May 18th 2008

Today, I woke up at eight thirty and had a piece of bread and a cup of water for breakfast. After breakfast, I found out that Omar would not be picking me up for church and that I would have to take public transportation to and from church. This frightened and upset me because this would be my first time taking public transportation by myself and in a city I am not familiar with. I arrived at church safely. During the service I could understand and participate when words were on the screen or I could read the text out of the Bible. I also could understand the sermon about the Trinity because Tammy, who is the deacon, is also bilingual. In church we sang three familiar songs, but they were in Spanish. They were Here I am to Worship, I Could Sing of Your Love Forever, and My Jesus, My Savior. Also, during the service people were allowed to give a testimony about how God was working or had worked in their lives this past week. All of the people of the church welcomed me and even invited me to join in their annual picture that was being taken. Before I received a ride home from Omar; Tammy told me that if I need anything that I could call her and also that they were praying for me. I needed to hear that because when I returned home I felt frustration and being upset were setting in because I can only understand and communicate in basic terms. Also, I feel that I am being thrown into situations without assistance or being shown how to do things. For lunch I had a soup in a watery cream broth with pasta, potatoes, and some type of meat. I also had lemonade and water to drink with lunch. After lunch I took some time to relax and reflect, and felt my burdens and anxieties I had earlier were released. I even started looking for language classes that start tomorrow. Then I did my noonday devotional and worked on my book report some more. When Kiki returned home we took a walk so I could see where I would be getting on and off the bus while going to language school. For dinner I had sausage with a potato and a cream like oatmeal substance along with lemonade and water to drink. I continued to work on school work and then checked email. To close the day I did a night time devotion, took a shower, and went to bed.