Time changes. We grow and get to experience new things.
A week ago, a new season of my life started, and this is how it went...
I was all busy and stressing, trying to get things ready for the trip to Switzerland, when Jean-Philippe comes and asks me, "Hey, do you want to go out for dinner?" To which I answered, "Sure, let me just finish this." (To be honest, inside of me I didn't really want to go anwhere.)
So, he took me to my favourite pizza place in town. While waiting for the pizza to be brought out, I started just bringing back memories of the two years we've known each other and memeories about how everything started. We laughed and had a good time seeing how we have fallen in love. It is a great story! Ooohhh, and obviously we got to eat rica pizza!
Hahaha, this is so funny to me...So then I said, "I can't wait to marry you!" (Yeah, yeah, those words came out of my mouth. Believe it or not).
Pulling the ring out, JP answered, "Well, then you can say yes to me."
"Wow, wow, wow, wow!" That was my reaction. No words but tears started coming from my eyes.
"No, this is not real," I said. "It can't be. You're kidding."
"Oh yes, it's real," Jean Philippe replied.
After a few minutes of crying and not giving him an answer, he goes, "Hhhhmmm, you still haven't said yes. Do you want me to go down on my knee? Do you want me to put it away and ask you another time?"
And my answer was finally and obviously, "YES!"
I was in SHOCK for the first little while and I wouldn`t look at my finger. Then it hit me and I started calling my family and telling them the news.
Please be praying for us as we start this season together!

After a long time of not being able to participate with our Homes Of Hope program, last weekend we, as a DTS, got to help build four houses!
Four families were blessed with a house and I was able to see how that happened. A team of about 45 people came to bless the needy here in my city of Ensenada. So we divided into four teams and in two days we built them a beautiful house.
The team also wanted to bless each family with groceries, so we took the moms shopping. "What?" they asked as I translated for two of the moms telling them that they could get whatever they wanted in the store. They were surprised and I am sure it was the first time they went to get groceries without a budget. "I don't need much", or "I don't know what to get," they would say as I would put more and more in their cart.
I got to encourage them telling them that God not only wanted their families to have a house but also to have food. And that they needed to seek God too since He was the one providing for them.

I've got to be honest; the thought of, "why can this not happen to me?" came to my mind as they were getting all kinds of groceries. But God spoke to me, "This is my time to give to others and be a bridge to help others! Through your translation others are being blessed and I am blessing you by seeing how I work. I am taking care of you Sarvia. Keep serving others and your time will come."

It was a great weekend of seeing God's hand moving and proving to the needy. It was a time where God reminded me that He is using me and this is just the beginning!!

Thanks for your prayers and support. You are allowing me to experience all this. God bless you all!