family day

preparation update part dos (spanish for 2)

35 days until we board the plane that takes us to peru! as the day approaches i get more and more excited to see all that God has in store for me, my team, and matucana! i truly feel like something astounding and awesome is going to happen!
instead of our normal weekly meetings, yesterday we invited our families to come, eat some burgers, hangout, and ask any questions they might have about this trip. it also gave our parents a good opportunity to meet everyone and "to put a face with a name" sort of speak. i think it was also a relief for our parents (at least for mine) to be able to meet and chat with "the kids" that their child will be working with for 10 weeks in a different continent.
btw, here are a couple personal prayers that have been answered within these past few weeks. one thing i wasn't to concerned but still needed confirmation about was my job situation after peru. the kind of jobs i get are known to have high employee turnover rates. in other words, i can be pretty easily replaced. well, my boss at auntie anne's said to me one day while i was at the mall with a friend, "after peru, you're coming back to work here right?" :) that made my day! now, slice of life (my other job) has been another story. i've been putting off telling them that i would be leaving for the summer because i was afraid they'd let me go right then and there. i told the head waiter that i'm going to be gone for the summer. he said "oh yeah? doing what?" i told him and he responded "really?! that's really cool! will you be working here up until then and will you come back afterwards?" wow. that was a big sigh of relief! not that i WANT to work there when i get back, but that i have that option and i will still have that income up until i leave! thank you Lord! preparing for this trip has already been a great testimony to all that i work with. thank you all for your prayers!

~chelsea st. john ><>

p.s. this past week i have had some personal concerns that i needed to give to God. through a few of my friends' encouraging words, He was able to put me at ease about a couple unspecific things. pretty much i need to remember that He is there for me and that He wants me to delight in Him. conclusion: God wants to take away all my concerns because He loves me.