"a little voice inside..."

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Published: Wednesday, 18 May 2011 15:46

Written by Corina Clements Soria

Giovanna has “a little voice inside”...  Do you remember that she asked me what she should do about her “San Jorge” – the patron saint of the thieves – and that she was afraid of what might happen if she got rid of it?  Well... on Monday she felt she needed to get rid of the San Jorge and another saint in her room... they actually were Merto’s (the father of her son... Jorge)... so she returned them... her explanation of why – She had opened her heart to God... and “God doesn’t like competition...” 

She got home and the little voice inside her let her know she wasn’t done...  she threw out cards with the image of San Jorge... and with that, a weight rolled off her back...

On Tuesday when she came to El Jordan, we read verses about the Holy Spirit.. who lives in believers, will never abandon them, and guides them to all truth...  Afterwards Giovanna said...”Thank you so much for teaching me...  I never knew those things... I was so wrong... so blind...”  Today she came to study the Bible with Jovana... and would like to come back tomorrow too...  

She went to the cancer clinic this morning but they only accept 8 new patients a day... In order to get one of those spots, you have to sleep/wait outside of the cancer clinic from midnight until the morning... so that’s where she is tonight...  She really doesn’t want to go through chemo and radiation... for money reasons and also because she feels that if it is only to prolong her life for a little while, she’d rather leave her life in God’s hands...

Thank you for praying...

Corina

Life...

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Published: Wednesday, 18 May 2011 15:46

Written by Corina Clements Soria

“Now this is eternal life:

 that they may know you,

 the only true God, and Jesus Christ,

 whom you have sent.”

John 17:3

On Monday, the same day Giovanna got out of the hospital, she wanted to come to study the Bible... but her room is way on the other side of the city and by the time she went home to get a shower, it would be too late to get back to El Jordan on time...  She wanted to come on Tuesday but her dad was out looking for people to donate blood to replace what they used in Giovanna’s surgery... and because she had never been to El Jordan, she was afraid of getting lost...  Wednesday I was going to be out... so on Thursday Giovanna was “finally” able to come and study the Bible...

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God's Provision

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Published: Monday, 09 May 2011 15:46

Written by Corina Clements Soria

One of the reasons why I love what I do is because I have the opportunity to see God’s hand in so many ways… His touch and provision in so many circumstances…  It’s not that God’s hand isn’t everywhere… It’s just that sometimes when people are more “on the edge” and you see things come together, you know its because of God... and only God…

Because I work with people “on the edge” – who don’t have any “buffers”, personal savings or credit line to get them out of hard situations – I have the incredible privilege of seeing God at work… day after day…  Sometimes when I get bogged down with “work” and “worries” I need to step back… and see what God is doing…  He’s always there - I sometimes just have my eyes concentrating on something else…   (I always tell my girls to keep their eyes on Christ…  I need to take my own advice!)

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Thankful To Be Alive

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Published: Thursday, 05 May 2011 15:46

Written by Corina Clements Soria

Thankful for life...

The other day, after looking at her MRI and CAT scans, her huge incision... I could imagine how big her brain tumor was and it made the fact that she was back to talking, moving, thinking even more amazing...  The difference from days before was incredible when she was debilitated from excruciating pain and had little movement and speech...  Her side effects now are not being able to tie a knot or do things like untangle her IV tubes untangled... One eye is a bit cross eyed... and there are certain events/people she can’t remember... and texting on her cell phone takes almost too much effort to figure out...  

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