Miami day 1

Hello loves!! I miss you!! I'm having an awesome time in Miami though!! Aside from passing out twice last night and ya know the crazy twitching stuff everything been good hahaha stupid weird car sickness patches. Anyways today we went out to this really ghetto neighborhood in Miami and so many kids came out to listen to the story and play a game and do hangman and stuff. It was amazing. They loved it and so did the parents. Simply amazing! God is at work in their hearts already. We drove around lookin for a good place to set up our stuff and when the leader stopped for help the first person he spoke to was a man who had been out of jail for five years and became a christian and was so thrilled we were there. He helped us gather kids and pulled this huge (and by huge I mean I have never seen a speaker that went all the way to the ceiling unless it was in like an auditorium or somethin hahaha but anyways it showed just how involved God is. Even down to the smallest things ya know? Later on we played games with the kids where they ran under the parachute to the otherwise but they started going under and beating the crap out of each other and cussing at the little kids after they pushed them down. It broke my heart but I was like Elizabeth no bigs you can do this. But then two kids actually came ou and started fighting. Punching kicking. The whole nine yards. Then he one kid picks up a rock and beams it at the other kid in the crouch. Iall the other kids kinda went about their business. I was hanging out with some but they weren't phased. They see this kind of violence all the time. Everyday. Between their siblings, street kids, parents, people who aren't their parents. They grow up in such pessimism towards one another. I came back and lost it. How blessed am I? I know my childhood was kinda messed up. But at least physical violence was never part of it. Verbal stuff but these kids get that two. These kids are getting hit with a double whammy. I can't imagine. They need us. But then after we left the kids we went to the spot where all the college kids will be where we're go na be preaching tomorrow night and we prayed ans afterwards all the other people in our group (haha yeah I'm the only one from the "city" aka they all live on farms haha) and they were just sayin how the people looked so disappointed. Like they were spending all this money (when I say all this money of mean like $30 for one appetizer at a "cheap" restaurant) and yet they weren't filling that gap in their heart. I couldn't tell the difference. That shows just how complacent and spoiled I've become. How sad. But then I came back here and pulled out my Binle and found a verse in Psalm 119 (I don't remeber the refernece and I can't look it up cause everyones asleep but I've been going through Psalm 119 lately just cause it's really long haha) and it said something along the lines of my God how I love your word. I cherish your law and seek only what is within. But somehow it tied in there how it was like the only thing he needed as long as he had God and the law. David was hated. Yet.. Even though he could be disowning God he says dude I love you and your word so much that I can't get enough of it! Crazy!! That's when I thought. God I'm so selfish and have taken your word for granted. I'm not gonna lie I have a really hard time keeping up with a quiet time. I've been getting better recently but like how complacent I am with my own bible when there are people all over the world that are killed every day for having even one page out of the bible. I need to step it up. No more excuses. God you are the center of my life. You have been and always will be. Help me to treasure your word as the people that are pursecueted do.

So I'm sure there are tons if typos and I'm sorry I'm typing this on my iPod. But if y'all think about it will you just pray for these kids that are hearing the word and that they might come to know the Lord,but that they would be vessels to their families that they might find the Lord too. Also for the people were gonna meet tomorrow night. That their hearts will be willing to receive. Finally will you pray for me for two things. 1) from distractions from other members on this trip. Boys'll getcha haha and 2) just that me as well as the other members would just be filled with the holy spirit and for just God to shine through and not any of us. Oh yeah third one of the guys on the team already mentioned just from the prayer at the strip how difficult it already was not to lust for other women and not gonna lie I can understand that. There are so many scandalous women around there. So I guess just a do us thing for them too. I appreciate the support guys!! It makes me so happy and if you need prayer tell me!! I love it!! And I LOVE YOU!!!