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Emilie_Rene
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Name: Emilie
Birthday: 7/31/1982
Gender: Female
Interests: Prayer Requests for the Week:
~ Homesickness, missing friends and needing a support group of friends and mentors here in Venezuela (still). ~ Prayer for the teaching... still so very much to learn. ~ Prayer as well for the students, specifically those who will be a part of the Drama Production come this spring, and also for two dears that I have the blessing of mentoring to some degree.
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Member Since:
6/27/2006
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| Days to weeks, weeks to months... the time passes so fast.
Already finished with 1/8th of this school year. Very sorry for such a delay since the last post. Time is just flying as we have had so much work to do to prepare for all of our classes, grading and the works. Teaching has been going so amazingly well. It is far more difficult than anything I could have dared to imagine, and yet I am loving it. There is so much responsibility and yet it is an overwhelming blessing to observe and be a part of these young kids lives.
Finding myself in the midst of mentoring and teaching... I cannot believe God has placed me here. And even when the cultural stress and transition seems so impossible, there is no other place I would rather be, no other job I would rather have. This is such an amazing time and place, and I cannot help but see how the Lord has prepared me and guided me to this precipice. To each and everyone that helped and continues to help financially thank you! I have no way to express the deepest gratitude I have for this amazing opportunity. Thank you for allowing God to work through you, and thank you for the tender heart, to give... some especially when so little is had to begin with. Thank you again for the huge part that you all play in these amazing days.
In His Grip,
~ Miss Em
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| The rain pours…
Across the mountainous tropics
Over each barrio and house
Each street and home
Upon all Caracas
It rains, it pours, it thunderously pellets the city
In a beautiful cry amidst the cool early morn
The sun begins to rise
And so begins another breathtaking day
~ Emilie
This week is beginning well, so much to be done, but there remains time still too see the beauty in life and enjoy the many blessings poured out upon us. | | |
| So things are going quite well as the four of us girls are preparing for our first day teaching, this monday. Training is going well and prep for the classes is going wonderful! Most everything is challenging but as of now abundantly smooth. A lot of prayer and hard work will be leading up to Monday.
For now however, us girls have a prayer request that we hope will be answered soon. The commute right now to the school is near an hour there and an hour and a half back on the Metro. In September, when school starts for the non-international schools, that time will increase. We have been seeking out other options to commute daily, and will take extra precautions closer to December, however for now there is the possibility of an alternate route. Instead of two buses and a subway, there is an option possibly from right down the street directly to the area of the school. This would be absolutely incredible... so please be in prayer.
~ Em
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| So began the first week with a flight, a quick stop over in Panama and a longer drive once we arrived in Caracas. The city is a beautiful mixture of so many things. The beauty of South America and jungle mountains encompasses the city and rest up against the very neighborhood in which I live. The barrios that climb some of the mountain sides and inner portions of the city are nicer and sturdier than the barrios of TJ Mexico but the disparity is so apparent. Amidst the numerous malls that run throughout the city, near to the very rich there lies the poverty all so apparent and a middle class is unseen, though this is the first week.
In this new country, I have my own room with a my own desk and bathroom! Not bad for a missionary in Caracas. Things are much more expensive than anticipated so the extra space at home will be welcoming. Was able to check out the school and my classroom for this next year and I am excited! I cannot believe this amazing opportunity! I am going to be teaching the subjects I love in a country I am falling head over heals for and at a time that is so very precious... so many of the missionaries have been moving out over the years. Caracas is known as a graveyard for missionaries, because of how difficult ministry is in the city. Though so many new missionaries come each year it is a tough place, things are expensive, more so than I expected, and though the hearts of some are ready, it takes a lot to adjust and really find connection. City people, whereever they are from are so busy, and it is hard to minister in the passing glow of a neon light city that too quickly speeds by. Though I am loving it here already, I can see the difficulties, and in a town of such disparity I am trying to find where I am to truly serve and the purpose for which the Lord has brought me... I am all too excited for the classes to begin, but I also desire to reach out beyond the classroom ... we will see what the Lord has in mind.
Please be in prayer,
and as always ... God Bless!
~ Emilie
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| Dear friends,
Approaching the last two weeks before departure, just over half the funds have yet to come in. Please consider teaming up with me. Please consider a monthly pledge. As it stands right now all it would take is the following:
9 people pledging a monthly contribution of $20
17 people pledging a monthly contribution of $10
or
34 people pledging $5 a month
This is the equivalent to a Starbucks or Boba drink weekly, monthly or bi-monthly. I am asking if you can, please consider teaming up with me in this. In a way I am not only asking for your prayers but also for a weekly coffee date, or monthly if you don't have the time :) Either way, please consider the above. Team up with others if need be, but please, time is growing so short, please if God is pressing this upon your heart, please join me in this incredible venture and help make this possible.
In His loving grip,
~ Emilie
PS Please continue to be in prayer in all of this.
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