first blog outside US.

I'm in Belgium, it's been a week. The mixed feelings inhabiting me when I left California have been replaced by other mixed feelings. I look at the people around me in the streets of Tournai, and I have a hard time to love them. I miss my friends in Pasadena so much. It is good to see Melo and my family and friends here again and spend some time with them. I wish I was in class in Payton 301, or in the library right now. Eating balanced and healthy meals feels good....

I start my internship in two churches next week (part time in each). The first one is my own church, the pastor asked me to develop alternative services from time to time. I know that what I learned in my classes will help me a lot, and I pray that God gives me new tools and opens new horizons to me. The second church is a small church -around 20 people- that has been though a lot of hard times. The pastor, who's a friend of mine as well, came 4 years ago and is trying to bring the pieces back together and develop the community. I don't know yet what I'll be doing with him, but I'm excited to work with him anyway.

I'll try to keep you updated with what's going on in my life here on the other side of the ocean.

I love you .