So I did not get to go back to Spain. So for the second time it has not come together. However, that is okay. God has blessed me with another awesome opportunity. I’m currently working at a special needs camp for people with physical and mental disabilities. It has been hard but good at the same time. It has taken back to the time where my mom told me when I was a kid about how she worked in nursing homes wiping bottoms and cleaning up after people. I remember thinking that is so gross and I hope I never have to do that. Well that time has come and I’m surely wiping bottoms, showering, and cleaning up after people. Long story short it’s not that bad. I’ve been enjoying myself the last few weeks that I’ve been working here.
It’s funny because I’ve never done these things before, but after doing it over, and over, and over again I’ve gotten used to it and now it’s second nature. I’ve met so many wonderful people and the staff here is great and they work really hard to make sure people get the best experience possible. I do wonder many times what is the plan that God has for people with strong disabilities? I’m not sure? I have yet to figure that out, but I do know just to love in the meantime. In the short time I’ve worked here I already have met some unforgetable people!
When first working here I was timid because I was not sure how to act. However, after interacting with everyone, I surely just treating them like everyone else and that’s the way they would have it. Lost of memories have been created and good times for sure. God has been showing to look beyond the need and to love the person. At times with people who have disabilities they can be defined by it. God has shown me to look beyond that. To speak life into that personm, and see who God wants them to become. So instead of me knowing the disability I can know and love the person as God loves them.
