I'm Here!!!

Since I’ve been in Hong Kong...

Well I have been here now for a little over a month, I know in my last post I said as soon as I got here I would update you, but it just so happens that life happened and I found myself with little time to update you guys, much less remember to!
But I am living with two great women: Nina and Arsenia. Both have welcomed me in their home and truly given me a place I can call home. I am enjoying IBC and getting to know everyone in the church. The family atmosphere here at IBC is unlike any other I have experienced and I love how inviting everyone is here as well. The people of International Baptist Church have really made my adjustment and transition here to Hong Kong a great one. I Have seen a lot of great places and really experienced just a taste of what Hong Kong has to offer...and there is a lot!

The students are AMAZING!! I am having so much fun just spending time with them and getting to know each of them more since camp. I’ve been able to reunite with some of the youth and meet some amazing girls and guys who weren’t able to come to camp earlier this summer. We have already jumped into doing a lot of work and events which both are mostly fun. Ben and I visit a school once a week to have lunch with some of the students and every week go out to West Island School where we lead a Christian Club. Every Friday night the kids have their weekly youth night called the Shillage. Those nights are tons of fun and afterwards you can find us at the McDonalds across the street enjoying ice-cream and each other’s company. Last weekend we went on a Junk Boat trip which is where we rented a big boat and a speed boat and a banana boat and a wake board and went out to an island to swim, boat, and just have fun! It was a BLAST!!!! And also a great time to get to know the youth better. This past weekend we had an ultimate Frisbee tournament that was hot, but tons of fun on the beach. And this weekend is the Girls Sleepover!!! So there is always something to do and places to be which make things a lot easier on me.

The hardest part about being in Hong Kong is hard to pin point. I think each week has its own struggles and obstacles to overcome just like everyone else. The first week was finding my way around. Second was getting adjusted to the culture. The third was managing time well. And most recently accepting the fact that I won’t see friends or family for 11 more months! Through it all though, the Lord has been so faithful and so great! He truly has proved how amazing He is through this experience and has begun changing and molding my heart. I have had a great time here, and am excited to see what the Lord does in the months to come!

Pray for me to continually remember my purpose of being here, and to have a moldable teachable spirit in order to grow and learn what the Lord has for me here.
I MISS YOU ALL!!!!!!!!

Monica Zuniga

Ps. I am trying to get a video posted soon!