End of Easter Break..... waiting for the world to begin again

hey

im just coming to the end of my easter break, one great reason to go to a catholic/christian school.... you get easter break and spring break. this week was great. it was really tough with my 2 papers and test. i was able to finish my papers in time and get some studying done for the test, so now i am basically free till the end of the semester which comes the first week of may with finals. then it is one month till i board a jet plane on june 6th at 730am and start my journey across the united states to atlanta and miami and then over the ocean to ecuador for 6 weeks. after which time i will board another plane on the 18th of July and come back to the good old u s of a.

anyways... i bought my tickets to ecuador saturday.... $850... round trip... now i have really committed to going... which in some ways is really exciting... and in other ways really scary. what have i gotten my self into? but i just have to trust God now and know that he will put me in the right places and give me the strength to do what he asks me to. i also lined up my appointment to get all the medications i might need while i am in country.

i have really been realizing all the great opportunities he has been giving me to build into other peoples lives and it is really exciting. i am leading a couple small groups and have had the opportunity to, at least, give people the chance to grow in their relationship with God, which is a great honor and responsibility.

as for my plans while i am down in ecuador i am in contact with an orphanage and the schmidts are also lining up other ways i can help during my stay, which may include building maintenance and working at a youth camp/retreat.

i appreciate and covet your prayers. if you would like to help in any way go ahead and email me and we can talk.

-david

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Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.

Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.

Isaiah 40:26+28