Greetings all!!! Just a wee update to let you all know that I now reside in Chicago, Illinois!  It worked out for me to come serve at Headquarters for four months right now!  I really like living with Kendalyn, even though she's been at Northwoods Training Center for a bit!  She returns Friday and I'm very excited!!!!  So I'm here until the end of May right now!!! 

Right now I'm serving in the ATI Department in the call center.  I will be assisting the families with ATI questions, filing, answering telephones and reenrolling families!!!  Today we just finished sending out all the reenrollment forms - almost 3000 of them!  We had a great team helping and praise the Lord it's all sent out!!!

So that's the update so far!  Have a wonderful rest of the winter!!!  Aleita

 Merry christmas everyone!!

Wow!  What a wonderful, Difficult, challenging, exciting, unexpected year!!!  the Lord has taught Me how to depend on Him more through many exciting adventures!  the Lord allowed me to spend 6 months at home for the beginning of the year - stretching but I was able to write 3 portfolios and earn college credit

I attended Journey to the heart in May - a wonderful opportunity I would encourage all to go.  Since then the Lord has continued to peal away layers like an onion!!  God has shown me several areas to work on but the biggest being just to abide in him.  I served under Mr. norvell for a time and he always said that we need to take the knowledge from our head and put it in our hearts!  =D

Then the Lord opened up the opportunity to be in Taiwan, which you all know about if you've been reading my xanga updates!  I am so thankful to have had that opportunity - so exciting!!! 

and last but not least it's been a blessing to have everyone home for Christmas - enjoy the photos!!  May the Lord richly bless you all in the year 2008!

Mug shots - courtesy of kendalyn!

Grandma & i!

Kendalyn and her pig

score!!!!  An ipod for Christmas from Kerzdenn!!  I think I'm moving up in this world!  And of course I had to show Grandma how it works! 

Hoodies from Amy Ortiz, our awesome Texas friend!

"I dont' think this is working?"

Happy New Years!!!!

The Latest Update – Home Again!

Well hello there friends!  I’m back in Canada again – surprise, surprise!  Actually it was a surprise for me too!  Little did I know that a week after I returned from Hong Kong I would be back in Canada.  Here’s how it went:

The flight back to Taiwan went pretty well and my ear didn’t hurt too much!  I really enjoyed myself with the Hung Family in Hong Kong but was so glad to get back to my Taiwan “family”!!!  I always told them they needed this Canadian to balance them out (the reaction was great!). J Anyways, Eric & Lucas picked me up and I delighted with how the weather had cooled down!!!  Aw….fall has come!!  I was not feeling very good so I tried to get some rest!  I had a little more energy for my Monday school, which was great!  I loved teaching those children!  The thought during the day was “Temporary” - a funny thought, I mused, but went about my day.  I was losing my strength by the end of the day again and went for my doctor’s appt.  The doctor said I had a wall of black in my ear and if I didn’t get better in 4 weeks I would probably need surgery!  SURGERY!!!!  Yikes!!  Well, I knew if I needed surgery I would probably go home!!  When we got back to the school I went from bad to worse and knew I wouldn’t be able to work the next day.  I asked our team leader, Wes Dudley, if I could have the next day off and he said he wanted to talk to me.  Wes explained they he wanted me to get better over serving in Taiwan so if I needed to go home and that was what God was calling me to do I should do it.  I felt this was a confirmation and talked to my parents because I knew I wasn’t getting better, only worse.  My parents agreed that I should come home as soon as my plane ticket could be changed.  So my new ticket was emailed to me Friday morning and I left Saturday afternoon.  It was extremely hard saying goodbye to everyone – I had learned to work with them and appreciate them very much!  And I would miss the lovely English Village too – especially the airport, it was awesome being a flight attendant!  In fact it was so cool to be Flight Attendant, Pilot, Banker, Hotel Manager, Store Clerk, Doctor, Nurse, Drama Queen, Science Professor and Cook!!!

So I’m home as of October 27th, and what have I been doing????  Well………sleeping, just finished unpacking today, sleeping, helping with dishes and laundry and lots more sleeping.  Just last night I slept for 14 hours!  The flight home did not go too well and my ears complained the whole way but I made it, praise the Lord.  Only by His strength and grace.  I have seen my doctor and as he was unsure of what the problem was, besides a major ear infection, he’s starting over again so I’m back on medication.  He explained that both my ears were bleeding and though there was wax in the one he didn’t want to wash it out for fear of getting water in the ear drum.  So I’ll keep you all updated! 

Coming up…..my next report will be featuring pictures and my new hair style so stay tune!!!