Apologies for such a late update I sit here typing this on my nightman shift. It's only 1:24 am right now but it's already dead. The busy season has come and gone. Our hostel is no longer overflowing with tourists. Time is slower now and it allows for reflection. For the last week or so I've taken more than a few walks by myself to get a better feel for my new home and just to clear my head and chat with God. I honestly can barely recall what has happened in the last week except that I've learned that the only reason for me waking up in the morning is by the strength that God gives me. Though the friends around me help in the end we all stumble and fall. But there is such beauty in our imperfection for it allows the glory of God to be seen through us. When God moves us to do things people see that it is not by our wills alone we do them. For we are all selfish. I know I'm rambling and this wasn't the greatest update but I leave you with a verse that I have just started to understand recently.

James 1:2-3
"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance."