed

I met with Melissa Gomez (the Lighthouse Director) yesterday. It started to get me excited because I got to really see how perfect the Lord is in orchestrating this. It is really all coming together and its soo exciting to see God moving the hearts of people all over the world to come serve and love the unloved in this city. It's clear that He is doing a mighty work here and all my desires and dreams will soon become reality.

I just want to be emerged in this life I’ve set out to live. I want to truly live above reproach. The Lord told me many years ago that I would live a life far from normal, it seems pretty normal to me right now but then again my ways of thinking are so different.

Tonight is a welcoming dinner for me and my new friend Bongiwe at The Lighthouse; I am excited to spend time with my “Amsterdam family.”

Here are a few pictures from my first few days here:

My friend Ana and I went out for pizza my first night, SOO good!

Went to the marketplace and i forgot how simple and good the "dutch cakes and sweets" are. They love waffles/pancakes! and its so pretty the way they do things :)

My bed

my messy desk/sink

my window with the beautiful view

Beautiful View one

Beautiful View two

I'm too short for this building

my map to The Lighthouse thanks to my beautiful new friend Tania

DO NOT JUDGE ME! it was only 12 Euros and has two curling irons an elliptical curling iron a CRIMPER (yes! a crimper!) and a flat iron haha hey it does the job for me!


Prayer Requests:
1. I am applying for my dutch residency/visa and medical care on Friday. I do not know how exactly I will pay for this (didn't have it in this trip's budget but I need to get the ball rolling now) and I just want to pray I get accepted (or get the process going soon or else I will not be able to stay the last month of this trip) I am not too worried about it though.
2. Also I want sooo badly to learn Dutch but will not be able to take classes until I come back in September so pray I can catch on rather quickly!