Today we went to the dump. We drove up and I could start to see millions of rubbish along the side of the roads. We got out and the first thing i saw was a young boy maybe in his middle teens caked in dirt I felt awful to be standing there in his home/ workplace in clean clothes. I turned round only to see what seemed like miles of wasteland covered in rubbish and dirt in the middle of the rubbish were wee tin shacks were people were living. We got told to walk through the heap and invite the kids and people to meet us at the entrance in 10 minutes for some songs, dramas and prayer. I started to walk down with andrea and jill – andrea is guatemalan so she was doing all the talking. I crossed over with her into the dump to invite a family – I could smell crap and looking down at my feet all you could see was a carpet of dirt!! We invited the 2 ladies that sat in their home they looked so pleased to see us and kept thanking us for coming and asking them along- as i walked away it hit me-" this is their home, they don't have anywhere else this is it" what you see is all they have! My eyes began to fill ( luckily I had huge sun glasses on) I told myself to get a grip and don't break down on the mission field!! It just seemed awful – there was kids and babies living in this and I really had to ask myself " what hope do these kids have?" " will they spend their whole lifetime living here?" The only true hope is Jesus! He is the miracle maker- " God please bring a miracle for these kids! Please let their be a way out for them" As i walked back i couldn't help but notice the beautiful surroundings this awful disgusting dump had been placed in! I was surprised their was any life near this place at all! Some of the scenery around this place was some of the most amazing surroundings i had ever seen! A few girls on the team picked up on this as well- we were all in awe and wonder of it! – It reminded me of Gods Love- through the dirty crap in our lives He is still there! He is still living in the middle of it all! It reminded me that God was here in this dump! He cares for these people and He has a plan for every single one of them! " i thank God that they have a ministry that goes in to these places, I thank God for Pastor Ronnie that he has a massive heart to go to places like the dump and minister to these children, when you see pastor Ronnie you see massive Love for these people- its beautiful!" The kids are adorable i have fallen for them- all i wanted to do was hug them, take them home, wash them all, give them clean clothes and a home. The crazy thing was that all these kids did was laugh! They were funny and had personality! They are truly the most bravest and inspirational kids I had ever met! Please pray for the kids and families at " the dump" – pray that one day there can be another way! Pray that they come to truly know Jesus! " God there is so many questions that run though my mind but all I know is that their really is beauty in the breakdown! There is beauty in the dumping ground, there is always beauty in you! Thankyou!!" Love Dani xx
