SpRiNg BrEaK! <3

WOW soo much has been going on! i am completly busy trying to cetch up on school work and finish things! THANKS to all of you who have been praying for me! I was sick for a week several weeks ago, and went to the doctor two weeks ago. My results back are well. Nothing serious like allergy. I am feeling alot better and most likely it is a culture bug or bactieria. I will get more results on Tuesday!
I have had a really busy past two weeks! We had a class on the book of ACTS! It was a difficult class and LOTS of memorizing. i think i could tell you what happens in ever single chapter by memory! It is so interesting how the book of acts is set up and how much is in it! I learned alot. We also started a class on "Christian Family" about roles in marriage and how to live as a Christian family! The girls in my room this week led girls devotional's on Tuesday night! We decided to do a skit! A reminder before our "spring break." We had three points!
1.) TO PUT GOD FIRST 2.) TO PUT OTHERS FIRST and 3.) OURSELVES!
We had a really good time and it was fun making up skits! It is really important though! To always put God first in our day! It is so important to have a personal relationship with our amazing creator! He wants us to know him!! He wants us to be close with him!! US!? wow it is just soo awesome to think! We need to remember to do out devotionals in the morning and pray! We also need to remember to think of others! not just on our break but through out our lives! It is just a great testimony! even when you want to do what YOU want to do, instead take time to help someone in need! and finally, it is good to rest. When you are on a break, on a weekend, it is good to take time to relax. =-) this was just our devotional and reminder to all the girls and we had bible verses!

MY MINISTRIES!!

Sunday School! -
This week went so well! We had such a great time with the kids, and even had time to play some fun games with them! Please keep praying for Eli, the little boy that is sick in the hospital! also for the children to listen and obey!
OPEN AIR - I had an amazing last minute oppertunity to go with the Open Air team on Friday!! It was so awesome! Every second I get a chance I like to go with them! My friend Kristina helped walked around with me and helped translate when we talked with people! We had a chance to talk with 6 girls about Christ and what His precious gift is! There was one girl named Timi, I shared my testimony with her and walked through the scriptures. We got to know here, and she seemed interested, but still wasn't totalyl understanding. What was so cool about her, was that her and her friend just started readign throught the bible just for fun! And NOW God brought us to her to explain it! How awesome is that! Also we talked with two young ladies named Vivian and Sammantha, and they went to a Christian church and were Christians, but they said they had a hard time believing because of so many "Christian's" that take God's gift for granted. and they use it in a wrong way. Saying things like "Yea well I can do (this) and Christ forgives me already." The girls opened up to us and told us about their dad that says he's a christian but ruins their lives! They told us how much we encouraged them and reminded them about God! It was so amazing! one of the girls were almost in tears and they wanted to keep in contact with us! Please pray for them!
ITALY ~ So I had a GREAT oppertunity to go to Italy for Spring break!! I am going with 4 other girls and we will be staying in Rome for 5 days and praying that God will use us in amazing ways to witness to people! Also we are going to Naples Italy for 4 days with a missionary family who is providing us to stay! We will be sharing out testimonies for Easter Sunday and will be helping in small groups and other ways! So please pray for Tim and his wife that missionaries we are staying with and also that God will keep us safe!!
When I get back, I will be helping at Danube International church. The same church that I am a Sunday School teacher at, and serve at their "weekend retreat!"

I wil update you on everything when I get home!!

GOD BLESS!! <3 Amanda Joy