So as some of you know, I have been thinking about CHile on a more long term basis, like at least for a few more years (God can always change these plans). Part of the reasoning for this is my desire to be apart of what God is doing down here. Some missionoloists are saying that the center of the Church is slowly shifting to Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Whether or not that is completely true, there is something huge happening in Latin America. And CHile,I truly believe is going to play a huge part of this transformation. To quote James Palmer (a future buddy of mine), "if the Church is to mature, it needs ministers who know scripture and love the Lord." And Chile, with the storng ecomony and infrastructure is being used as a training ground for pastors from all over South America. One of the places preparing and trainign pastors down here is called CEP (Centro de Educacion Pastorales- I think). And I happen to know a few of the people involved. Tim Swan, the Aussie I babysit for, is one of them. SO... (here comes the amazing news) Tim asked me if I would be interested in organizing the library of the seminary!!! I was basically handed the Crusade Library at Cal Poly, so I have some experience in this area, AND I LOVE IT!! I cannot believe how blessed I am. That God brings me to this foriegn land, and blesses me immensely. Tim asked me as he drove me to the Metro and as I waited for the train, I just paced up and down the platform, whispering under my breath, all the praises I could to our amazing God. Earlier that day I had been praying about having something to do. I either wanted more work, or I wanted... I actually asked God is I could hang out at the seminary somehow. I am telling you, this God, He created us, He gave us desires, and He takes so much pleasure in fulfilling those deesires. Amazing.
I live near a long thin park called Parque Forestal. It's really quite a nice park and it has a long stretch of a lane for riding bikes or jogging. And since I have a fear of riding bikes in this city, I jog. It's really pleasent. I usually listen to radioDisney on my mp3 player and jog along to Jonas Brothers, Beyonce, or Julieta Venegas. Great stuff. Yesterday on my jog I noticed that the trees were beginning to change. Fall has finally arrived and I am glad for the change. But as I was jogging through the falling leaves, I began to think about how much I like fall. And I had this special moment when I realized that I want to be here in Santiago, jogging through this park for many falls to come. After the past few weeks of cultural adjustment being a little more painful than normal, this was a nice thought to have.
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