A Recent Blessing

It was ten days after I arrived back in Monterrey after visiting my family back in Cali; I sitting in one of our 15-passenger vans with my friend Guapo. We were on our way to check on the t-shirts that were being printed for the summer teams. It was normal day with normal Monterrey traffic...crazy and hectic at times...we chatted and he asked if I wanted to hang out that evening. I said yes and we continued to talk. Further on into the conversation he mentioned to me that there was something that he wanted to talk to me about that night. You can imagine what I thought. I wanted to ask right then and there, but I knew that I needed to be patient and wait.

By now you may be wondering who is this guy and why haven't I heard about him before...well Guapo (who's real name is Joel) is a good friend of mine. Last year when I came on staff, he was one of the people that I kind of clicked with...we hung out once and awhile and enjoyed talking with one another. I never thought too much about our friendship or even saw it going beyond that...he was just a friend.

Back in November... or was it December...I saw him in a different light. I kept my mouth shut and prayed that if this was something that the Lord wanted it would all come about in His timing and that Guapo would come and tell me.

Well, it turns out that back in November he saw something different in me too. He kept his mouth shut also and didn't want to say anything until he knew for certain that the Lord was giving him a go on this.

So after a couple months of waiting, which was ten days after I got

back from home, he spilled it all out. It took him awhile to get there, but I guess it would for any guy because it is not an easy thing to tell a girl that you really like her. He beat around the bush for awhile, talking about things that related to the teams that we were going to have this summer...I could tell he was nervous...then finally it came out of his mouth...
...."Elisha, I really, really like you. I wanted to tell you this before the teams came." He said some other things... and I looked at him and said "So..."<<...okay maybe that wasn't the best thing to say, but what I meant was like... ok so what is next>>
....that kind of scared him and he came back with a quick response..."So I wondered if you wanted to be my girlfriend?"
At that moment I wasn't sure what to think...I was thinking okay you like me and you want to be my boyfriend...<<>>... I told him I wasn't sure if I was ready for that and that I would pray about being his girlfriend..
He understood and knew that was going to be my response...I continued to tell him that I wouldn't make him wait too long and also that I didn't want to be anyone's girlfriend unless I knew that the relationship would end up in something more. I didn't want to be someone's girlfriend just to be a girlfriend. It was kind of hard for me to say but I knew that I needed to upfront and honest...... He proceeded to tell me that he didn't want to start a more serious relationship with me unless he knew that it was going to end up in something more, that he didn't want to mess around with my heart.
We talked some more and then I asked him the big question..."So, how do you feel about talking to my Dad?..."I would love too." So, the next day we talked to my parents about us starting a relationship that we hope that will lead to tying the knot some day. They had been praying for u

s before hand...don't ask me how parents know these things :)... and that they would be continuing to pray for us.

So, this is the new and exciting thing that has been taking place in my life. It hasn't been easy so

far, but whoever said that relationships would be easy...they require a lot of time, patience with the other person, understanding, being willing not to always be right and listen to the other persons side, etc.

I wanted to share this with you all and to ask you to pray for us as we seek the Lord in His direction for our lives!! Thank you in

advance for you prayers and I will keep you updated on things.

Guaps and I at Obispado back in December