The reason that Tuesday was so good had to do with three things. First of all, God gave me an opportunity to join a Bible study with other American students here in Sevilla. Two of the guys from my program, James and John, talked to me about starting a Bible study, but John ended up finding one that had already been started. I wasn't able to go the first week because I originally had a class at that time, but I ended up dropping it because I didn't like it and because I REALLY wanted to go to the Bible study and have time to do a English tutoring program as well. Anyway, two Tuesdays ago I finally was able to go to the Bible study, and it was absolutely amazing. I realized that I really missed having that group of people, the family of Christ, around me. I have been staying pretty faithful at staying in the Word and spending time talking with God, but I didn't have that strong community of believers around me that I had had at Linfield.
Anyway, the Bible study group is awesome! All of the people are really cool and super nice. They are from all parts of the U.S. (just like the people in my program), which is really neat. I was totally encouraged after leaving that study that afternoon, and I knew that God's hand was at work. I have learned firsthand that even if I go somewhere really far away, God is still right beside me and still just as all-powerful, and that the body of Christ is all over the world. Even in a country that is very secular you can find people who are honestly seeking after God. He provided me with a home church and a Bible study group, and I am so incredibly thankful!
The second thing that left me smiling was that my tutoring family ended up being really amazing as well. I signed up to tutor kids in English for a couple of hours a week, and I really wasn't sure what they would be like. They are awesome though! I am tutoring a girl named Lucia, who is 14 years old. She is really cute and sweet, and her parents are very kind and welcoming as well. I actually started tutoring her yesterday (the 14th of October), and it went really well.
Back to that Tuesday... I left their house and walked home (which is pretty close by) in the evening hours. I couldn't help but smile as I walked down the street because I felt very blessed and full of joy. I think it was because I was finally getting more involved here in Sevilla instead of just going to class and doing my thing. I am finally meeting more Spanish people! Speaking of... the third good thing that day was that I got up the courage to approach this girl that I saw walking on the sidewalk close to my house. She was wearing basketball clothes, which I don't really see here at all, so I decided to ask her if she played basketball. We struck up a conversation, and she showed me a school right by my house where I can play basketball anytime. I also ended up playing with her and her friends and one of the girls from my program, Michelle, the day after, which was really fun. I was really glad that I finally had the courage to talk to someone that I didn't know here in Spain.
All in all, that day was a very blessed, joyful day. God constantly gives me moments of joy throughout my time here. The sunrises or sunsets by the river on my walks to and from school, spending time with people from our program, travelling to different cities, the beautiful and fragrant flowers in the house where I tutor... the list goes on and on.
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