There is a possibility that by tomorrow, Sierra Leone will have been destroyed by a fire....we're attempting to cook again tonight. If you care at all for the people here pray for their lives tonight. :) Actually, we are improving. Marvel, taught Katie and I how to cook African fried rice for real.. It was so much better than our pathetic attempt--I write about food alot, I think it's because I'm always online right before a meal, so I'm really hungry and food is just on my mind.

I'm doing really well, today. It is very up and down here. Most recently I have been disapointed because I feel like I am not stepping out in faith enough. I want to start to schedule one on one time with some of the youths I'm working with. Particularly the girls because they are really hard to read. Thta surprised me b/c I thought it'd be easier to talk to them then to the boys but it is proving to be the other way around. The hesitation comes from fear of stepping out of my comfort zone. Being at the staff's house feels like a safe little western bubble sometimes. I am so thankful for the comfort and love of the staff and my teammates but at the same time I do not want to let it be a cause for complacency for me. I want to push myself to go into the city by myself with the soul purpose of hangin out with my friends there. I would ask that you pray with me that I may not search for the comfortable but for the uncomfortable where I know God will best be able to use my weakness.
I'm very hopefull for what the future holds for our team though. Basically all of my expectations have been thrown out the window and I'm just goin on in faith now. God's gonna use us and our friends in a powerful way to help grow eachother. That I'm sure of.

Haley Kate