Monday, August 31, 2009

----monthly recap----

this is for those of you (andrew holbrook) who think i write too much. i have condensed the previous 30 or so posts into one for your enjoyment :)

i started out only being able to speak spanish in the present tense. anything i did yesterday was ayer (yesterday) voy al cine (i go to the movies) and in the future was manana (tomorrow) voy al cine (i go to the movies). now i can kind of speak in the imperfect, preterite, and future! praise God! i have had lots of patient teachers and am looking forward to learning more and more.

i started out working in the big house with 'the treasures' - kids like the 3 sisters who can't talk and are in wheelchairs. i did some physical and occupational therapy and lots of reading and coloring with them. my original dream was to teach these kids, but i realized quickly that what they need more than a teacher is time out of their wheelchairs and one on one interaction. the ladies who work here are great, but they're just really busy because they have lots of obligations on their shift.

i just started helping chuy, the teacher, with school. so far we've had one really hard day and one awesome day. let's hope things keep going well! i feel really useful here; he had a month and a half of teacher training squeezed into less than 2 weeks, and so it's been great to work together, bouncing ideas off of each other.

the kids are awesome, amazing, wonderful, insert another adjective here...the smiles on their faces when you're interacting with them are indescribable. absolutely indescribable.

it's been great to draw closer to God as i realize i need him more and more. there have been some hard days and he is really, truly, the only constant in my life right now. he is the only one who i can always go to and know immediately that he has heard my cry for help.

thank you - everyone - for your prayers and support. i think about you often and tell the kids about you and how you prayed for me and helped me in many ways so that i could come here and be with them. they love you too!
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7 comments:

  1. madreSeptember 1, 2009 at 5:38 AM

    Well, I don't think you write too much! Good summary...I should show it to my students who think summarizing means retelling every single thing they just read.
    Glad you are feeling better! xoxo

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  2. Taylor HolbrookSeptember 1, 2009 at 2:16 PM

    I don't think you write to much either. I feel so connected with your life from across the miles.

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  3. UnknownSeptember 1, 2009 at 3:37 PM

    i must be missing the hidden messages to me in your posts...please make them a bit more clear. thank you :-)

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  4. madreSeptember 1, 2009 at 4:22 PM

    Meghan, you are too funny! Please come over and bake with me. I need a girl fix.

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  5. Gma BESeptember 1, 2009 at 5:21 PM

    You do not write too much. Please keep it coming. Thanks for explaining who some of the people are that you refer to. Those of us who have not been to your area can get confused (perhaps just me :-) )
    Love, Gma BE

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  6. Hilary HolbrookSeptember 1, 2009 at 8:09 PM

    thanks peeps. grandma - i meant to write this earlier - one of the mexican medical missionaries works in chiapas with the treekay (no idea how to spell that) people. not sure if that's the area you were in but he's doing some awesome stuff - bible translation, learning the language, and being an advocate for them.

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  7. Lurtz71September 1, 2009 at 8:10 PM

    NO DONT STOP THE LONG ONES! I absolutely love them and its the last thing i do before i go to bed and pray! I love you and your life!!

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