They grow up so fast

My little sister is five years younger than me so we didn't spend a whole lot of time together growing up. We have grown a lot closer lately since she move to my home town of Boulder to go to college. Little sisters are great, they are such a blessing. I love and am glad that she move to Boulder so we can hang out more... Just over a week ago though she left to go down to Bolivia for six months. She went down there with Youth for Christ to minister to the people of La Paz, the capital city of Bolivia. I'm so proud of her, that is a huge step of faith to go down there for so long. I'm excited to see what she will experience down there and how much she is going to grow through the process. I know she will make some great friendships through the trip as well. Some times I wonder if I have the faith it takes to leave everything behind and move to another coutry whether it is for six months or longer. It's tough to move to another coutry so far away from you family and friends and away from the customs you are use to into some foreign society. She is keeping a blog of her time down there if you are interested in checking it out. It's called Aventuras Bolivianas. You click on the link to it in my "other cool blogs" section on the right of your browser or hopefully at the bottom of this post.

Te Dios Bendiga!

New York, New York!

During our break to celebrate the birth of our Lord, kendra and I went to CT to visit her family. We had a great time, they really took good care of us. I got to know her family better and their traditions.
One day while we were there we ventured to New York city. It was a great time. I am always amazed with how large that city is and how many people there are there. We took the train into town and then walked around and bought bagels and then found our way to central park. The park is a lot bigger than I had always thought. Here is a picture of Kendra and I in the park in front of the ice rink. After this we met her family for lunch and then went to see Fiddler on the Roof on Broadway. The show was amazing! Much better than the Producers which we saw last year. After that her family left and we walked around some more. We tried to go up the Empire state building, but there was a 3 hour wait!
(Here is a picture I took of the tallest building in New York that I really like. That's a fire truck turning in the forground. The empire state building is the one in the middle that is blue and white on top.) So instead we went and got some pizza at Original Famous Ray's Pizza. It was delicious. After pizza, we walked back to grand central station and boarded our train to depart. I can't wait until I can go back to the city again and hopefully stay longer!