Back at it

Hola amigos!  I'm back at this blogging thing.  I was going to start a new one, but the task was too daunting, and I finally reasoned, "This is all my life, Brasil, home, Mexico..." so I'm just adding to the old one.  And the title "Love never fails" is always relevant :)  (1 Cor 13,8)

I haven't blogged in nearly two years, since I left Brasil.  Obviously my life isn't that interesting unless I'm in a different country.  And now I'm in Mexico because...well, because I believe this is where God wants me to be.  He's not terribly specific--as most of you may know--but He has led me here "to bring good tidings to the lowly and heal the brokenhearted." (Is 60,1)  Which started with me.  He healed me in Brasil and now I am trying to be His Love to others.

Long story short, my "meal ticket" is as an English teacher.  I'm currently in Tehuacan, Mexico and I've just finished an intense 5 week course student teaching and getting a TESOL certificate.  (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)  Now I'm looking for a job in Puebla, Mexico.  I chose Puebla, once again, only on faith.  God put this place before me and granted me more then enough clues that this is where He wants me now.  I'm going there tomorrow and staying in a cheap hotel.  I have a couple of interviews and a lot of leads.  Yes, I need a job to earn enough to survive and buy a plane ticket home for Christmas, but what I really want is to get involved with a charitable organization and help the poor.  Live with them, laugh, cry, love.  But even with this as my main goal I still need a job and a place to live.  Earlier in the week I was allowing some malicious worry to settle in me and so I asked a bunch of people to pray for me.  I couldn't find the right prayers for myself.  And then a couple of days later as I sat in the zocalo (main square) after mass, eating my breakfast, and gazing at this beautiful cathedral the Holy Spirit (aka my conscience) said "He's going to use you to answer someone else's prayer."  And with that, as with any revelation from the Trinity, the doubt and worry were washed away by Joy and Peace!  Use me! use me!!  Not something you hear someone joyfully begging everyday.  But that has become my prayer.  And I know it will strengthen me to go where I am called.  So manana I'm off to Puebla.  Holding tightly my Father's hand.