Today I started meeting with my friend A one on one, partially to work on my Spanish and partially to connect with her. She promised to correct me when I say something wrong and I promised to actually try my very hardest not just to say what I want to say but to say it correctly. We're going to be reading Captivating by John and Stasi Eldridge (in Spanish) and discussing it, but I don't have a second copy of the book yet. In the meantime today, we read some of the Bible and then some Al-Anon literature. Her brother is a drug addict currently in a live-in rehab center, so it's pretty relevant for her.

We're going to meet once a week, and I feel hopeful about the relationship that will grow out of that time. I'm praying that we would have a space to be friends and for us both to grow spiritually as well. There is so much I wish for this girl-- self-confidence, hope, purpose in life, joy, a bright future-- and having studied Captivating before, I'm excited to see what fruit is born in her life out of the study. Pray for our relationship and for the Holy Spirit to unveil the beautiful woman she is. He can do it.

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