So today is Monday and we drove into Concepcion for the day as Jorge´s uncle said that we could use his car, which is a huge blessing and saves us an uncomfortable trip on the bus. Jorge dropped Josiah and I off at his paretns house and then went downtown to run some errands. He is trying to figure out the whole thing with my paperwrok, how to get me my residency here and also how to get Josiah and I covered with healthcare..so we are paying that everything will work out.

Last night we had a really nice church service. There were more people there as it is the main sevice of the week and the brothers and sisters were very kind and welcoming. I got a chance to share a bit of how our trip went and just said that we are happy to be with the church and that we are here to serve them..and that I hope we can get to know each other and enter into this process together, to see what God has in store for us. The people seem very open to grow and know more of Christ in their everyday lives.

I had a strange sensation last night as the service ended. Jorge spoke about patience, about learning to wait on God for His timing in ourlives...it was really good. And at the end he did an altar call and many people came forward, to pray and to be prayed for. I had Josiah, who was running around and whatnot, so I was trying to contain him in my arms and therefore, just stayed in my place, praying for the people. But at the end they all were hugging each other, blessing each other, and I realized something and felt kind of out of place. This church is a family. They have grown together, done life together, cried together, laughed together, worked together and played together. They know each other and have gone through a tough time together and are trying to get through it. Now here come Jorge and Josiah and I, to join this family, and it is hard to know where to fit in. This may sound strange, but I almost had the sensation that a step mother would have, coming into a family and taking over the position that the mother of the family always had...it is an ackward feeling, and I dont even know if I am describing it well, but I hope I am. Don´t get me wrong, I am excited to see what God is going to do and I know that this process will take time. The people will need time to get to know us as a family and we need to get to know them, but it will be a slow process, and we are prepared for that. But it just dawned on me that really, this is a very delicate situation and it must be handled with care.

I was listening to a sermon by Paul Washer last night and he was talking about Busyness and spiritual discipline...wow, it was really what I needed to hear. He was saying that if you are workin in the ministry, you need to spend hours out of your day having your time alone with God, seeking God, because how can we know how to do His work if we are not spending every moment that we can with HIM!! It really hit me like a ton of bricks...espeically when I think about the work that I will do with the ladies in the church. I need to know where to start, what to share with them, different dynamics and activities that we can do together to get to know each other better, but I need the LORD to show me where to begin. If you think of me, please pray for me in that area...God is really working on both Jorge and I, and we need more and more of His Grace to get through each day.

Josiah is doing better...he has had a good couple of days. He began eating a bit more and has gone back to his usual jabbering self, talking and humming as he walks around the house and plays with his farm animals(Mum, I´m soooo glad I brought those with us!!). One of the biggest issues we are having with him is him hitting people and-or throwing things at them. A lot opf people think its funny so they are encouraging him to throw his toys at them and they say ¨we are just playing¨...sigh. The problem is, they dont know my son, and it is a little embarrasing when we are sitting at someones table, talking and sharing with them and my son comes up and whips a big lego blog right at the lady of the house...hhmmm, not my idea of good manners:( LOL but we are working on it...it may take some time. Today he went for a long walk outside with his great grandmother, and they had a great time, looking at all the puppies and sayin g hi to the neighbors as they went along their way...he is getting used to the family again and I know that it means a lot to them:)

Anyways, I must be going. We are going to go to the mall this afternoon and look into buying a highchair for Josiah...having him sit at the table is not working well as he can get off and on the chairs and its impossible to get him to sit still..

will write again soon!