Peace and March Madness

Over the last few weeks, I have really taken stock of my situation and am actually enjoying being patient. I'm enjoying the extra time with friends, the extra Bible studies, and the absolutely gorgeous days we've been having here in Denver. I've realized being anxious isn't going to get me out of here faster and its only going to leave me stressed out and exhausted.

Some good news - I heard from Lucho Velez, the director of La Palmera, he's going to make an appeal on my behalf to his project supporters, hopefully that will get me a few people. I have a few follow ups and a few people that I hadn't thought of previously, so between all those people, hopefully I'll be out of here in the next 4-5 weeks. I also heard from MaryLynn, the high school leader and she says the flooding situation has actually improved over the last week or two, but the water levels are expected to rise again soon. She did note that only 1 teacher and 3 families were affected, so praise God for his protection of 130+ families at the project!

One of the perks of still being here is that I get to see one more "March Madness" NCAA tournament before I leave, and enjoy the fun competition of filling out a bracket. I'm pretty sure I spent a good 3-4 hours today reading sports columns, watching video clips and comparing stats, but what else am I going to do with my spare time now? It seriously though will help in keeping me relaxed and not uptight and will take my mind off of constantly thinking about support, a very good thing for me.