How am I doing

Well, you might have been wondering how am I doing, if I am being consumed by fires or what. the answer is not, the fires are only affecting South California and in case you don't know, I'm in North California. I am really enjoying this semester. Why? Because it's fall, the leaves are changing colour and falling. The sky was bright blue and now is grey.

And also because I found a Church of Christ that really sticks to the Bible words. This is the church that Jesus Christ died for. Forget all the other churches (Adventist, Lutheran or baptist, i don't know what else) and I am glad that I found this one. It was some sort of strange connection that led me to this church, jajaja. I didn't even look it up in the Internet, and God's wonderful job help me to find it without much work and trouble. It's amazing.

I am glad that God found me a church because I was really dying spiritually. It was long time ago I assisted a church, and some part of me broke down when I didn't go anymore. I was looking at old posts I used to write when I used to rejoice to Him, and I couldn't believe that the Holy spirit inspired me so much write that. And the worst part is that many problems came in my life too and I wasn't spiritually strong to face them. I always walked some steps then I fell and stayed like that for a long time. And it wasn't going to be soon for me to walk again.

I hope this church helps me recover and that I can be a better soldier for God. And I thank anyone who prayed for me to find a church and to get baptized. What?! Did I get baptized? Actually, yes. After a month of assisting this church, I was convinced that I was ready to go far. Well, it exactly wasn't planned the day before, it was that day, October 27 2007 when they told me: Are you ready? We can do it now. My heart was ready and I wanted to be reborn. So why not? It's been 3 years since I last thought about it, and I am an adult now. And I don't have to focus on school, but the ironic part was that I baptized in the middle of my midterms, but I could always make time for something this important.

Let me just tell you that the place was cold and the water was very cold. So when I put my feet first, I froze. Then I got submerged and when I got up (reborn), I felt warmer because my heart was getting warmer. I was wet and happy while the brothers and sisters congratulated me. I have just taken a big step, and it has been a while since I moved. Christ really lives inside me even though I thought I was lost. And I still have lots to learn now.

Romans 6:3-6 (King James Version)

3 Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death?
4 Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.
5 For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection:
6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

I have been reborn in spirit and I am officially part of God's family.

So it's not coincidence that I ended up in North California. It was more a plan of God.

And I'm going back to El Salvador in December 16, in case you're wondering. That gives me the chance to watch 3 liga matches including matches against Barcelona and Zaragoza. Why always Zaragoza?? Well, Zaragoza are interesting rivals and it has to be a good thing that I always can watch them.