Still here in Sri Lanka.

I wish i had the lead for my camera,

then you could look instead of read.

I am oh so grateful that i am hear instead of at home, seeing as the most important news arising atm in Swansea, is that our flat roof is in need of repairing. I am receiving frequent updates about this matter from my mother, and i wasn't all that interested when i was at home, and my tone is still yet to change. Maybe when i'm 42, i will start to care a little more about leaks. I think, if it was me, i'd fix it the Sri Lankan way and take the roof off all together and make it into an indoor garden.

(this is where if i had my camera, you could see a picture of Charl&Furrukhs, indoor garden)

I went bird watching at dawn yesterday, and although my camera's zoom, is pathetic i have a few good mental images of green birds and yellow birds and a painted stalk. Unfortunately, i can't share them with you as there in my head, but you could always try and imagine what a green bird would look like. It was actually amazing, they were flocking overhead, and i really enjoyed.

I also spent some time with 3 lovely girls and made cookies, which is the highlight of my week, not because of the cookies - because they got a bit burnt, but because the girls were just wicked, and we spent ages singing Taylor Swift songs(and her music is a bit of my guilty pleasure.) Also, it felt like a new season for these girls, like God was just breaking through any barriers, and forming a rainbow of promise over the girls home. It was really cool.

I am also reading, jackie pullingers book chasing the dragon, which if you want to ever know what a living God is about, it's a great book to read.

This might be my last blog for a while, but i've been hear 11 days now, and feel alot more settled, and open to whatever is going to happen in the rest of my time hear.

x x x

I'M IN SRI LANKA BTW.

My nails are growing at a supernatural speed...

I've been here a week now (Sri Lanka, and i have realized how important your senses are and how much more you rely and become accustomed to how your body is adapting. Like, when i first arrived i found i was breathing deeper, and thats because the humidity is so much higher here than back home.

Slowly, i am getting used to the culture hear, other than pizza hut last night, i've been having alot of spice, to the point where my lips have felt on fire and swollen. I also had fish without bread crumbs on for the first time in like my whole life, and it tasted good, just like chicken.

I have travelled a bit, between Colombo and Kandy which is around a 2 - 3 hour drive, i will be based in Kandy once i get settled, i spent a couple of nights there last week, and felt it would be better to come back to Colombo, just until i have a bit more energy. Coming back to Colombo last week was such a brilliant decision, purely

because it gave me the chance to pray with three ladies, claire, charl and jenny, whom two of them knew me when i was around 5, and haven't seen me since! But God is so exciting, like - at this point i am so excited about what he is going to do through us, and in Sri Lanka. I'm not one to preach about him, but you need to understand what an exciting time this is, and its open for everyone to experience.

Other than praying, i've met the kids, i went to there birthday party and it was such a special day, for a whole heap of reasons, i also went to a school production of the piped piper last last, and met a few girls around my age, who are staying in a girls home, and hopefully on monday i can go and hang out with them, and play a bit of guitar and cook. Which i'm really looking forward too. Tomorrow, im going bird watching! .. at 5.30am!! Crazy.

In around 3 hours, I'll start my journey..

But for now, i've been told to tidy my room, and put all the rubbish from my over flowing bin, into a bin bag. Kind of an excitement killer.

I was looking in the mirror and i realized that my accessories have come from some of the people i love...

My Bracelets are from (left - right) rosie, woz, aunty jenny & co. My necklace is from Rosie, my scarf is form suzy and my earrings are from chloe.

I am going to keep my blog up to date whilst im away, and will try my best to take photos.

love jos x x x

Im a day and a half away.......

'For i am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for you sails.'

I am going away, and have been reminded of what amazing friends and family i have, they have loved me when they had no reason to, and have seen me with eyes that see my deepest intentions. I want to make them proud, and be everything that they believe i am. I am so ready for this..

With a bounce and a creased nose,

she silently laughs.

Im going to Sri Lanka for 3 Months, in 2 weeks TODAY, and many prospects about this trip excite me. *enter list*

- Independence

- The opportunities i will have to meet people, work with people, enter there lives

- The prospect of seeing an Elephant

- The unknown

- The fact that Sri Lanka is beautiful

- Growing in my relationship with God

- Tasting the Sri Lankan Brew (and by brew i mean TEA)

- Getting to know the culture

- Swimming in the Indian Ocean (*cough* 27 degrees *cough*)

- Adventure

And so so much more, which will be revealed hear over the next 3 months.