Volunteer
My Beautiful Youth Groups
I have been so blessed to be a part of two wonderful youth groups this past year. I am a leader with the gr. 10 girls in the sr. high youth group, and a leader with the gr. 7 girls in the jr. high youth group. Both groups of girls are so smart and funny and great, and I love spending my tuesday and wednesday nights with them!
The great thing about volunteering your time to help other people is that you don't do it to be benefitted yourself, but you do it instead to be a part of something greater than yourself. And in the end, you are impacted as much as the people you help. It's a beautiful situation (granted, there are times when volunteering can be hard, but when you lean on God to get you through the hard times, often he has greater riches in store for you than you expected!)
I have been showered with prayer each time I go to the youth groups, and I am so blessed!!
Thank you guys for being a part of my life. I am privileged to know you!
Peace,
Sierra
The great thing about volunteering your time to help other people is that you don't do it to be benefitted yourself, but you do it instead to be a part of something greater than yourself. And in the end, you are impacted as much as the people you help. It's a beautiful situation (granted, there are times when volunteering can be hard, but when you lean on God to get you through the hard times, often he has greater riches in store for you than you expected!)
I have been showered with prayer each time I go to the youth groups, and I am so blessed!!
These are some of the beautiful grade seven girls that I volunteer with. At first, they seemed like a handful, and I thought I wasn't going to last the year, but I can honestly say that we've become great friends and I am honoured to know them!
And these are the grade 10 girls. Not only have these girls been a huge support to my trip, but my other leaders (Jess, Alyssa and Lindsay) have just been so excited for me! I love my church!
Thank you guys for being a part of my life. I am privileged to know you!
Peace,
Sierra
Sometimes, I really love the City of Barrie
My workplace can be so awesome sometimes. Yeah, its a job just like the rest of them with stupid things that go wrong, and early shifts and superheated pool decks and freezing water (okay, maybe those last two are job specific) BUT the people are the best.
I mean, the people I work with on Saturday mornings make it so worth while to come in early and work for only a few hours!
In the past, people have snuck in at night and decorated the pool office with balloons for someone's birthday, and we made our own fireplace with personalized stockings for Christmas! I really love it there. Anyways, the Saturday crew made me this beautiful card with so many wonderful things in it. And I've been asked by so many people where I'm going and what I'm going to do there.
As you know, I'm teaching swimming lessons when I get to Nigeria, and obviously the people that I work with at the pool think that's an awesome idea! Thank you everyone for your great support and excitement for me as I leave in 9 days!
I mean, the people I work with on Saturday mornings make it so worth while to come in early and work for only a few hours!
As you know, I'm teaching swimming lessons when I get to Nigeria, and obviously the people that I work with at the pool think that's an awesome idea! Thank you everyone for your great support and excitement for me as I leave in 9 days!
CRAZINESS
Hey.
So, recently, I bought my plane ticket (and now know I am leaving March 15th, and returning June 6th) and also realized that I needed to figure out how to get a tourist visa for Nigeria.
And apparently, that is not an easy thing to do. The travel agency that I bought my ticket through explained that they usually are able to get the visa for the client without a problem, and do that free of charge...
except for Nigerian visas. Because they are the most work to try and get.. AWESOME.
I'm supposed to send my passport to the Nigerian High Commission in Ottawa, along with passport pictures and an extremely long and confusing application form so they can get my visa started.
The thing is, if there is one little thing wrong with your application, they won't process your application, and they won't call you to tell you it hasn't been processed.
You really need to monitor every little thing in this process.
I have also applied for a credit card so that if I am ever in extreme peril (which I trust will not be the case), I can use that to get me out of the sticky situation. And that is going to take another two weeks.
So many things to do, and so little time.
All of this (that both my parents and I have had to deal with) is making things a little stressful. But the way I see it, with all the positive signs that this is the right place for me to go, I trust that God has got everything under control.
It's scary to hand the control over, but in these situations, there's nothing else I can do!
Peace,
Sierra
So, recently, I bought my plane ticket (and now know I am leaving March 15th, and returning June 6th) and also realized that I needed to figure out how to get a tourist visa for Nigeria.
And apparently, that is not an easy thing to do. The travel agency that I bought my ticket through explained that they usually are able to get the visa for the client without a problem, and do that free of charge...
except for Nigerian visas. Because they are the most work to try and get.. AWESOME.
I'm supposed to send my passport to the Nigerian High Commission in Ottawa, along with passport pictures and an extremely long and confusing application form so they can get my visa started.
The thing is, if there is one little thing wrong with your application, they won't process your application, and they won't call you to tell you it hasn't been processed.
You really need to monitor every little thing in this process.
I have also applied for a credit card so that if I am ever in extreme peril (which I trust will not be the case), I can use that to get me out of the sticky situation. And that is going to take another two weeks.
So many things to do, and so little time.
All of this (that both my parents and I have had to deal with) is making things a little stressful. But the way I see it, with all the positive signs that this is the right place for me to go, I trust that God has got everything under control.
It's scary to hand the control over, but in these situations, there's nothing else I can do!
Peace,
Sierra
Shots!
So, yesterday I went to the travel clinic, and I got shots and prescriptions for all the things I need to be covered for in Africa. The thing is, Nigeria is literally the breeding ground for everything. Meningites, Rabies, Cholera, Polio, Yellow Fever, Typhoid, Malaria.. you name it, they've got it.
But you know what? I'm not worried about it. What good does worrying do anyone anyways?
"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."(Matthew 6:34)
Yeah, it's a bit unnerving that I'm living in Africa for three months, but at the same time, it's extremely exciting! I would like to believe that it's a healthy mix. :)
Peace,
Sierra
But you know what? I'm not worried about it. What good does worrying do anyone anyways?
"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."(Matthew 6:34)
Yeah, it's a bit unnerving that I'm living in Africa for three months, but at the same time, it's extremely exciting! I would like to believe that it's a healthy mix. :)
Peace,
Sierra