Goodbye Vegas!

I'm sorry it's been so long since I've updated! I've gone without internet for about 2 weeks and that's just crazy! We've had a full schedule in Las Vegas completing 17 schools in two weeks with 2 assemblies at each school on average. Life in Vegas has a desire to be fast-paced but ends up being very slow because of all the people! We were able to do a lot of sight seeing on this trip because we were staying in the heart of the city at the Circus Circus Hotel and it was a blast! Not having the desire to gamble or finances to see the shows left us doing one of our favorite activities....people watching! And trust me, Vegas has some really interesting people to keep you entertained. On Monday night we were blessed with the opportunity to see Louie Giglio, Chris Tomlin, and Matt Redman with the How Great Is Our God Tour and it was phenomenal! Dont worry, pictures from all of these events are soon to come!

Please keep me in your prayers as it pertains to sharing the Gospel. Recently, it's been on my heart that teaching kids to make good choices and have good character is wonderful but I want to do/say more! Unfortunately, we've been asked not to share about our faith or anything to do with Christianity because of the separation of church and state law. Sometimes I see an opportunity but feel that my hands are tied. For example, today I was sitting in a first grade class helping some of the kids with their crafts when Mebarka, a beautiful girl with a glowing personality, randomly says "If I eat pork, I will die". My response was one of talking about different allergies and stuff like that to let her know that it wasn't weird. A few minutes later, I noticed that she was drawing something that looked like a church. She told me that it was a house and that she doesn't go to church. Her words were "I dont go to church because I'm Muslim. And that's why I dont eat pork because it will kill me. I dont believe that Jesus was the Son of God; He was just a prophet". Does it sound like this six year old has been fed what to say or what?? I wanted to tell her that I knew Jesus and that He's not just a prophet but out of fear of what her family would say to the school and then to Primary Focus, I said nothing. I'm asking for discernment to know when to speak and when not to...obviously, my words will always be at risk as long as I'm in a public school trying to represent the love of Christ. Sometimes I'm able to say more which I love. Since my heart has been burdened to say more it's been interesting to see who God has brought in my path outside of the schools - people at our hotel and a young guy at mcdonalds tonight. Walking in the direction of the Holy Spirit is very exciting and rewarding. Thank you for you prayers!

By the way, we left Vegas today for Salt Lake City, Utah and we're headed to Boise, Idaho in the morning...actually in just a few hours!

April