1 week. 7 days. 168 hours.
That’s how long my team and I have been in Los Chiles, Costa Rica. Just one week. Within that one week I have felt every emotion out there, I have done so much physical labor it actually hurts to stand, I have gotten sick and spent a whole day in bed, I have asked the Lord “why” over a million times, I have cried myself to sleep, I have laughed so much it hurts, I have moments of pure joy and moments of complete dread, I have grown to already hate rice, I have grown to love 20 minuet naps, I have a new found love for cold showers, I have craved my moms hugs more than anything, I have missed my little sisters laugh more times than I can count and I have wanted to quit and go home so many times already because being home would be a lot easier than being in Los Chiles, Costa Rica.
But the Lord never said it would be easy.
and He did not bring me here for it to be easy.
In Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 it says
“ For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:
a time to be born, and a time to die;
a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted;
a time to kill, and a time to heal;
a time to break down, and a time to build up;
a time to weep, and a time to laugh;
a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together;
a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
a time to seek, and a time to lose;
a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
a time to tear, and a time to sew;
a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
a time to love, and a time to hate;
a time for war, and a time for peace.”
This verse just reminds me that there is a time for everything and in time everything will come. When the time for pain and sorrow is now, just to be reminded that the time for happiness and joy is not far off.
So even though it has been a hard first week, I know that this will pass and that God has it all in His hands.
*These verses just give me so much Peace in the midst of this crazy season in life*
“but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not grow weary; they shall walk and not faint.” – Isaiah 40:31
” The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion, ” says my soul, ” Therefore I will Hope in Him.” – Lamentations 3: 22-24
” For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. ” – Ephesians 2:10
I am so unbelievably blessed to be in Los Chiles, Cost Rica doing what the Lord has planned for my team and I. We are currently living on a farm in the middle of a Rainforest in Los Chiles & wow is it stunning. I mean we have the most amazing creator and I am constantly in awe at his Handiwork. God is so so Good. (another blog post will be up with more info on this months ministry work)
Prayer Requests:
– Being homesick is really hitting a lot of us this week and it is making it hard to be present here, Strength and Energy as the manual labor is very tiring and taking a toll on all of us and that we just continue to chase after the Lord in all we do through this next month and the following 8.
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To my Momma,
I just wanted to say that I love you so much, you without even knowing it give me so much strength and courage to push through all of this. I look at you and I see this amazing woman who loves the Lord through it all and strives to live more like Him everyday. As I chase after Christ and follow Him on this journey, just know that you are the one that inspires me & you are the one I look up to.
I miss you more than words.
see you soon.
– Your crazy daughter
