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Name: Whitney
Interests: First and foremost, Jesus, my risen Lord and Saviour. Aviation, reading, rappelling, piano, climbing, Civil War reenacting, mission aviation, exploring the woods, scaring people, airplanes, history, especially wars, guns, Air Force, flying, running, volleyball, most anything athletic or outdoors
Expertise: being me
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Member Since:
2/21/2005
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| My past week in brief review:
Wednesday: Met with my Assistant Director, taught Acting class, taught English class.
Thursday: Taught Bible class, briefly considered having an extra acting class session when begged by students, taught Singing class, taught English class.
Friday: National holiday, no school. Cleaned, sorted, and organized a few hundred pieces of medical supplies.
Saturday: Attended a quincinera, turning it into an international event.
Sunday: Alarm clock had an attitude, made it to most of church anyway. Said good-bye to some fellow missionaries. Rested and basked in God's goodness.
Monday: Threw plans out the window at least three times. Helped Sra. Elisa get plants for her yard. Cleaned, sorted, and organized medical supplies. Read an entire book.
Tuesday: Cleaned, sorted, and organized 500+ medical supplies. Taught English class.
Random fact for the day: Shem was still alive when Abraham died.
~Whitney
"Do you want to be a cucumber?" - Me
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| "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." Eph. 6:12 How often do we fail to see the root of what is happening to and around us? We live in a physical world. We see physical things. Physical people interact with us. It is easy to slip into the mindset that the physical is all there is. Yes, we will say that there is a spiritual world, but are we really responding to things accordingly? Do you merely react to what you see and hear, or do you look for the root cause? Are you ever aware that there is a constant, fierce struggle going on between the forces of light and darkness? That Satan is trying in earnest to gain mastery over the minds, hearts, lives of all he can? That includes you. And it makes his job much easier if he can get you caught up in the superficial, conveniently unaware of the real battle. Take a step back and untangle yourself from the extraneous issues. Find the root of the problem. If you can't see it, ask God to help you dig it out.
Random fact for the day: God is omnipotent.
~Whitney
"Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the Devil." - Eph. 6:11
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| Every day this week the older students have been slicing away at large pieces of tissue paper, and carefully gluing them together. Some are cutting small pieces, and pasting them to the larger ones, creating intricate designs. Today we took a number of the finished projects to a nearby park, placed a small wire structure inside them to hold the burning 'donuts', and watched them lift up into the air, floating far away. Most of the balloons were a success, a few however, tilted a little too much to one side and burst into flames.
Held auditions in the acting class today. They will be performing a short play for a parent presentation in December. Numbers have leveled out at 11 acting students, and 1 assistant director. It's been a very fun class to do, overall. The biggest challenge thus far has been teaching them to focus, and not be distracted by everything else that is going on. On Wednesday, pretty much the entire class was held in silence, except for mine and my translators' talking. But they definitely improved, which is a good thing.
Random fact for the day: I have a knack for using items for everything but their original purpose.
~Whitney
"Be confident! If you're going to be wrong, be wrong with confidence!" - Lt. Jarrell
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| Sunday I got a new project. Dr. Ramiro has an ambulance that was donated a few months ago, and he wants to be able to use it as a mobile office. So I was given the task of cleaning it inside and out, repairing the mechanical issues it has, and then sorting and organizing the dozen or so large boxes of medical supplies he has, and stocking the rig with whatever I see fit. So far, I've spent about 12 hours scrubbing the patient compartment, and it's still not done. And that don't include the cab, outside storage compartments, or exterior. Don't get me wrong, I'm really enjoying the project. But with limited time I can devote to it, I'm just hoping that I can finish before I leave.
Also on Sunday, after church I took off my dress shoes, as is now my habit, and walked around barefoot. Josue asked me to play soccer, and when I accepted, he asked if I didn't want my shoes. I said no, and he grimaced, said 'ow', but left me to my own devices. During the game, two little boys were watching me with wide eyes. When I walked past them, one asked me something about shoes. So I answered 'no necesito zapatos.'(I don't need shoes.) He said something again, which Josue translated as 'why aren't you wearing shoes?', so I told the boys that I don't need them, and don't like them. They kept looking at me like I was from Mars.
Random fact for the day: Paper hot air balloons can catch fire.
~Whitney
"Do you want a cockroach to eat?" - Sra. Elisa, offering me a candy.
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| "Alright, now hand them the ball with an emotion, using your face, body, and especially your hands to convey it." "You're in your own little world, no one else exists!" "Refuse to jump from the plane!" Just a few sentences that could be heard during a rather entertaining acting class this afternoon. My first one, and I had about three minutes to prep for it. Since three students weren't going to be here, I was expecting 7. Not the 17 that sat around the circle looking expectantly at me. But God was gracious and things came off well, at least I think they did. No one asked to leave the class, and after the three other students start coming I'll have 18. No, my math isn't messed up. Two students came who were under the age limit. The reason I had only three minutes to prep, was because this class was one of the 7 that got axed from my schedule on Wednesday. Then, 3 minutes before the start time which had been announced when asking who would be interested, it was decided that I should go ahead and do it. As much as I have to stay on my toes, a person would think me a ballet dancer. With the flexibility of a gymnast. But such is life, and I'm sure that if God wanted it any different, He would make it so. He has been very faithful in many ways. Giving me wisdom and knowledge I didn't know I had for classes I don't know how to teach. Or it comes through an incredibly helpful friend who is helping me majorly with one class. However the means, it comes.
Yesterday, we went to Mexico City. A town which houses nigh 1/5 of the nations population, and was once in the middle of a lake. We visited a Christian couple, the lady is an American who re-introduced me to American food. And the man indulged my fetish for old pictures and old books. I was able to read some of the notes written in a Bible by a minister from what was probably 150 years ago. The depth with which he understood the Bible is not something often found today.
Random fact for the day: El Oro, literally translated 'The Gold', was the worlds largest producer of gold for 900 years.
~Whitney
"Don't worry, even if you hit the ground and go *smack*, you won't feel a thing." - Jimmy, trying to convince his parachuting student to jump.
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