Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Juarez skies


Hi!
I hope this finds you doing well, and wherever you are, enjoying the beauty of God's creation! So I have to be honest: the place where I am currently residing is not really a beautiful place. It's located in a desert-like environment of little vegetation and hot weather, dirt roads in the suburbs and congested highways in the city, air pollution, concrete houses, litter in the streets, you get the idea. But: I assert that there is always beauty to be found in any place, and for me in this place, it's the sky. Every evening I can go outside, look up, and see hues of dark pink and red in the clouds. On a different note, one of the frustrating things about being here is the lack of freedom to move about. For instance, I can't leave the school premises at any given moment or take a walk if I feel like it (basically, anytime between 10am and 5pm it's just too hot, say, to try and exercise outside for 30 minutes). BUT, running in the mornings makes up for it, as well as staying busy with classes and activities. I love learning! Every class session challenges my mind. Bottom line of this posting? Is there one? I suppose it would be this: that even in the midst of less than perfect circumstances and surroundings, there is both beauty as well as cool challenges to enjoy!

Salmo 19:1
El cielo proclama la gloria de Dios y el firmamento anuncia la obra de sus manos.

Psalm 19:1
The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.

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