When I think back on the month we spent in Antigua, I can only praise God for the amazing process.
Antigua was…
Hard Challenging Beautiful Joyful
Laughter Tears Hugs Growth
Honesty Truth Seeking Unbelievable Family
Friends Brothers Sisters Salvation
Full Crazy Awesome Redemption
I learned…
how to love without restraint
how to wrestle with boys who have cerebral palsy
how to listen to God’s voice
how to speak life into others with authority
how to seek out answers in the Bible
the importance and truth about fasting
that community life is incredibly challenging & incredibly rewarding
I saw…
God transform lives
a teenage girl accept Jesus Christ into her heart
13 people learn to work together in a small kitchen
God’s presence on the roof of the hostel during team worship
Powerful prayer time
Grandmas and Grandpas smile just because I was sitting with them
Kids with cerebral palsy fight through every day and find joy
Our lives blessed through delicious food and beautiful landscape
One of the greatest challenges I overcame was at the Hermano Pedro Hospital. I have shared this story in another blog, and now I want to share the conclusion! The first day was extremely difficult. I walked in and made the decision to hang out with the kids, instead of cleaning beds. The truth is I was terrified and I didn’t know how to interact with them. After about 20 minutes and a lot of prayer, I started to relax and just be there with the kids. Then by the end of four weeks, I was wrestling with kids, playing ball, running around with their wheelchairs, feeding babies, and loving without restraint! God exceeded my expectations about what LOVE looks like and my view on people with disablilities has changed!
Month one was an amazing journey and I want to thank you all for sharing in this adventure! It began with wrestling with Jesus on how to do ministry and ended with
wrestling with Jesus through the kids!
I made this video of our time at the hospital, so you can see the joy in the faces of the kids we got to hang out with in Antigua. ENJOY and GOD BLESS YOU TODAY! 😀
