Im back in America!

so im finally home! i came back early friday morning at 4 am :)
the 8th of August i think.
wow things are going quickly and went by too quickly. but what a blessing. Lithuania... changed my life and shaped my future, ukraine edified and blessed me everyday(God did the blessing)... and now im at home and dealing with jet lag and every night since ive been home ive gone to bed no later than 4 am lol... but God has been using my jetlag to get me bonding with family and friends... im just overwhelmed. all i can do is reflect on how much i see Him working in my life...
what a great weekend i just had... what a great new family-this team that went with me to Ukraine... how wonderful are my new friends from lithuania and all over the world, thanks to the study abroad experience. im speechless.
Father let me find my Joy and peace ONLY in you.. amoungst all the distractions and even in the things i consider blessings.. let me only see you in them and be humbled so that i may not boast... for Your name's sake. i hope i see these new friends again that have become so much a part of my life. so that we may praise You together for our Joy that you give.
Let it Be...

so im in ukraine!

wow...
i've been here since around may 16th... first Novovolynsk, then Kiev, then Zaparoziye, and now Feodosia...
so amazing here. i can't write for long cuz i have almost no internet access. but what a beautiful place.. and what a journey God is taking me through.. im finally reunited with many of the fresnoians! and making many new friends... Thank you sooo much Lord...
Glory be to You!

so an update..

well.. since Josh told me to update i will.
i dont have pictures available at the moment.. but i just want to say..
i loved this semester!!
finals are done, there was graduation, now everyone is leaving.. while i stay a bit longer and have to watch them go.
its been a rough couple of days. im missing everyone.. and i have to pack everything and move out by tomorrow morning...
.. when i get a chance i will post up pics and more details about the semester.. but for now im a bit in a somber mood.. nostalgic even.. but in 2 days im off to the Vilnius mission trip.. and then.. UKRAINE!
so.. please keep me in your prayers. i know ive got to have a lot more faith and strength to get through the transitions .. i just have to keep the focus..
your one and only,
Amz

moved....

"Feel Yourself Russian"

ok.. since i can't figure out how to write a caption next to each picture, let me just tell you that Russia was amazing! the first half of the pics, all the way down to the inside of a museum are in St. Petersburg, and the rest are from Moscow. the Eve Roshe in russian words, that one is for mom! i found it in russian! and then a pic inside the Kazan Cathedral where everyone is standing..! sooo amazing. near that one is a pic of just some of my wonderful companions. and than our Comrade Group inside the Monorail! i love these guys! the next one is me and Laura strolling around St. Pete's in the 5hr tour lol. and then see paul dancing with the Ethnic russian women in the Feel Yourself Russian Show we went to... soo Awesome! they pulled up 3 of our group members!
some more beautiful scenery pics and then the Hall of Mosaics i walked through in the Hermitage...

in Moscow! lets see.. a pic of some of us in a compartment on the overnight train :). then the famous circus!!!!Spectacular! several of pictures on the red Square! a pic with alli inside the New Tretikov Museum :)
Beauty Galore.. i just had to share some with my friends and family. i'm sorry if its a bit confusing. maybe when i get home i can explain better.
i Thank the Lord So much for this great opportunity...i still can't believe that i was able to be here and at these places.

:) video in sweden

my lovely ukrainian and european friends :)

we all look like siblings lol

Oh Sweden!

one of the best experiences of my life, by far, has been to see Sweden. before i left to Stockholm, i barely even knew where sweden was located on the map.. and now it is forever imprinted in my mind... Lord what a Blessing it is to have this opportunity!



"how marvelous, how wonderful is my savior's love for me..."






my new good friend Ana who hosted us :):) swedish Hot Dog!

Look at the fashion lol and the McDonalds~!

national animal :)


sooo enchanting...

our pals, vlad and paul, boiling spagetti lol yes they decided to make part of the meal (surprisingly to me, the guys like to cook in europe...). and the girls enjoying quality time together.

my new friends :)! inessa, luba vlad, vaiva, iryna, and paul