Two week gone in a flash

I can't believe that I have already been here for two weeks. I planned to right more often but I have been crazy busy. Since I've been here I have been spending most of my days Monday through Saturday at Brooklyn Mission School where I am doing my research. On the drive up from the airport when I flew in I found out that the schools here get out a the end of May which kinda put a damper on my research since I am suppose to have 12 weeks to gather my info and instead I have 4 weeks. However, God has been REALLY GOOD to me and has help me to get a lot accomplished in the two weeks that I have been here.

The hardest things have been, I'm really exhausted. The heat here really plays a toll on your energy. I guess I should be used to that after all my years of life guarding but it still really surprises me that I can be so tiered when i didn't really do anything that uses very much energy. The other thing is that :( my stomach has begun to disagree with my taste buds about the Indian food :(:(. I still LOVE the taste but my tummy just doesn't seem to be feeling the same way. I kinda went crazy for a while just eating everything in sight which wasn't the smartest thing. I am being more careful now who I take food from. This is a lot easier said then done cause here in India if someone offers you something it is rude if you don't take at least a little.

Some of the neat experiences I have had have been getting to hang out with a missionary family who works with a nomad people group, going to prayer meetings with Christians from the community, playing games and trying to communicate (which is a game in itself) with the students of Brooklyn Mission school, going to Patnitop(a mountain top park in the Himalayas), going to the market/bizarre(always an adventure), teaching the students dance classes and learning some Indian Punjabi dance as well.

God has been blessing me more than I can even express. He has brought some amazing girl friends into my life who are really welcoming me into the community and are helping me to settle in and adjust to the culture. They have also been great examples to me and have encouraged me in my walk with the Lord. One scripture that the Lord has been placing on my heart is Psalms 57:7-11
it reads...

"My heart is confident in you O God; no wonder i can sing your praises! Wake up, my soul! wake up, harp and lyre! I will awaken the dawn with my song. I will thank you, Lord, in front of all the people. I will sing your praises among the nations. For your unfailing love is higher than the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens. May your glory shine over all the earth."

One of my friends showed me this verse when I was in Thailand a few years ago and it was so encouraging to me. Once again the Lord has brought me to a nation other than my own and he is calling me to worship him. Although at times I doubt myself I can always be confident in the Lord, that is what it is all about.