My computer screen is becoming blurry as I write this, and it makes me wonder why I'm still on this thing! I'm feeling a little exausted after a busy and crazy day, so if you can't make sense of some parts of this post you'll know why.
Today started off with clinical shift (prenatals) from 7:45-11:30-12ish. I've started preforming the prenatal exams myself, but I still have a lot to learn with doing them!! I guess it all takes time and experience...
After shift I ran home to do some last minute studying for our first major assignemnt test and to pick up my assignment that was due.
At 1:00 was back at the clinic to do the test...We won't receive any marks for a few weeks. Under 80% is a failing grade, so I better have gotten higher than that since the idea is to pass! :)I've been reminding myself all week of the vs in Philippines 4: I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength! It's a promise so easily forgotten.
After that was over, I came back here again for an hour to study Visayon for a test we had at 3:15.
Rushed back to the clinic a few minutes early to join in on a pizza party the Filipino staff were having! So fun to see them all together as they sure love to laugh!!!
So...I've got the first assignment/test over with (if I passed! :))I felt very free, relieved and just plain thrilled to have that all over with!!! Praise God for getting me through the first one!
Okay, this has taking me far longer than noramal to write, so I'll just sign of here and catch you all another day sooon. Tomorrow I have day shift starting at 6:00 so it bright and early!
Till next time!!
Friday, September 26, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
It's cooking week!
I guess it's about time I update this blog again! I meant to do it on Sunday but never got around to it.
It's morning here now, and I'm watching the house slowly come alive as I sit here on the kitchen table. :) I must say after living with 5-7 brothers my whole life, it is very different living with a group of 15 girls! We've come up with some pretty interesting supper conversations! =D They are a great bunch of girls, and it's funny to see all our very different personalities put together!
This week I'm on the team for cooking! Every week 3-4 girls are in charge of cooking supper for the house, so this week Bri, Serena, Holly and are on. Yesterday Bri and I went and did most of the shopping, and this morning Holly did the market run. Tonight it's my night to cook- we'll see how that goes..haha. I think chicken dinner is on the menu- I haven't quite decided.
Friday is the day our assignment is due, following which is an exam on the assignment. So if ya think of it, please pray that it would go well. It's hard to know what they all expect in an assignment or what the exam involves being that this is our first. I'm trying my best not to get worried...ha!
I trust everything is going well wherever this blog finds you.
Hope you all have a great day/night! :)
much love,
Sarah
It's morning here now, and I'm watching the house slowly come alive as I sit here on the kitchen table. :) I must say after living with 5-7 brothers my whole life, it is very different living with a group of 15 girls! We've come up with some pretty interesting supper conversations! =D They are a great bunch of girls, and it's funny to see all our very different personalities put together!
This week I'm on the team for cooking! Every week 3-4 girls are in charge of cooking supper for the house, so this week Bri, Serena, Holly and are on. Yesterday Bri and I went and did most of the shopping, and this morning Holly did the market run. Tonight it's my night to cook- we'll see how that goes..haha. I think chicken dinner is on the menu- I haven't quite decided.
Friday is the day our assignment is due, following which is an exam on the assignment. So if ya think of it, please pray that it would go well. It's hard to know what they all expect in an assignment or what the exam involves being that this is our first. I'm trying my best not to get worried...ha!
I trust everything is going well wherever this blog finds you.
Hope you all have a great day/night! :)
much love,
Sarah
Saturday, September 13, 2008
A word from me again
Today I went to Bible Fellowship Davao for the Fourth time. I was encouraged, though a little lost in the language! Maybe one day I'll know Visayon...:) They sing a few English songs and I'm able to pick up a word here and there...hehe. I like that it's small (only 50 ppl or so), and the joy of the Lord can really be felt! This morning one of the songs was "You are my all in all", and really the reality for many of them is that He is all they have...and it proves to be more than enough! It's funny, the singing is mostly way off key, but comes straight from the heart! So precious and beautiful to the Lord! During the service a scrawny stray cat came meandering in, but nobody seemed to notice. :) Things are a little different here than in North America! The service usually "starts" at 9:00, but Filipinos are seldom on time. Hmm? Now I'm wondering if my family has some Filipino history? :P
So I'm still questioning if this is the church the Lord wants me in. For now, I'll take it one step at a time. It's weird searching for a church on my own...with always having a big family to follow behind in! haha!
Okay, I won't keep you here all day. Just a little update on life here.
Missing you all like crazy!!!!!! And I'm not just saying that either!=)
God be with you till we meet again!
love,
Sarah
So I'm still questioning if this is the church the Lord wants me in. For now, I'll take it one step at a time. It's weird searching for a church on my own...with always having a big family to follow behind in! haha!
Okay, I won't keep you here all day. Just a little update on life here.
Missing you all like crazy!!!!!! And I'm not just saying that either!=)
God be with you till we meet again!
love,
Sarah
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Church search...Assignment confinement! :)
Good day! It is a beautiful day here today! Hot as usual, but I'm sitting in a air conditioned coffee shop enjoying the sunshine away from the humidity! Spoiled? hmm....:)
As I mentioned in the previous post, last week was the first week of school. They gave us our assignment Monday which is due for the 26th. The assignment consists of a whole list of questions that need to be researched in our textbooks. We have eight textbooks the info can be found in, so our goal is to gather all the information and compile it into answers. Some answers are 1/2 pg in length, others are 10 pgs! So far It's going good- slowly but surely! It takes a bit to get to "know" your textbooks! It's excited that everything we study involves what we will be practising!
Yesterday I went to Bible Fellowship Davao for the third time. I had heard of it though Bill Coffee who knows of American missionaries (Seven & Dottie St. Claire) who are there. The first Sunday I went proved to be quite the adventure. I took a motorbike ride to get there (one of the means of transportation here). Glad to be alive :), I arrived at the little church consisting of around 50 people, most of them being very poor (many are even homeless). The missionary couple gave me a warm welcome as did the people. One older lady who had only one eye and a few teeth came up to me and grabbed my arm not wanting to let go. At first my instinctive was to try to free myself from this lady whose hygiene level was obviously not very high. But then it struck me- I had completely missed out on sharing the love and compassion of Jesus that we are called to live out. It was a humbling experience, not because of the physical happenings that had occurred, but because of how I had responded to it inside. Who was I to think I was above her, for before the cross we all stand equal. Lesson learned? I'm finding I have much to learn!
This is getting longer than anticipated, so I'll close off and save the rest for another day. My assignment is getting nowhere while it remains minimized on my computer screen! :)
God bless!
-Sarah
Eph 5:1-2
As I mentioned in the previous post, last week was the first week of school. They gave us our assignment Monday which is due for the 26th. The assignment consists of a whole list of questions that need to be researched in our textbooks. We have eight textbooks the info can be found in, so our goal is to gather all the information and compile it into answers. Some answers are 1/2 pg in length, others are 10 pgs! So far It's going good- slowly but surely! It takes a bit to get to "know" your textbooks! It's excited that everything we study involves what we will be practising!
Yesterday I went to Bible Fellowship Davao for the third time. I had heard of it though Bill Coffee who knows of American missionaries (Seven & Dottie St. Claire) who are there. The first Sunday I went proved to be quite the adventure. I took a motorbike ride to get there (one of the means of transportation here). Glad to be alive :), I arrived at the little church consisting of around 50 people, most of them being very poor (many are even homeless). The missionary couple gave me a warm welcome as did the people. One older lady who had only one eye and a few teeth came up to me and grabbed my arm not wanting to let go. At first my instinctive was to try to free myself from this lady whose hygiene level was obviously not very high. But then it struck me- I had completely missed out on sharing the love and compassion of Jesus that we are called to live out. It was a humbling experience, not because of the physical happenings that had occurred, but because of how I had responded to it inside. Who was I to think I was above her, for before the cross we all stand equal. Lesson learned? I'm finding I have much to learn!
This is getting longer than anticipated, so I'll close off and save the rest for another day. My assignment is getting nowhere while it remains minimized on my computer screen! :)
God bless!
-Sarah
Eph 5:1-2
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