Sunday, July 02, 2006

Of bugs and the petitions of a longing heart.

In passionate intercession before the throne of God, music picks up speed and the room joins in chorus as we sing out scripture. I'm on the mike, I'm asking God to reveal himself to our generation. All of a sudden I feel something crawling on my back. I can't swat at myself or suddenly begin to hop around because people would think I'm possesed. So I finish my pray as if everything is normal and then race to the washroom and rip off my shirt. Out plops this massive black beetle. I would have screamed if I were the screaming type. I stared at it in horror for a few seconds and then came to my senses and violently took of my flip flop and proceeded to schmush the little bugger to a plup. But o horror of horrors it refuses to die and runs happily underneath the stall and visits the person with the red sandals next door. Very shaken I exit my stall and slowly make my way back to the prayer room still extrememly disturbed. Eventually I calm down and enjoy the rest of the night. However the next day the same thing happens. This time I'm sitting at the back of the prayer room checking my emails when I feel somthing tickly on my neck. I grab at it and a bigger black beetle skydives to the floor and runs happily away. So as you can expect I am completely paranoid about black beetles crawling on my back. Ugh anyway enough of the beetles;nasty little creatures.
I have completely adjusted to life here. I love being up at night and my sleep has not been affected at all. The minute my head hits the pillow I'm out. I still need to get used to some of the rules here. Like for example the one where girls can't walk from their apartment to the missions base without a guy. Not even if there is two of us. Annoying because I like being independent but o well I'll get over it.
I wish you all could be here. God has been speaking to me about so many things. But the main thing right now is that I'm learning to be whole heartedly sold out to him and to desire a holy lifestyle. Tomorrow the global bridegroom fast begins which is a three day fast they have here every beginning of each month. Please pray for me because I love my food and its going to be extremely difficult to part with it. My roommates and I went to this place to eat today called Chipotle, to celebrate our last day with food. I had this amazing humongous fajita burrito. The girls were so amazed that I finished it all! haha they aren't used to my eating habits. My size fools them I think. There is so much more that I am learning but it would be an endless blog if I start explaining now. If any of you want to hear whats going during Fire in the Night you should go to www.ihop.org and click on internships and then sign up for the free podcast of the nightwatch. It will almost be like you're with me here in the prayer room in the middle of the night. I miss you all a lot but I know that I am in the place God wants me to be right now. Hope to hear from everyone soon. lots of love,
Angelina

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

hey!!!!
sry i havent really kept in touch with you. i've tought about you soooo much.. everytime i read your emails and see you on myspace =).

I just came back from a family vacation and im not working this summer (on purpose but i havent told my parents that lol) soo im set on keeping in touch with ppl... especially you!!!
i miss you sooo much!! but im very glad to hear that you are having an amazing time =)

eeeeek i dont like beetles.. i used to have a trailer when i was younger at a campground, so i've had some scary experiences with bugs... once i had a wasp in my mouth.. haha but thats another story. you played it pretty kool tho.. continuing to pray.. haha i think i would been the drama queen and screamed lol.

ummm has meg given you our home addy? i figured she did cuz she better at replying to ppl lol. I think its sooo kool how you want to send letters out. Very creative... well i think now it can be considered creative since no one does it anymore lol
ok i'll ttyl!!!

keep pressing into Him!!

Loveyou
xoxoxo