Be Still

Journal #17

PG

January 19, 2012

PG

The morning started with eggs and tortillas for breakfast. I wanted something different, so I had graham crackers and a Special K bar that I brought from home. After breakfast we had class. During class, the debate was on same-sex marriage and legalizing it or not.

The plan for the day, if it is possible to have a plan in Belize, is to have class, a break, lunch, and head to Punta Gorda. We are also to talk to some locals that speak cache. It was very warm, sunny, and humid- even early this morning.

Damon, one of the boys that I took care of yesterday, went to the hospital for x-rays, and they said that nothing is broken. The interesting thing about his visit is that the cost for his x-rays was $5.00Belize, which is $2.50US!

For lunch we had chicken, rice, and oranges. After lunch we had some time to work on classwork. I have finished everything, I just need to review and edit two papers and submit them.

After a quick, and much needed nap, we loaded up on the bus and headed towards Punta Gorda. There we stopped at a little ice-cream parlor, where I tried Western Dairy Crabroo ice-cream. I was told that Crabroo is some kind of yellow fruit but I have not heard of it any other time, so I have told myself that I do not want to know what it really is. We were able to look at some small shops in PG and also see the Gulf of Honduras from the pier.

Dinner was hamburgers and tortilla chips. After dinner we had a guest speaker, a volunteer from the States that help to facilitate Bible studies for people that English is not their primary language. She talked about her goals and ambitions for work for the local Belizean people. In addition, she shared much of her life story and what she had been doing in Belize for the last nine years.

The day was very slow and we were not able to do much because of lack of transportation, but tomorrow and Saturday should be more exciting days for us!

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Today was much different than yesterday, which was not a bad thing! I felt that after the day we ALL had yesterday, we needed a break today! Because our driver was taking one group to the hospital, we did not have transportation this morning- which left us at camp to have class.

During the day I have reflected on Psalm 46:10 which says: He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” I believe that this was a very appropriate verse for today, we were all calm & still, and many of us reflected on what yesterday could have been and how the situations that we encountered could have been much more severe. I think that I can speak for everybody when I say that when we were in PG today at the pier, we were able to know that “He is God, He is exalted among the nations and is exalted in the earth.” Seeing the Gulf and the breathtaking beauty of the mountains, we were once again “still” and recognizing Him.