Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Two Months!
What’s the biggest challenge you’re having to face over there? What will be the biggest opportunity you get to pursue? These are just a couple of questions my brother Scott asked me in a recent email. Honestly the biggest challenge here is just waking up everyday knowing I am in store for something new, and asking myself how I am going to focus my day right so I can make myself useful as well as the day ahead of me. It is always hard waking up and starting my day, but once I get moving I find myself not wanting to stop. I have been unable to write for a few days due to internet problems here. Our internet has been down and today it has just started working, so I, in my spare time, have been letting everyone know I am still alive and doing well. I do not know if there is only one answer to "what is the biggest challenge I am having to face" because it changes daily, but if I were to pick one right now I would say the experience I had with Arumagam. Arumagam taught me a lot about myself I did not know. What made it a big challenge for me was for the first time in my life I had to search within myself feelings I never knew existed. I had to forget what I saw in my mind, and look at what I truly saw in my heart. The experience I had with Arumagam may be the greatest experience I will ever have here, but I know everyday I am faced with a new challenge, a new task teaching me to humble myself, or physically push myself; everyday new obstacles are set in front of me. It is hard to answer that question knowing many more are yet to come my way, but I am preparing myself each day for those yet to come through obstacles I somehow tackle. I learn something new through each obstacle I encounter. The biggest opportunity I have gotten to pursue is probably coming to India. These two months have been extremely wonderful. I have learned so much and I am still learning. I thought being here for a whole year was going to be so long, but honestly time has flown by with what I have been doing. I truly am in the service of my God serving these wonderful people. Just like King Benjamin said, "When you are in the service of your fellow beings you are in the service of your God." I feel the Lord's blessings daily and I know he is comforting me when I need comfort, watching over me when I need protection, and guiding me safely to where I need to be at the right place at the right time. He allows me to help those only I was chosen to help. Just like being on a mission we serve and help the people we are destined to help that no one else can. I am truly proud of all the sacrifice my family has made to get me where I am today. It is through them I find my motivation to succeed and determination to persevere. I could not have better examples in my life of people I someday would love to become. Each person in my family has become extremely successful and it is because each one of them has kept their eyes on the path God wants them to be on. God has blessed our family immensely; miracles have occurred to keep our family together; miracles have occurred to start new adventures in far away places; miracles have occurred to bless our family when other families were struggling. I have noticed it is always easier to do good when other people around us are doing good, but the minute we are by ourselves is what really defines who we are. What we do when no one is watching defines the true character within us. I have struggled with this concept my whole life, but slowly I am learning to be the best I know I can be. I love this work I am doing and I love these people with all of my heart! I miss and love each one of you! I anxiously look forward to hearing from you all!
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