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Saturday, July 28, 2001
i only have about 5 mins left on this... but just wanted to write a little. we're in town again... picking up the kids for our last last camp. man! i can't believe how fast time went by here. i've been here almost 2 months and it sure doesn't feel like it! we had a great couple of days off to relax, clean up the camp, and just to prepare our hearts. we went up to this place called blue creek 2 days ago. it was basically this HUGE cavern at the base of this mountain... and there was just water and series of small waterfalls coming down out of it. we strapped our flashlights onto our hats and basically swam up an underground river. how awesome is that?! it was just like a disneyland ride our something! but made by God! it was tite yo! :D this week i'm leading sports for camp. so please pray for energy and just creativity with the kids. its me, jessica, dennis, and gideon. so please pray for not only us... but everyone. that we just finish this week out strong. i know its gonna be a great week, cuz the kids are older... i know we can definately relate better, and they might actually understand some of the skits we do! ok! time's out! i gotta go! xxx Wednesday, July 25, 2001 hey everyone... i'm back in town again. this last camp went really really smoothly. steve and johnny, the directors of our camp said that this camp would be the "wall". the camp where we would be the most tired, and the most emotionally drained. but praise the Lord it wasn't so. this was the 11-12 year old camp. and at this age its a time when they are realizing the world around them. they're starting to like boys/girls, picky about what they wear, their appearances in general. but its also a time when they have a lot of questions - questions about God, about life, just about everything. i was a group leader this week... so i didn't get to know the kids as well as the cabin counselors... but it was still superb! we had about 40 kids come to know the Lord this camp. we have a couple of days before the next and last group of kids come... please pray that these few days will be relaxing... and that i will get to spend some good time with my team members... and also spend some quality time with God. we also have testimony times during camp... and i'm pretty scared in sharing what God has done in my life. i don't know why... but i just am. i ask myself... "If i'm persecuted and willing to die for my God... how come i'm so scared just to share what he's done in my life?" so please pray for me. that i will not seek the acceptance or response of man... but of God. i'm truly so thankful to be here this summer. the people here are great. the belizians are really friendly... and it is great to know that God has raisen up a generation here to turn the hearts of the Belizians back to God. please pray for them as well. because just going to the churches that are here... it seems that not all of the pastors are well trained... in theology, and just general knowledge of the Word. so sometimes its hard for the belizians to get a lot of meat from a sunday message. just pray that God speaks to them through their walks and prayer times with Him. ok! its getting expensive! i better go! hope everyone is well! xxx Wednesday, July 04, 2001 ok real quick update here. i'm here in Belize... have been here for about 10 days now. i'm in punta gorda right now, the town which is close to the camp. we just dropped off the kids who have been with us since last saturday. it was the 6-8 year old camp. dang... they had so much energy. i was put in charge of teaching Bible times... i don't know why, but i pray that i glorified God in some way. actually... there were 2 kids, hector, and wilfredo who when i asked if they wanted to accept Jesus into their hearts, they raised their hands. i talked to the two cabin couselors who had them in their cabin, aaron, and matt, and they told me the next day that they recevied Jesus Christ as their personal savior! so that's pretty awesome. everything is going well... the food is surprisingly good. and i'm really really regular... in terms of my bowel movements. ahahaha. what a big change from my eating habits at school. the cold showers still take a little getting used to. i'm pretty use to the humidity and heat... which isn't really that bad at all. it has been raining quite a bit tho... especially at night... so i wake up a couple of times per night. we have a couple of days off... today and tomorrow before the next camp comes in. the 9-10 year olds. man... it gets really really exhausting. if you read this... please pray for energy, and good rest. also... most importantly to do everything joyfully and to have a smile on my face even when i am tired and worn out. hopefully i'll be able to update sometime soon. miss you all. its almost like i'm living two lives... one here, and i have one back in the states. its gonna be weird to come home. i'm having a great time here... sorry if this is all over the place. take care! xxx |
 name: joshua chiu age: 28 birthdate: march 26, 1979 height: 6 feet weight: 172.5 lbs. location: san diego, ca loves: God, family, kids, motorcycles, sports, music, deep-meaningful relationships, competition over video games, food - any and all |