Broken Glass

The title of this blog symbolizes several things actually- both light hearted and more heavy. I will start with the more heavy.

Since I have been back this year things seem to be a lot harder for me. Last year, looking back at least, seems like a piece of cake or a walk in the park. Though I did have tough times last year it's nothing compared with those of this year and I haven't even been back a month yet, ha! Really, I believe that God is breaking me down. I am learning that I have to be broken so that the master potter can mold me and fix me to be a better vessel for Him. My mindset coming back this year was that it was going to be a bigger and better year. I was all set coming back with more of the comforts of home and knowing better what I needed here...or so I thought. I think that I didn't prepare as well as I should have spiritually to come back here. When you leave a place for a few months you forget some things, usually the bad, and when you get back they creep up on you. I have been learning just how much I need to lean on and fully rely on God to be my strength because I cannot do anything without Him. When I try to do something of my on will or my own strength I only fail and fail miserably. It's kind of funny, in an ironic way, that in order to see these things and how much you really can't do anything good apart from God you have to be broken first. These revelations never seem to come when you are in your "mountain top" state, only in the valleys- go figure ;-)

On a little bit lighter of a note I was in a car accident last night. One of my friends came to pick me up and I was with some of my American friends on the way to another American's home for a night of fun and just chilling out. We were almost to their home, sitting at a red traffic light, when all of the sudden BOOM! A huge bus slams us from behind. Mind you, we were sitting still and this bus hits us full on. Praise God we were the first car in line at the traffic light because I think we slid about 10 feet from where we were. I'm also praising God because other than my back being a little sore last night no one was hurt and the car had an extended back (like a station wagon) so the glass from the back windshield didn't hit my friend and I in the back seat. The car is still drivable, though the entire back windshield is gone and the back is quite dinged. There were only 4 of us in the car and another friend on the way to the same place stopped as she was driving by and took 2 of us on to the house. The other 2, my friend who was driving and another, stayed to wait with the bus driver for the police- who by the way we didn't not have a number for. They ended up having to go to the police station to write up the report and the bus driver had no insurance. Apparently that's illegal here too so he was put in jail and my friend got her report. We're praying her insurance can cover the damages since he didn't have any.

Other than that, nothing too exciting has happened here, haha. Still in full swing with school. This Thursday is a teacher work day so no students. I have been able to visit with a few friends since I have been back but there are still a few friends that I haven't gotten to see yet. They had basketball tryouts at school for both the boys and the girls. There are two separate teams for each dividing them by ages so this is the younger group of kids, the older ones will try out after Raamadan (September). I'm glad because that means more of them will get to play this year. I'm excited to see them progress as they learn the game and get to compete.

That's all for now!