Beginning Year Four!

Well I am sitting here at 10:37 at night watching the Ranger game! My bags are packed, and I will be leaving here at 4:oo in the morning to head to the airport. I can hardly believe that I will be starting my fourth year living and teaching in Singapore. I am excited to see all my friends and my students, but as I sit here I am also feeling sad knowing that I will be saying goodbye again to my AMAZING family, and friends. Please pray for me as I fly, and also that I would allow God to use my life this school year however he see's fit!

Here is a cute picture of David. He decided that he wanted to come to Singapore with me!

Home For the Summer

For the last six weeks I have been back in the States for Summer break. I flew into Florida, and I was able to spend some time with my church family for a few days, and squeeze in a trip to Disney with Cris and the kids. For the rest of the time I have been here in Arlington, Texas. I have been enjoying some MUCH needed family time! I am already missing my sweet niece and nephews, and I haven't even left them yet. I have also been able to spend some time with my friends, and I am forever grateful to God for reminding me how much He has spoiled me with all of their continual love. I have added a few pics from the Summer. Hopefully in the next couple of days I will post a couple of videos from this past school year!

Well.....................

So I have decided that I am officially the world's worst blogger!! Well maybe not, my roommate just told me she hasn't updated hers for over a year and a half!! I really am going to try and be more faithful to updating this.

I have pics and videos on my computer at school, so this week after work hours I am going to be updating this blog. So stayed tuned, changes are a coming to the page!!!

Starting The Third Year

I am currently sitting here at my sister's house in Clermont Florida!! It is great to be back in the Sunshine state to visit with my church family, and friends that I have missed soooooo much. I had the joy of sharing my testimony with Elevate last night, and I was able to catch up with a lot of my former students. I am very much looking forward to Sunday mornings services at Corner Stone!

I think most everyone knows this already, but I have signed up for another year at ICS in the country of Singapore. Once you complete you 2 year contract then you decide year to year if you want to stay. I cannot believe that I have already finished two years in Singapore, and I am super pumped to see what God is going to do in year 3!!

I think I have told most people, but I am going to be the new Athletic Director at my school this year! I am a little nervous but I know that God is going to do great things with our athletic program. Please pray for me that I will not be overwhelmed and that above all I will always strive to glorify God with all my actions!

I know that I have been horrible at updating this blog, but my goal is to at least update this once a month.

I will be flying out of Florida to head back to Singapore on Aug 3rd, so please keep me in your prayers!!

Alicia Anne

Merry Christmas Cornerstone

Hello Corner Stone friends,

I just wanted to thank you all very much for the Christmas gift this year, but even more for all of the prayers that you have offered on my behalf this year!! I feel the prayers so very often, and I am so very very thankful for them!

I hope each one of you are having a stink'in awesome Christmas! I am getting to spend mine here in Texas with my family!! I have loved every precious moment I have had with David, Matthew and Kylie. The make my heart happy! Matthew told me that "Pastor Mike is soooo cool Aunt Alicia." I totally agree!!

I love each one of you more then you know. Every Friday night, and Sunday morning I think about you guys and the elevators, and often wish I was there with you.

Keep on loving and serving the King of all Kings!!

I will see you at the end of June!!!!!

love,

Alicia Bandy

Trip to KL, Malaysia

We went to KL, Malaysia this past weekend because we had a three day weekend. KL is the capital of Malaysia, and it was really cheap to fly over there and enjoy it for a couple of days. I hang out with some great people that love the Lord, and who love to randomly talk to people like I do. We took some stuffed animals with us, because we realized that the people love them over here, and its a sure fire way to get them to talk to you and take some pictures. It was awesome. We were able to talk to over 60 people and get pictures. Hopefully some joy was brought to their hearts.

While we were there we also made some videos like always. There were a couple of funny ones. This first one is the invention of the yo-yo!

This second video came about when I saw a sign at the train station there. It inspired me in the naming of my future children!!

We had a lot of fun, and it was a much needed break. Next weekend I will be going back to Malaysia in about the same area to work at an orphanage for the weekend. Be praying for that short trip. We will leave Friday night and come back Sunday evening. I am excited to see what God will do in the lives of the children, and in my life!

Living for Him,

Alicia B

Are You As Bold As An Eight Year Old?

So a couple of weeks ago at school we had about 60 men from the U.S. Navy come to our school over a period of two days, 30 each day. They were stopping in Singapore before going on over to the Middle E. We have a parent at our school that works with the Navy so he set it up for them to come and help out the school any way we could think of.

The kids just loved them all soooo much! It was pretty awesome! My favorite moment came when three of the men were being interviewed by the 5th grade classes. The very first question of the session came from Tessa, "Are you guys Christians?" It was cool. They all just kinda of looked at each other like "is she really just flat out asking this?" So my principal leaned over and said, "we tell our students here that they can believe in whatever they want, but to be BOLD in what they believe." So one by one they answered. The first two said no, and after each no there was a sigh from the kids. But praise the Lord the third one said yes, and relief filled the air!!

Another story just as cool as that one is about the boldness of a third grader, Ben. Ben was eating lunch with one of the officers. When he came to a stopping point he pulled his cross necklace out from under his shirt and asked the officer if he knew what it was. The officer said, "it's a cross," to which Ben replied, "it's not only a cross, but it represents the one that Jesus Christ died on!" How awesome is that.

So here is the question I have for you and myself. Do we have the boldness in our faith as an eight and ten year old. Who have you boldly shared with today, this week, this month, this year? Who have you boldly questioned?

Oh to be like a child. Jesus says several times in the Enemy Slayer (Bible) to have the faith of a child. Its moments like these that remind me of these verses, and challenge me to rise up to the faith of an eight year old!

Join me this week, and bring out the BOLDNESS!!!