The only failure is the one who makes a mistake and does not grow through it. Who sits in self pity and self loathing rather than get up and move ahead. In every ministry, in every new situation, we are bound to make mistakes. But it's those mistakes that teach us how to do things right. Confidence is something that is given from the Lord when we are in his will. Often times the enemy will try and drag us down by pointing out the mistakes we make instead of the truth. The Lord put us in this place to do good works. Will he leave us without teaching us and molding us to do our very best?

These past few months the two things I have learned most is to have the confidence in my ministry here to move forward and to value love above all else. In the end, it is not how efficient I am or how good of crafts I can think up that will make the difference to these children. It is surrounding them with a loving environment. At the end of the day they will remember that the followers of Jesus love people- love them. And it is because of Jesus that they do.

Yesterday was our Exposition. All the students came to El Jordan, set up a booth and sold the things that they had been making all year. The cooking students sold lunch and refreshments, the sewing students and leatherworking students sold their items and people from all over town came to see what they had done. During the morning I was in charge of one of the booths of a cooking student as she was in the kitchen and her 7 month old baby William. Nothing beats cuddling a sleeping baby in your arms. Then for the afternoon I was in charge of 20 kids upstairs. It was chaos! I had to send quite a few kids to the time out chair. But again.. being able to laugh with them and play with them is quite a blessing and even though at the end of the day I was exhausted, it was a day very well spent and I loved every minute.