Hola mis Amigos!!

wow! its been forever since i posted last.....but heres some updates!!

my dad and his disease: well, believe it or not, the Alzheimers has been getting worse. he's been hurting himself lately, destroying our stuff(which costs us tons of money to fix), annoying the crap out of everybody, and more. but the worst thing(in my opinion) is his anger issues. several weeks ago, i threw a blanket and some pillows in frustration, and he starts choking me, almost trying to kill me. it was the scariest thing i've even seen/been a part of.---please continue to pray for my family.

church: i was sorta forced to go back to my church. i WAS starting to like it, but our new pastor has been trying to take over everything around him. so, my family is thinking of leaving. please pray that God's Will would be done through this situation.

my own struggles: as some of you know, the more my dad's alzheimers progresses, the more stress on me. for several months, i've been going to a youth group/bible study at another church on tuesdays. we had been doing a thing called "Purpose In the Pit", where we learned about different trials that Godly people on the Bible had, and how God helped them through the trials, or "pits". last tuesday we had the last PIP. as a special kind of ending thing, we had several people get up on stage, and talk about their trials and God's provision. there were people who struggled with suicide, cheating in school, sexuality, and more. i gained some encouragement from them talking. i also got up and talked about my dad's alzheimers and the problems there. after we were dismissed, i had poeple saying that if i needed to, i could talk to them about my problems, which greatly encouraged me. i thank God that He lead me to Vapor(the youth group), because i have now found purpose in the pit!