Tidings of Thanksgiving!

Hello! Thanksgiving is upon us. Usually this is deer hunting season back home, not so much on Guam :) My parents visited last week, and I was able to be a true tourist along with them :) With the help of the Des Bendo and her parents, I showed them many things on the island that I myself had not seen yet. Guam is so beautiful <3 My parents left, saying, "The trees are nice and the ocean is beautiful, but the people are amazing." It's true! The people here at Harvest and around the island are what make Guam so special. It's a paradise, but pair it up with believers who love the Lord and are serving Him and you have an amazing combination <3 :) I have been working so hard in the office and in after school care (along with my other duties, such as junior church several times), and it is so rewarding. I am going to miss the people here so much. The staff is amazing, I love the children who go to this school, and I'm finally learning some of the Micronesian college students' names :) They are so awesome, loving, and fun, I can't believe I only have a couple weeks left here. I have so much schoolwork left, but God is strong and I'm so thankful for His help. I'd been praying about an opportunity to visit another island, to see more ministries in the area, and a couple days ago something presented itself! (God works really fast and is amazing! :) ) I am leaving for Yap tonight, an island that I hear makes Guam look like a metropolis in comparison. I'm so excited to stay with the Whitmores, and see the ministry of Mark and Diane Zimmer. There are quite a few college students here at Harvest who are from Yap, and I'm excited to see where they came from and understand more of Harvest's ministry to them. Thanks so much for your prayers for me and the other students who are studying abroad; God is doing a great work in all of our lives. He is so worthy of any feeble praise we try to give Him <3 Give Him many thanks, not just on Thursday but every minute of every day!