Viviendo con Paz

Hello all
well recent days have been fairly uneventful and surprisingly peacefull! I have to give much thanks for that bc prior to the break I was much frustrado! But GOd is good and He has taken the time to show me some things and how to rest in him.
School is o.k. and we are delving into the DR unit of study which is cool cause I get to learn alot about the country. The Independence day festival aka CARNIVAL will be taking place next month and so I am require to tecah about it. Learning about it has been very enlightening. It seems in various areas of the country the celebration is different but they all have to do with a cross between celebrating Independence of the nation, and endulging in pagan rituals prior to what Catholics refer to as the period called Lent the 40 days before Easter.
According to what I have read, people were going to be fasting during Lent so the Carnival time was a time to be CARNAL and endulge the flesh...kinda like Mardi Gras I guess. anyway, it is also kjnown to be a fight between GOd and the deveil and in many parades you see people dress up in various demonic looking costumes and they make new ones each year bc after the festival they burn the masks and spread the ashes into the soil!
o.k. so for you prayin folks reading I guess you can see why the spiritual side of me struggles to teach this! and I have come to realize that the battle here goes way deeper than a parade! something to pray about and against!
The various grade levels will be going on their individula class trips in the next few weeks and so I will be going to the Southwest and to the North east to a salted lake and flamingo area and to anational park. It should be interesting.
As for my personal life well things are very calm and I am just enjoying the period of discipline in my studies and rest. i will begin a new spanish course next week as part of my yearly goals. I have also become more acctive in the church so I am now assisting them wioth some thing and it is good. I am also beginning my community center service one day a week starting 2 weeks. It´s amazing what you see and learn sometimes when you just shut up and watch! ok random sorry!
Prayer requests:
Please pray for our church as the battle between spirit and world is very great and many are still stuck not making a choice. It is affecting the church body so pray for unity and not walking in sin. For my school pray for the teachers and the director as they need Christ and also need to balance their workloads. Pray for my roommate that God would mend her hearts hurt and she would grow. Pray for me that I would continue to praise and read and seek HIM daily so as to grow and help others. I hope you are all well. love and miss ya.