I haven’t talked that much about my days in whole about what I do each day and what my routine is. I will quickly tell of what a regular day looks like for me outside of ministry.
Wow Ecuador, you are so beautiful! Every day I get to wake up to a fairly clear day and I am usually able to see the view of Quito in the neighboring mountains. I usually will get up at 7:10 and then get ready to head to devotions at 7:20. Devotions is until 8:00 and I will read a chapter of the Bible and then reflect about it in my journal and try to take something out of it for my day. I have been asking God to give me strength each day for ministry especially on the days that I have been getting up and not feeling ready at all.
We then have breakfast after and for us right now we have our chore of doing the dishes right after. Most days we finish cleaning the dishes at around 9:00. We then leave for ministry at around 9:20 and then have our 2 hour commute by bus to Dunamis. After the day, we take our commute back home, freshen up for dinner, and do the team ‘activity’ that we are doing that night.
Today (Thursday), was actually the first time I actually looked up and saw so many stars over my head. It has taken me awhile to look up at the night sky, other than the moon. I have just been surrounded by all of the mountains with their splendor and their magnificence and the beautiful city lights, that I have forgotten to look up at the sky. The moon and stars are the exact same as those that I would see back home, just a different position in the sky. The song ‘Stars’ by Skillet comes to mind as I am looking at the sky.
You spoke a word and life began
Told oceans where to start and where to end
You set in motion time and space
But still You come and You call to me by name
But still You come and You call to me by name
If You can hold the stars in place
You can hold my heart the same
Whenever I fall away
Whenever I start to break
So here I am, lifting up my heart
To the one who holds the stars
The Lord cares about me and he calls me his child. He knew that I would be his son. He knew that I would experience him more than ever on this trip. My prayer for myself is that I would open my heart up more to the Lord so that he can guide me. He cares so much for me. As Psalm 147:4 says; “He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names.” When looking at the stars there are so many not to mention all of the unseen stars, and for the Lord to know their total number and their individual names, displays how great he is. How much more does he love me because I am made in his own image?
I don’t deserve this at all. I want to truly start worshipping and giving thanks to my Father because he is worth it all. I can’t fill myself with the things of the world for I will become of the world.(Romans 12:2) But I need to worship God, because I am what I worship.
