Texas time

time has been rough and exhausting but also touching, good and really blessed.
I cannot say that there would have been any other place than exactly this to work for his kingdom.

I am really glad that I managed everything. I mean, when I looked at all I had to do I went nuts, not knowing how in the world I could do it. On Wednesday we had our youth service Open house and I had to translate Travis' testimony. It was okay but like Wesley's it could have been a lot better. On Thursday morning we left for Bacharach and I sat in the front bus with Ralf to lead the way. When we arrived we had to climb up hill to Castle Maus. We took the tour through the castle and I had to translate everything. It really freaked me out 'cuz the woman who did the tour did not listen to me asking her to talk more slowly. She just ran through and I had to catch up with translating. It was really hard and I feel definitely sorry for our Texans because I didn't do it with a lot of happiness. After the tour we saw a falcon show. The eagles, the owl and the falcon were so pretty and they came right in front of my face which was a little scary. The falconer though was rude and the most unfriendly person I've ever met. I wasn't allowed to translate and everything he said made me want to say something back.
But I enjoyed the birds and took a lot of good pictures.

On Saturday we had Open house again and I preached. I was really excited because I started writing my sermon out of notes at 11 in the morning and I was done around 3! Open house started at 7 pm. Everything went well. Jamie gave her testimony and I did the translation which was really good, better than those before. My sermon was not as good as my first one but I think it was okay. I got it as MP3 so, enjoy it.

On Sunday I translated Samantha's testimony in church and also Toney who preached. It was hard but okay. I did my best.
Afterwards Ralf made me come up front and I thought I should translate him, but then he said: This girl did an amazing job. Yesterday she had the sermon herself, today she translated Toney's sermon. It is a good accomplishment to do such in her age and I think she deserves a big applause.
I've never heard such a big applause and I was honestly glad to be able to sit.
The Texans also did a cardboard testimony to the song Amazing grace (my chains are gone). I had to cry. This touched my heard so deeply...I cannot find words for it.

Last night we had a huge barbeque in our backyard and a lot of fun together.
I am really glad the most exhausting parts of the trip are done for me. I will have to translate one or two testimonies again and also at the goodbye party, but there is not so much pressure on me anymore to do right.

I have my oral final on Wednesday morning and I am excited and afraid. Today and tomorrow I have to study. But I am sure He will help me get through just as he has done with everything else.