Here are some of the memorable moments of my Race in El Salvador! Enjoy!
I wrote a blog based on the following experience, titled, “Going Deep.” Some of us had the privilege of praying over a dead man and comforting his family during this period of sorrow and mourning. It was a perplexing experience of stepping out in faith and being challenged about our beliefs regarding death.
I recently wrote a blog on this experience as well, titled, "Just a Prayer?" At the end of an evangelism program we performed at a rural, provisional housing community, 2 squadmates and I prayed over a single mother of two small children. She was overwhelmingly thankful for our prayers and took us to her home afterwards. We couldn’t figure out why she wanted us to come to her house, but we soon found out it was so she could give us numerous seashell bracelets, a necklace, a wooden belt, and a biblical poster. It was such a beautiful moment of her graciousness and love.
The Lord used Brittany Baker, one of my squadmates, to bless me with immense amounts of guidance one evening after church. She helped me see more clearly what I am struggling with on The Race and how it is hindering my ministry. She immediately knew that I have all the “knowledge” in my head, but there is a massive disconnect between my head and my heart. She also prophesied that one of my biggest struggles in the past, giving and receiving love, will soon become one of my biggest assets once I open up my heart. Brittany is a prayer warrior and powerhouse prophet. She is anointed by God, and I can’t wait to see how the Lord uses her on The Race this year.
Brittany and I atop a clock tower in San Vicente
While evangelizing in a rural community, a mother came up to some of us and said that her 6-year-old son was “crazy in the head.” A lot of what she told us got lost in translation, and it was difficult to figure out what the underlying issues between her and her son were. However, it was clear her son lacked an unconditional loving atmosphere at home. She is very bitter towards him because he has behavior issues and is unable to attend school. Also, per the mother, he becomes lethargic three times a day, almost like a absence seizure. While praying for him, he had one of these “seizure” events, but it was hard to tell if he was just acting or if it was real. As a team, we debriefed this experience upon arriving home because it was such a confusing experience.
The boy in the red shirt is who we are praying for
I have been asking God to break my heart for what breaks His and “fill my cup” so I can experience all of His love. Well, I got part of my heart broken during one of our nightly feedback sessions with my team. An uncomfortable experience occurred between a teammate and I that I had instigated. I was feedbacked on it a couple days later during our nightly feedback session, but the session went horribly wrong, and it felt like a dagger was stabbed in my heart and then twisted around inside of it. The Lord redeemed this experience to teach all of us a myriad of lessons. It required us to rebuild trust from the ground up and choose daily to fight for team unity.
Team Cherished
