Blessings in Waiting List 2010

Calling all First Class Passengers~

December 29th was a sad day but also one of transition, heading back to Argentina to finish up my term. There I was standing at the Atlanta Airport at the check-in kiosk when " do you want an upgrade to first class" popped up! My first thought was why not, this day is going to be hard enough and I hit yes, little did I know God had something else in store. I finished checking in, putting my "body bags" a.k.a luggage up on the scales and saying good-bye to my mom, went through security and got on the plane. As I looked for my seat I noticed I was sitting beside what looked like a nice little old lady, I always keep in the back of my mind, the hope that I will be sitting by someone who will be kind and courteous even if they don't want to talk. However, I had no idea I would get to meet Ivy Salomon. A Jamaican lady who had been a missionary in Haiti for over 50 years. She did not hear very well and had just started using a cane so, with great pleasure I go to help her do a lot of things. She told me about how she was a RN and had started her mission work with Christian Flight International. She started working with little kids in Haiti and started an elementary school that is now a high school. I had been reflecting on 2009 for a couple days before leaving the US and as I sat on the plane and conversed with Ivy I began to think, will I be like Ivy one day will God use me for 30 years in International Missions. Well, only God knows that because I can only take it one year at a time.

Therefore, like I have done for several years now I have composed a " Blessings in Waiting List". The list is composed of things that I not only pray for but goals that I would like to accomplish to better my life. However, unlike resolutions that people make I will not be upset or if they do not happen this year because just like prayer requests, God's answers are often not what we expect and His timing is perfect!

Blessings in Waiting 2010

1. To have an established sleeping pattern, so my day is more structured and functional.
2. To wake-up and have my time with God, to let it be the opening to my day ( mornings have not worked for me in the past because of my sleeping pattern and attention span in the mornings but I want to try it again.)
3. To find a functional diet for me, to have a good relationship with food.
4. To find an exercise routine that is safe and works for me wherever I am.
5. To loose weight to better my health and self-esteem ( for me.)
6. To take my mission goals to the next level, to get out there and visit people with-out being invited.
7. To continue to strengthen the relationships I have made during the last year.
8. To commit to call and chat with pray patterns at least monthly.
9. To not take things so personally but let them be learning opportunities.
10. To continue to grow as a believer and missionary.
11. To be more spontaneous, everything does not have to be planned!
12. To expand my friend base to reach more lost people.
13. To be a good steward of God's money at all times
14. To build relationships with churches and people have an interest in coming down and doing short term trips or patterning with the work being done in Santiago.
15. To never loose focus of what I do and why I do I it.

Please pray for me and my "Blessings in Waiting List". God is so good to us and always has so many wonderful things in store for us but He also wants us to put forth effort. These are my desires for this year, we will see which ones He blesses me with!

Sierra