April 26: Letter to myself.

Dear me =)

One of the things God is doing to prepare you for this trip is that He is molding your self-centered heart into a humble heart. It is not that you are extremely self-centered but as humans I think we all have a little bit of it that needs to change.
I feel it is super important for us to go because we need to keep this relationships. It is all about relationships and we can't just forget about this people. If we don't go back, then all the work we did the last 2 years will be almost for nothing. God is calling us to go again because he wants us to create a greater impact in the lives of the people in Mancora, Peru. And like youtold your mentor, you have a heart for this people sso in your heart you have this need to go back.
What I want the most for when you come back, is for you to keep that spirit and attitude towards serving God and serving people. It's weird how sometimes when we are here in Panama, it is a lot harder to serve people. That is why I want you to do your best to maintain that desire to serve.

April 26: God at work.

God is definitely at always work and EVERYWHERE! We might not see it but we can trust him. In my life God is doing a lot of work. Right now I feel like he is molding me and shaping me into a better woman. He is helping me with patience, not only with people but in the sense of having to wait for something. He is teaching me how to react to ugly circumstances in a better, christian way and to include him in my everyday struggles. Also, he is giving me the strength to wake up every morning at 5:30 am to pray. I want to create a habit of starting my day with prayer but it is REALLY hard for me to wake up (so whoever is reading this please pray for me!). But I am taking the challenge because I want to grow.
In my family, God is driving us closer as a family. In my church, God is touching the hearts of people with missions. More people want to be involved in missions and it is just because and for Him. In my city and in my country, God is creating a greater need for Him and this is providing ways for us as christians to spread his word.
God is at work everywhere and the things he does are amazing.

April 19: Summary

What role do you typically exercise on a team?

On a team, I am typically a leader and a person who works really hard and whenever a task has to be accomplish, I do my best to get the best results. I am a very commited person and I like to always be doing something, helping someone and giving ideas. I like to finish what I start.

What should members of this team know about you in order to work with you as best as they can?

Members of this team should know that I am a perfectionist, which sometimes helps a lot. I am also a very organized person and I love to have and do things in order. I am pretty flexible but I still like to do some plannig before acting. I enjoy working with people who are as hard working as I am.

How might God be bringing together your personality type and your spiritual gifts for use in his kingdom?

I think God might use my personality and my spiritual gifts together so that I can shine for him and be a light for the people in Mancora. He will give me so many opportunities to serve Him and serve the people.

April 19: Personality & Spiritual Gifts

How do my personality and my spiritual gifts fit together?

I think that my personality and my spiritual gits fit perfectly together. The gift of ADMINISTRATION and SERVICE fit in with what an ENFJ is, they are ready to get everyone organized and look for possible ways to accomplish a task. The gift of HELPS describe how the ENFJs are always there to comfort others and express the appreciation felt. And also, ENFJs have tons of creative ideas in which something can be done, and this applies to the gift of TEACHING.

April 19: Spiritual Gifts

MY SPIRITUAL GIFTS

My 5 main spiritual gifts are:

1. Faith : to discern with confidence the will and purpose of God for His work.
   
2. Service :to identify the unmet needs involved in a task related to God's work and to make use of available resources to meet those needs and help accomplish the desired results.
   
3. Administration : to undesrtand clearly the goals and execute effective plans for the accomplishment of those goals
   
4. Helps : to invest their talents in the life and ministry of others, enabling those others to increase the effectiveness of their own spiritual gifts.
   
5. Teaching :to communicate information about God in such a way that others will learn.
   

The 4 spiritual gifts with the lowest scores:

1. Ekballism
2. Miracles
3. Tongues
4. Interpretation of Tongues

I was not surprised with the results because the are very similar to last year's result, when I took the test for the first time. If I think about it, this is just a written confirmation of what I believed my spiritual gifts are. I love to serve God, I love to help, I love to teach about God and his gretness and through out time I have come to be a woman of faith.

April 19: Personality Test

EXTRAVERTED INTUITIVE FEELING JUDGING

The ENFJs make decisions on the basis of personal values, they seek stable, harmonious relationships and they tend to the environment, taking on board those valies that are held as important by their friends and family, or society as a whole. also, they expressed the appreciation that is felt towars others, they tend to coonsider other's feelings before their own and they are sensitive to praise and criticism, and seek to comfort others' reasonable expectations.
Under stress, they will get everyone organized, express appreciation for their effort, contribute creative ideas, and fail to consider the cost implications. But they also might get very critical and find fault with almost everything.

How can I contribute to this team?

• by promoting insight and common understanding amongst the team
• generating team spirit
  
• focusing on areas of agreement and building on others' proposals
• bringing discussions to positive conclusions
• seeking to arrive and consensus decisions

How can I hurt this team?

• by assuming I know the needs of everyone
• by trying to help them develope insight, the ENFJs can appear bossy
• talking too much
• taking criticism personally