louissa sinclair

two days left. we´ll leave tuesday morning. in one way it feels like i´ve been here forever. and at the same time it feels like it´s only been a few days. either way, i can´t figure out if i want to go home or not.

green day is playing on the radio right now. makes me think of toe and our conversation. makes me miss a few people.

madrid is beautiful. no, seriously, it is. we went and saw the Royal Palace. wow. now that was cool. it´s busy here and i like it. i like the old parts of madrid the best. i´ve figured out where i want my apartment. it´s right across from the palace. nice location, right?

we did some tv recording yesterday. yes, we´ll be on some christian channel at some point. how did that happen? my mom met some people and we ended up in a studio in front of cameras and hot lights… it was rather fun — although taping myself sharing a testimony wasn´t all that fun. it was more nerve racking.

we spent a day with kids on thursday. it was a childrens camp and at first i thought i was going to go insane. it was loud and there were alot of kids. i love working with kids, but at times it was tough with these children. it was hard to stay in control. that evening we did a service and the Lord blessed us. somehow we got through to these children and were praying for them and ended up loving these kids so much. it was really great. all the girls wanted to know if all my family had red hair (i had just told them that julia was my sister, but that´s okay). they wanted to know if julia and i had boyfriends. nope. everyone in my family who isn´t married is single. the female monitors then asked how old my brother was. weird.

we rule the ¨slap-clap game.¨ we totally dominate now. gibraltor, watch out for the US team. next time we´ll cream you.

leslie and i have decided that when i´ve grown up a bit we´re going to take a boat to england and travel there for a bit. when we told the team they all laughed at us. a boat? aren´t we the ones who get motion sickness like big time? well yes, but we´d get by.

everyone has birds here. birds? what´s so cool about birds?

the Lord has been amazing. we have met incredible people and have been able to experience great things. have you ever stood on a soap-box, with a crowd surrounding you, and openly shared who Jesus is to you? i have. and it´s incredible.

the boys decided that they might be able to get 5 camels for me. i´m not sure that´s good or not.

here we are, at the halfway point.

i now know i am one of the most phlegmatic team members. get this. we leave for madrid on sunday. i dont (i cant figure out how to get an apostrophe. sorry) want to go. i know malaga and algeciras. i know the people. i like the people. why would i want to go somewhere where i dont know anyone and am not familiar with anything? my mum says, “louissa, there will be great people there as well.” i know that. but i still dont want to go.

mrs.spyker is now here. she was visiting ireland when we first came to spain. shes home and i simply adore her. she loves me, i love her, and its all good.

our trip to morocco was… interesting. i “rode” a camel (for 1 euro) and bought a few trinkets. my mum bought a rug. the men are very forward there. i dont know if they realize that telling me im beautiful is not the way to get me to buy their ware. one guy told me to take him home. all the boys on the team wanted to see if they could sell me. josh spyker told them that men from morocco like their women a little more… chunky, but the red hair might do it. yes, i found it all so funny.

we were really tired last night. we werent going to do a major outreach, but we went to a plaza, sat around, and sang songs. some of us were on the ground and three guys from denmark came, plopped down between leslie and i, opened the beer and chocolate they had, and joined us. we were able to share the gospel and personal testimonies with them. it was a great time.

we head to Tarifa tonight. we did an outreach there on monday night and the guy wanted us back. it is an incredible town with so much history and on the drive you look out and see africa. its amazing. im excited about getting out on the streets again.

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i have 43 minutes left on this computer. i hate looking down and seeing a timer. but it´s enough time to write something, right? i think so… if i can figure out this spanish keyboard.

i´ve been gone for a week now. and i love it. you should really come to spain if you ever get the opportunity. it is so incredibly beautiful. have you ever been able to look across the mediterranean and see the mountains of africa? well, you should experience it. we are going to gebraltar today and will be spending tomorrow in morocco.

we´ve been working with full-time mexican missionaries for the most part. it´s amazing when you realize the sacrifice they´ve made to come, leave families and a familiar culture, and see the people of spain come to the Lord. they have been an example to me.

we have the three spyker boys to do our translating. they are our american/mexican/spanish boys. i don´t really remember when they lived in madrid, ny, but it´s been fun to get to know them while here.

david (the middle spyker boy) says that i´m the whitest girl on the team (and we aren´t just talking about skin color). it´s rather remarkable that the whitest girl on the team tries to be the blackest girl on the team just to draw a crowd in the parks and such. yes, i attempt some rhymes. and no, you will never hear me rap. it´s a missions trip only thing.

the spaniards have laughed at me because i´m so white (the funny thing is, there are other people on our team just as white, but no, they only make fun of me). when we went to the beach on sunday they were all very concerned about me burning. i wasn´t. i had put sunblock on. i just forgot my back. yup, i´m in pain right now.

¨you´re hair is like fire. if i was ever lost i would look for your hair to guide me back.¨ yes, i´ve heard some very funny things since i´ve been here.

we haven´t seen thousands come to the Lord. only one actually. but everytime we do our thing in a park or market, many stop and watch our dramas, listen to our songs, and most importantly, listen to us present the gospel and the love of Jesus. spain is a hard country. they leave no room for God in their lives and think they know it all. but our brothers and sisters working in this country have been so encouraged and i´m so thankful for that.

i wish i spoke spanish.

the culture is so different. i´m still not used to the whole siesta nap every afternoon and then staying up really late. i´m not used to how laid-back they are and at times it´s hard. i´m from the states - we do things on time and we don´t have as much chill time inbetween things. but i´m getting it. i love the people and that is the important thing.

i think that maybe i´ll miss this place when we leave. but there is one thing i won´t miss. spanish pop music. it is so stupid and annoying.

love to you all. i hope everything is just splendid back in the states.