A tener trabajo es una bendicion muchisimo

Things are really starting to get rolling around here, a month in. Which reminds me all the more that any work I do here is in God's time, not my own.
Yesterday, I had my first semi-formal interview and it was truly a blessing for me. Today, I have 2 more, hopefully. Yesterday one woman was sick and couldn't make it. But I hope to connect with her later this week as well.
Pray for me as I go to these interviews. I want to build trust, start building a relationship, keep Christ in the center, gain valuable information not only for my work, but in order to help these women. I'm particularly nervous about one of the houses. I've been warned many time by different people to be careful when I'm there and not to trust all that I hear. It's a good thing to know, but it's discouraging to hear that before going to meet with someone. Please pray that I will have wisdom in my time with her. Please also pray that God keeps me very humble as I begin relationships and working with these women. I want to be able to share with them and teach them, but I also know I have a lot to learn from them. Please pray that the Lord prepares me for the many lessons I am going to learn. And STILL continue to pray for my language barrier. I get along most of the times. But its hard to understand all thats going on in the middle of a heart to heart conversation, and it's frustrating.

UPDATE:
Today has been cold. This morning, I woke up early, finally. That might sound strange, but I can't seem to wake up if I don't have plans with someone else in the morning. And I normally don't here. And it bugs me that I can't. And I tagged along with another abuela who is also a dress-maker. The other night, Andres and I passed a fabric store and I mentioned how I love looking at different fabrics and could be in stores for hours, doing nothing but looking at all the different kinds as I imagine what I could use them to make. So, I don't know how they talked about it, but the abuela invited me and Rosa to go fabric shoppoing with her this morning. Wow. This store was incredible. It looks like a 15 ft wide store, but everywhere you turn, there's even more rooms, with hundreds more fabrics. And they even had an upstairs, although it was mainly linens. And an employee follows/leads you around helping you find the fabric your looking for and cutting as you go. So incredible. Oh, did I mention the dressmaking abuela is like 75 years old, can break into a little sprint when in a hurry, and has been doing this job for 50 some years. Oh and shes studying at the seminary now too, and all the neighborhood, almost, calls her abuela. And she invited me to a prayer meeting tonight at her church. We'll walk over together. I don't know what to expect, but I am really looking for it.

Oh back to being cold. My afternoon got cancelled. So, I came back to my house and room. Since I returned, aside for a little break for mate and crackers with peach jam (sooo good), I have been cuddled under my quilt trying to work ahead and frankly relaxing as well. And my feet are currently slighty frozen. It's really actually 52 F according to weather.com, but it almost feels colder.

Tomorrow's going to be a full day. I hope to go to the embassy first thing in the morning to apply for my new passport. Have a lunch date at my friends' house. And then at least 1 semi-formal in the afternoon, and maybe a Church meeting, we'll see.

Thanks for your prayers and support!
Dios se bendiga.
Chao