January 12 at 11:52am. How is everything? I am feeling stressed. I tried to get on the internet on the library but apparently everyone loves the internet here in Greenland. :) Tomorrow I shall be able to write a longer letter!  Yeah, but I only get it for a half an hour.

I reserved a time to get on the internet today at 1.3o at the library. So as I was waiting after lunch I decided to play some with Kristina. I played the piano and she playing the guitar! I was having so much fun that I lost track of time and when I looked at the clock it was 1.40!
 
I am like Ah! so I jumped off the stage at the church and threw on my jacket and boots and ran out the door. I decided that I would take a short cut up the snow bank...ha, that turned into a long cut.  Every steep I took I sank half a foot, but I made it up and across the bridge.  The look I had on my face when I came in made the librarian laugh. I was laughing as well.
I think that she might see that alot, but all that to say that I am learning to play chords on the piano and I think I might be able to play with the worship team this summer if needed! practice practice practice!

I am so happy to hear all that is happening at home. I can imagine it all playing out in my head. I miss being home but I Greenland is definitely turning out to be interesting. The side walk are all wooden bridges coverd in ice! Yesterday, the group and I went to the top of the hill and watched the sun come up for the first time this year. To bad it was cloudy! :) But today the clouds brought snow and it has been snowing all day!
 
I am closer in time to you now. Only two hours away instead of six. Last night there was a youth club and about 20 kids under 12 showed up. Most of them were completly wired. There was one girl that spoke a little bit of English. M y favorite part was when it was time for them to leave they all started hiding! It was like we were shoving them out the door. Then when we got them all out they pounded on the doors and found windows and were all staring at us trying to get our attention. It was so cute! Oh and these kids are way more aggresive than in the states. I was able to pick them up and tackel them and they just came back for more.l I cant wait for next thursday!
 
I will talk to you soon! Love you.
Shalisha

It has been snowing here all day long!

I have been having a great week! God has been teaching me to be content and happy with my situation where as before I was bitter and unmoving to the people around me. I find I am having better relationships with my fellow students and my roommates. God has been calming something in me and I feel wonderful and content. :) Thank you for all the prayers. I know it has been a blessing. All my love.

Okay I am going to try to write again what I had on the blog before I lost it. lol

So this last weekend after the caving trip I had local ministry weekend. My group has a youth club called 7-eleven. There is literally like thirty teens. It was a crazy night. We had a toilet paper fashion show. The contestants would shed paper every step they took.:) By the end of the show we had a mound of toilet paper that the kids were rolling, crawling, and sliding through.

After this was Fika - what the swedes call coffee break- and devotions. I was particularly excited tonight for I was to give the devotions. I found a verse in psalms 33:15 which fit perfectly with our fashion show. It states that He fashions their hearts individually; He considers all their works. I told them that God created them with their individual interests, talents and quirks ( but my translator did not understand the word quirks so I had to think of something else:).
 
I told the teens that God loves you, his creation, even though we rebelled against Him, and that He sent His son to die for Me and you! I could see the interest in their eyes. There are so many these teens that are looking for something real for which to live their lives.

After the devotions we played more games and just spent time with them. I mingled among them trying to start meaningful conversations and conquer the language barrier. The night ended at eleven but the last youth actually left closer to midnight. After that I night I felt wonderfully exhausted and said good night to my group and headed to bed.

This week has been amazing! The topic of this weeks teaching is God's Word. The teacher is a fellow American from Colorado named Mary Jeane and has actually been to the Appalachia's. We started a conversation over lunch and come to find out she has actually been to Hazard! Miss Mary Jeane takes mission trips to the Appalachian Mountains whenever she can. I was so excited when I found this out! She even talked about Wal-mart being the social meeting place. When she said that it was a conformation that we were talking of the same place. :D
 
The teaching has been wonderful. The students are finding out that God Speaks through the Bible and that makes it powerful. Like a fire in our hearts as Jeremiah writes. They are starting to see this and it makes everyone overcome with awe and excitement.
 
I have finally learned where I am to go on outreach after the new year. I am to go to Greenland! Please pray that God will show and prepare my group of eight where we are going to be working.
 
Thank you for all your prayers and encouragements through emails and letters. I miss you and am praying for opportunities you will have to share the Good News with those around you.
Isaiah 9:2
"The people who walked in darkness
Have seen a great light ;
Those who dwelt in the land of the
shadow of death,
Upon them light has shined."
As we who have once walked in the darkness how much eager should we be to point those who are walking in darkness to the light. To be a light we must be consumed by it. Those who have ears let them hear.
Phil. 1:20
Shalisha Brace

It seems like christmas time here. The caving trip was beautiful! There was so much snow! Yes it snowed in October! Not just an inch - noooo like a foot! Everything was so pretty and frosted. We stayed in a cabin and then traveled by van to get near the cave entrances, unloaded, and hiked the rest of the way up.

The caves were amazing! We traveled by groups of four and five, we turned on our head lamps and crawled into the caves. Caves are so beautiful! We explored four caves. I was so dirty by the end of it and most everyone was soaked from the rivers running through. The water falls were an extra challenge which made them in my mind the best part of the cave. The waterfall areas have a tougher terrain with larger rocks to scale and steeper cliffs to descend or climb. My muscles burned and ached after each encounter; but I was gratified for I took a risk and conqured a fear. The rocks were very interesting as well, Quartz and marble decorated the walls and the ceiling would act like the night sky when your head lamp flashed over it. This was due to the water droplets forming stalagmites and stalagtites.

It is amazing how God makes the mountains and the valleys, cliffs and fields so magestic and every one can see them and glorify the Father, BUT only a few can see the glory of God from under the earth and how beautiful it is.

After a time of caving exploration, everyone traveled back to the cabin. It really felt like a family vacation over the holiday. The snow was falling and everyone was warm and content talking with one another about the crazy and fun day.
I really did love this trip I was probably the best one yet.

I am about to say goodnight I hope you are having a nice warm day. It was still snowing when we drove home today. :)