it is as if I have been dropped off in a setting found only in my dreams. the first reason why South America even resounded with me was the slightest possibility to visit the jungle. this is the absolute truth. i've imagined myself having jungle adventures since being a little girl. the thought of no man’s land and off the grid got me thinking “yes Lord! put me there!”
i desperately wanted to run and play in the green grass
under the high canopy of exotic trees
beneath the expansive blue sky.
i can say this with all certainty. i definitely feel at peace, even so far away from home.
already, it is very clear to me what I need and do not need
to enjoy each and every day out here in Ecuador.
i don’t need a TV.
i don’t need cell phone service or truthfully, a phone at all.
i don’t need three meals a day. i need four. let’s not get crazy.
i don’t need internet access at my fingertips.
i don't need to be anyone but who i am created to be.
i need to test my physical limits.
i need to be outside in God’s creation.
i need time alone with my Heavenly Father.
i need to be surrounded by women of faith.
i need to know my Bible backwards and forwards.
i need to serve, not be served.
