10 week update

Hello friends and family!

I apologize that I havent updated in so long! 

The good news is that I havent been slacking because I am lazy, its just because I have been busy learning and building relationships! 

YAY!

So I have now been here for 10 weeks. WOW! That means that I leave for outreach in 2 weeks!! 

AHH! 

God is so good.

I am so excited about his love. It has been poured out on me in so many ways in the past 10 weeks.

First of all...I am so blessed by my supporters. Thank you to all of you who have given to me financially and for all of the prayers!! I have managed to raise $161o/ $2390 for the second payment for my outreach to Panama. Only need $780 more by next week! (I'd greatly appreciate your prayers that God would provide this money :) )

So a little more about what is going on in my life.

Sadly, on outreach I will not be going to Cuba anymore. Why? Because they tax everything SO MUCH for Americans, it was cost us Americas $500 more to go!  But my team has been praying and we feel God has many opportunities for us to serve in Panama.

So we will be spending 10 weeks in Panama and then off to South Africa 

But more about outreach to come....

This week we are doing local outreach which has been an amazing learning experience.

It is so awesome practicing what it means to love on people. To see value in everyone as God sees value in them. My team decided we wanted to go to Honokaa, a little town near Waipio valley (the place with the waterfall I posted pictures from earlier). We went yesterday and today, and I had the opportunity to meet some really cool locals and talk with them about Jesus. I will post pictures from this time later this week.

We will be having a photo exhibition next week of pictures taken this week during local outreach. The theme that we have been assigned to look for is contrast. Contrast of what Hawaii looks like to the outside world, and what it is actually like to live here. Old people, young people. Rich, poor. Free, oppressed. Christian, Athiest. Dark and light skinned. Hot, cold. Really any variety of contrast. I am very excited to see how this exhibition turns out! It will be on the Kona boardwalk so tourists and locals alike can see what we captured in this beautiful (and sometimes not so beautiful) place called Hawaii. 

More to come on all of this!! Just wanted to fill you all in! 

Thank you again for your prayers!!! 

Love,

Cambria