the lord is my shep-herd

When you come back from another country, everyone expects you to instantly write on blogs and journal and post pictures on Facebook and share about your experience. Ironically, these times are almost always the times when words and photos are not even close to enough. I'm hoping that for now, the following words and faces can speak for themselves...

Jehová es mi pastor; nada me faltará.

En lugares de delicados pastos me hará descansar;

junto a aguas de reposo me pastoreará.

Confortará mi alma; me guiará por sendas de justicia por amor de su nombre.

Aunque ande en valle de sombra de muerte no temeré alguno, por tú estarás conmígo;

tu vara y tu cayado me infundirán aliento.

Aderezas mesa delante de mí en presencia de mis enemigos;

unges mi cabeza con aceite;

mi copa está rebosando.

Ciertamente el bien y la misericordia me seguiran todos los días de mi vida,

y en casa de Jehová moraré por largos días.

[Salmo 23 - La Senda 2011]

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Where God sent me to an orphanage for just a little over a week, He has sent two of my friends off to orphanages for the entire summer. Katherine is a dear friend, and I miss her terribly. Everything I see reminds me of her and it's killing me to not be in constant communication with her. Lacey is going to be a dear friend, and I miss her too even though our friendship has just begun. She is transferring to Ole Miss in the fall, and, from the time we have spent together, I know that I am going to be a better person for having her in my life these next two years!

Katherine is in the Philippines, and Lacey is in Peru. Both have limited internet access but are going to try and post over the course of the summer. Whether they can update their blogs or not, pray for them with me and be excited! The world is going to be a better place in August because of what they have set out this summer to do.

Here's Katherine - http://withallyoursoul.wordpress.com/ and Lacey -
http://alwaysbeforeme.tumblr.com/.