Health, sickness, and ice cream.

Hey! This is a picture of the whole group! They´re great! It is my team, plus Heather (on staff), our leader, Cara, and Julie (also on staff). It is from the gringo community dinner about 3 weeks back!


So, this weekend, we went hiking. We hiked up a HUGE mountain called Valley of the Moon, then down and back up another part called the Devil´s Molar. This is at the top of the Devil´s Molar! I didn´t go to the top because I thought I might die of lack of energy, but a few did!


This is just an amazing view on the way back down. I thought these rocks looked incredible! Don´t you think?


This is all the girls! It is our leader, Cara, me, Autumn, and Laura. They are all insanely incredible people!


So, after we went on this BEAUTIFUL hike, I had absolutely no energy! My legs were about to snap and my heart was going to pound out of my body. Let´s remember, I am not doing this at sea level. It is hard to breathe when you walk on level ground here, so going straight uphill for a couple hours is MUCH different. So, afterwards, we were treated to ICE CREAM! I have missed ice cream for quite sometime or anything chocolate for that matter, so put the two together and I am one happy lady.

The next day, I wake up and am not feeling my best. My neck is aching and my head feels about 40 pounds. I am hot. I am cold. I want to sleep. I have a fever. I have no appetite. Basically, I am convinced I have the flu. I had to skip church because the walk to the kitchen was enough to about do me in for the day. I slept something like 28 hours in a span of 36 hours. I only was awake for a few hours and out of bed, even less. I lost 5 pounds in these 2 days. This shows how much I eat here normally, aye!? PRAISE THE LORD, I felt much better Monday afternoon, and today, I am back to normal! It was amazing how quickly I recovered. He took all my pain away and healed me immediately!

Anyways, enough about me...Sipriana went to the doctor this weekend and has discovered she has an infection in her ovaries and kidneys. She is telling me constantly of the pain she feels. I have no idea how serious this could be or really is for her, but I am concerned about it. Today, she also was complaining of her heart hurting after we ran about 10 yards together for a bus. She is going to another doctor in a week or two to find out more, but please be praying for her health and safety as she looks to these doctors for guidance. Pray that they have the medications and resources necessary to treat her, that they can do so simply and with little cost, but even more so, pray for God to completely heal her as He IS the ultimate healer of all of our wounds. By His Wounds, we are healed.

I miss everyone!

Small p.s. I found out there is a ban on packages over 4 pounds. The airlines won´t take them for some reason, so if you ARE sending a package, make it less than that in weight, and send it quick because it may not get here before I leave. Letters are always welcome anytime! ;)