Greetings! :)

Whew. What a summer it has been. Where do I even begin?

Well, I'll start with the job that I had this summer. My parents and I prayed for a job that would suit me, and also something that would allow me to take off a little more than a week so I could travel to Lima, Peru with my church. God answered our prayers. A family from my church contacted me and said they were interested in hiring me to be a nanny for their daughters. I thought, "Oh, this might be fun..." What I didn't know was that they wanted to interview me. That made me nervous... Well, I went to the interview. They had already interviewed 4 or 5 girls, and I wasn't sure what was going to happen. To my surprise, they offered me the job almost immediately! :) I was thrilled. The COOLEST thing about it was... their daughters were going to be out of town the EXACT SAME time that I was going to be in Peru!!! Oh my goodness... I couldn't have asked for anything better. God knew what I needed. And boy did He provide in a way that I didn't even expect.

My job this summer consisted of: taking the girls to iHop and McDonalds for breakfast on occasion, swimming in my neighbors pool, watching movies, painting nails and styling hair, playing in the sprinkler, tiedyeing shirts and aprons, playing at the park, having tea parties and just goofing around. It was tons of fun. :)


Peru was also an AMAZING experience!!!!! I loved teaching martial arts to the kids of Salamanca :) It was great to be able to share my sport with another country. It made me realize how much I have here, and how often I take it for granted. I really have alot to be thankful for. All of our flights went very smoothly, no one got sick or seriously injured, and most importantly, we got to share Christ with people in another country. So awesome :)

I would love to go back to Peru someday. I would do it in a heartbeat.

Thats all for now :)

eMiLy