For the past 3 months I have been living at home in Sheboygan.  It was quite a struggle for me at first as I tried to find my place here after being gone for so long.  My weeks were long and uneventful and I felt quite lonely.  Now looking back I am very thankful I had that time to relax and spend time with God because as of now my life is crazy.  God has blessed me with alot of time to spend with my friends and family the past couple of weeks.  We spent a week camping in Northern Wisconsin with many aunts and uncles and other friends.  The day after I got home two of my teammates that lived with me in Africa, Alexis and Ellen, came to visit.  Alexis Ellen and I were together 24/7 for practically 9 months and so I missed them quite a bit not seeing them for 3 months.  We were able to travel down to Chicago and visit three more of our teammates and had a great time.  When I got back home my sister Sarah and her husband and two children had already arrived from Arizona.  They are staying for two weeks at our house.  The house has been so lively since their arrival,  I love it because thats how our house used to always be before everyone grew up and moved out.  Today my sister Carmen arrives from Oaxaca and at last the whole family, minus Carmens husband, will be together again.  I can't even express how much I enjoy being with my family, I'm so thankful we were able to all unite again before I leave. 

   With all this craziness it is hard to believe that in just a few weeks I will be leaving for Oaxaca.  The plan so far is to leave in middle or end of september and commit to 3 months.  If everything goes well and I can get another visa, I will stay longer.  Exactly what I will be doing there is unsure but they are short staffed and so I will be hired as a subsitute house parent.  I will be in charge of taking care of the kids at the orphanage so that the house parents can take a break.  My sister and her husband Fabian are currently house parents there and so I am quite thrilled to be able to spend time with them this year! 

   Your prayers are greatly appreciated by me please be praying that I will catch on to Spanish quickly as it will be essential.  Also please be praying that everything works out financially as well.  I will keep writing on this blog to keep you all posted as to whats going on so please keep reading.  Until next time.  -Sama