I left my cute yellow house in Edmonton two weeks ago, spent a week in Chicago with Nathaniel and then on Sunday night we arrived in Orlando after 20+ hours of driving!
This past week has been spent in training and the first half of next week will be similar. Then on Thursday the staff team here in Orlando is going on "Staff Retreat". This a four day adventure which will probably include more food than anyone needs, a lot of games and plenty of good bonding time. I'm pretty stoked for this as it will be a great time to get to know some of the staff better before the next quarter starts.
Many of you are asking what I will be doing here in Orlando specifically and I promise I will give you more specific details as I get them. Because I am new to this it will take a few weeks to figure out exactly what my role will be this upcoming quarter.
What I do know is this, new students come in on September 24th and I'm so excited to meet them! I will have the opportunity to get to know them and encourage them as they grow in their faith and further discover the character of God. How cool is that??
I am preparing a monthly newsletter that I would love to send you! It will have regular updates on what God is doing in my life and ways that you can pray for me and my ministry here.
If you are interested in receiving this feel free to email me your address and I will send that out to you!
sarahjanerinas@gmail.com
Peace,
SJ
Friday, August 21, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Garage Sale Weekend
The Garage Sale is finally over! Sitting in the sun for four days is exhausting - rough life eh. haha.
It was pretty busy on Thursday and Friday and then slowed down on Saturday and Sunday was nearly dead...but I still managed to make $1080.05!! Part of that money will get me back to Orlando in August and part of it will go towards buying a plane ticket to see my family at Christmas. Thank you so much to all of you guys who donated stuff - I couldn't have made that much without you!
It was a pretty fun experience. All four days were hot and sunny - wonderful for sitting outside all day long. Although I was a little over excited about the sunshine on Thursday and burnt my shoulders and my neck...but I'm hoping my skin wont all peel off and it'll turn into a lovely tan!
I got to talk so so many people and tell them what I'm doing and where God is taking me.
So overall it was pretty awesome!
Praise God!
It was pretty busy on Thursday and Friday and then slowed down on Saturday and Sunday was nearly dead...but I still managed to make $1080.05!! Part of that money will get me back to Orlando in August and part of it will go towards buying a plane ticket to see my family at Christmas. Thank you so much to all of you guys who donated stuff - I couldn't have made that much without you!
It was a pretty fun experience. All four days were hot and sunny - wonderful for sitting outside all day long. Although I was a little over excited about the sunshine on Thursday and burnt my shoulders and my neck...but I'm hoping my skin wont all peel off and it'll turn into a lovely tan!
I got to talk so so many people and tell them what I'm doing and where God is taking me.
So overall it was pretty awesome!
Praise God!
Sunday, May 31, 2009
random note
This morning in church we had a guest speaker - He was really great. He made this comment about how he just loves missionaries and how they adopt a people group and love them no matter how different they are- they adjust to the food they eat even if it wreaks havoc on their bodies and they love the people even if they look and act quite differently. This kinda made me laugh and think about my own situation. I am a missionary based out of Orlando FL. I love the food that is made for us even though I inevitably eat far too much of it and my body expands and complains as a result. I love the people even though they speak with weird accents and tease me about my own supposed accent. This is the life of a missionary i suppose...with a few other random things thrown in there of course. Love it.
Peace,
SJ
Peace,
SJ
Monday, May 25, 2009
garage sale correction!
Shoot guys I totally lied about my garage sale date...by accident!
It's actually the second weekend of June - not the first. So thats Friday the 12 - Sunday the 14th.
COME CHECK IT OUT!!
I spent this last week with my wonderful boyfriend. He got here last Sunday and left last night. It was Nathaniel's first trip to Canada and while I've worked hard to convince him the stereotypes of perpetual winter are NOT true...the snow on Monday threw that all out the window! But anyway, we had a great week of shopping at West Edmonton Mall, walking on Whyte ave, playing dutch blitz, watching movies and lots of randomness in between!
Now life is back to normal - kinda disappointing.
Back to support raising and trying to figure out my visa situation.
But on the bright side, the weather is finally looking like spring/summer!! Bethany is training for a triathlon - how cool is that?! I have a random job interview tomorrow and I made the best sweet and spicy cashew chicken for dinner I've ever had! I was quite proud of myself.
Well it's 9:40pm and mom and I are making coffee. Good times.
Peace.
Sarah Jane
It's actually the second weekend of June - not the first. So thats Friday the 12 - Sunday the 14th.
COME CHECK IT OUT!!
I spent this last week with my wonderful boyfriend. He got here last Sunday and left last night. It was Nathaniel's first trip to Canada and while I've worked hard to convince him the stereotypes of perpetual winter are NOT true...the snow on Monday threw that all out the window! But anyway, we had a great week of shopping at West Edmonton Mall, walking on Whyte ave, playing dutch blitz, watching movies and lots of randomness in between!
Now life is back to normal - kinda disappointing.
Back to support raising and trying to figure out my visa situation.
But on the bright side, the weather is finally looking like spring/summer!! Bethany is training for a triathlon - how cool is that?! I have a random job interview tomorrow and I made the best sweet and spicy cashew chicken for dinner I've ever had! I was quite proud of myself.
Well it's 9:40pm and mom and I are making coffee. Good times.
Peace.
Sarah Jane
Monday, May 18, 2009
I have officially given up on having spring this year.
This morning I was sitting at my kitchen table and I looked out my window and saw teeny tiny snowflakes falling from the sky... IN MAY?!! This is getting a little ridiculous.
I am now enjoying my second cup of coffee for the morning while watching Nathaniel play monopoly junior with my sister...she's definitely kicking his butt...poor guy. He drove all the way here and now he's being beaten by an 11 year old at a game he probably hasn't played since he was in grade school.
I finally have a date set for my garage sale - the first weekend in June. I'm crossing my fingers that we will have some nice weather by that point.
Well I'm off to H&W for some fruits and vegetables!
Peace,
Sarah Jane
This morning I was sitting at my kitchen table and I looked out my window and saw teeny tiny snowflakes falling from the sky... IN MAY?!! This is getting a little ridiculous.
I am now enjoying my second cup of coffee for the morning while watching Nathaniel play monopoly junior with my sister...she's definitely kicking his butt...poor guy. He drove all the way here and now he's being beaten by an 11 year old at a game he probably hasn't played since he was in grade school.
I finally have a date set for my garage sale - the first weekend in June. I'm crossing my fingers that we will have some nice weather by that point.
Well I'm off to H&W for some fruits and vegetables!
Peace,
Sarah Jane
Thursday, April 30, 2009
What am I doing with my life??
Alright so it's time for an update.
Well for starters I have been accepted on Staff with YWAM Orlando! I'm super excited about that!!
I cannot wait to get back to Orlando - both for the ministry and the people - but I'm planning to be home until early August. I'm excited to have this time to spend with my family since we've been in different countries for quite a while, so this should be fun.
During this time I will also be support raising. I am required to raise a minimum of $1000 per month. If you would like to be part of this, I would love to tell you how you can be involved!
I have also been taking some driving lessons...it's about time eh!
My American friends would laugh at me for my constant apologizing to the other drivers on the road - they would tell me I'm SO Canadian! Driving is not my specialty yet as I am still quite chicken...
Right now I am reading through the gospel of John and quite enjoying it. During my time with YWAM my desire to not only read but understand my bible has grown tremendously. During my first training school I was required to read the new testament and in my second school I read the old testament. I'm kinda embarrassed to admit that was the first time I had read through my entire bible... While it was good to get through the whole thing, the time limit doesn't allow much time to really study it. I am really enjoying having the time now to pick through everything and read different translations and be able to research some of the stuff I'm learning. I love it!
Well I think concludes this update on my life.
Until next time,
Peace
SJ
Well for starters I have been accepted on Staff with YWAM Orlando! I'm super excited about that!!
I cannot wait to get back to Orlando - both for the ministry and the people - but I'm planning to be home until early August. I'm excited to have this time to spend with my family since we've been in different countries for quite a while, so this should be fun.
During this time I will also be support raising. I am required to raise a minimum of $1000 per month. If you would like to be part of this, I would love to tell you how you can be involved!
I have also been taking some driving lessons...it's about time eh!
My American friends would laugh at me for my constant apologizing to the other drivers on the road - they would tell me I'm SO Canadian! Driving is not my specialty yet as I am still quite chicken...
Right now I am reading through the gospel of John and quite enjoying it. During my time with YWAM my desire to not only read but understand my bible has grown tremendously. During my first training school I was required to read the new testament and in my second school I read the old testament. I'm kinda embarrassed to admit that was the first time I had read through my entire bible... While it was good to get through the whole thing, the time limit doesn't allow much time to really study it. I am really enjoying having the time now to pick through everything and read different translations and be able to research some of the stuff I'm learning. I love it!
Well I think concludes this update on my life.
Until next time,
Peace
SJ
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Everything must go!
So I'm sitting in my room right now looking at the piles of stuff...EVERYWHERE!
I have so much stuff it's just ridiculous. It's crazy to me that while I've been gone, I've been able to live out of two suitcases - considering the amount of stuff in this room i think that's pretty impressive.
So the conclusion I've come to is this...I really don't need most of the junk in here.
So what do I do about this?
I've decided to have a garage sale!
I'm pretty excited to be able to get rid of all this junk that I really don't need.
I'll keep ya posted on when the big sale will be!
Peace.
I have so much stuff it's just ridiculous. It's crazy to me that while I've been gone, I've been able to live out of two suitcases - considering the amount of stuff in this room i think that's pretty impressive.
So the conclusion I've come to is this...I really don't need most of the junk in here.
So what do I do about this?
I've decided to have a garage sale!
I'm pretty excited to be able to get rid of all this junk that I really don't need.
I'll keep ya posted on when the big sale will be!
Peace.
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