I would like to apologize for the lack of blogging. Ministry is time consuming so there hasn’t been a lot of down time for me to blog.
Over the last couple of weeks my team and I have been given the opportunity to serve in an indigenous town called Oma. Their living conditions are heartbreaking. It breaks my heart because I get to go to a nice comfy home with a dining room, shower and a working toilet. It is so hard for me to comprehend that these living conditions are their normal. I love those kids and think to myself “would I be able to do what they do?” I have blessings and yet I take for granted the shower I get to take at night. I take for granted the washer, fridge and electricity. It has become so apparent to me what I take for granted in these moments.
I cannot explain the impact of the indigenous kids on my heart and how they have taught me that everything is a gift and a blessing on my soul. Every time I don’t have to walk to the river for water I should remember that I am blessed every moment of every day for the place I get to call home. I am humbled by that fact and need to press into the difficulties that I am experiencing. I am going to take that lesson forward from here to Costa Rica and beyond.
Please continue to pray for my team and I as we are learning from each others’ messes and are figuring out how to live together as one unit. Pray for our hosts Danny and Heather as they are doing good work here in Panama. We are getting the opportunity to come alongside of them as we learn and grow in flexibility. Continue to pray for the town of Oma in the fact that there is so much ministry and life in that town that we all are extremely sad to leave. Lastly continue to praise the Lord for the funding he has provided thus far. I am about $100 short of my next fundraising goal of $13,000.
