"my biggest pet peev as a driver is when bikes think they're cars...and we did that all day today!"

oooo this comment by my room mate kristen made me SMILE. hardcore.

we had a biking tour of Barcelona this evening for like 2 1/2 hours.

IT WAS AWESOME. i have a whole new appreciation for this gi-normous city.

sooooo....i went to the beach TWICE this weekend. yes, that means two.

i do not like the beach. correction- i do not like the beaches here.

why? because spaniards have NO shame. they love their bodies and they love to show them to everyone around them.

i really dont know how a spanish beach could be a conducive environment at all for a believer, especially a male believer. i mean ok, I was fine for the afternoon- it was not a temptation of any sort for me to see the men in speedos and the topless women- BUT it was so distracting.

i cant even imagine the struggles the men face here. and not even at the beach- there is nudity everywhere! censorship was completely taken away after their dictator Franco died in 75 (im learning ALL about this in class)
but it's interesting the way they handle it. like it is no big deal at all....i dunno, it's just so weird.

and i learned the other night that my friend elizabeth is not a believer... i wrote Melodi Henry about it, and I just thought I would post some of my email to her below (so i dont have to re-write)

<then i asked her if she believes that Jesus is the Savior. and she said she didnt know because she doesnt know enough of the story to make a decision about it. i aked her to explain, and she said she has never heard the whole story before.

and i just sat there. stunned. this girl is from georgia, goes to auburn, and hasnt heard the Gospel.

I said, trying to keep my jaw closed, "No one has ever sat down and told you the Gospel?!"

and she said no. she said that most of her friends arent very religious, and its kinda private to the ones that are.

and my heart just broke. into a million pieces.

private?! WHO KEEPS JESUS PRIVATE?!!??! i was so upset, so hurt, so broken for her.

and i let her know that. i said that i didnt understand how people could keep their relationship with jesus private. that its not supposed to be that way. that gods love for us is supposed to just fill our lives so much that we naturally spill it out onto others. that we are supposed to spread His name.

and then i just sat there, completely broken for this girl. and something inside of me was reaching out, telling me that im supposed to be the one to tell her the story.

and maybe that was me trying to take control, or probably it was the Holy Spirit :) all i know is that THAT is a meaty task. i have never shared the gospel with anyone who doesnt know the story! even on mission trips, like when i went to africa, we were working with youth groups and people who have heard His story.

Elizabeth knows some, but not enough. and i dont know how the heck im supposed to tackle that one. part of me wanted to sit right then and tell her everything i knew. but the other part knew that i needed MAJOR prayer and counsel before that conversation. plus, it was not a good night- we were EXHAUSTED. i knew it was not the time...

and even if that is not what i am supposed to do, i AM supposed to be a reflection of Him for her. Because maybe something about me will make her want to know more. will make her want to ask. and maybe ill be the one to tell....>>

or maybe im not the one- maybe her ears will not be open to it- she told me that she never has really looked into it because she's content and happy and doesnt see a need...

she doesnt know how deperately she does need him...