I feel like a foreigner in my own continent.
For the past four days, my squad and I have been in Canada for a layover and to celebrate the new year before continuing our journey on to India. I have been refreshed by the simple things that used to feel natural but have become foreign such as going to Walmart and McDonalds, or drinking Dr. Pepper. I did not realize how much had changed in me over the course of my time in Ecuador, until I was placed in what I thought was going to be a familiar environment. I found myself seeing people differently. Rather than laughing at the outrageous things the drunk men and women that rose the train on new years alongside myself, I found that my heart broke for them, as they were searching for fun and happiness in short term things rather than receiving joy from the eternal God. My heart broke for the adult special needs man who would walk around McDonalds chatting with people as he was told to ‘”Leave me alone” by an angry man that needed to receive the compassion that the cross offers.
I am in the early stages of change. I can feel the Lord changing my heart so that I can see the world through the lens of someone who yearns to make disciples. I want to dive in. Dive deeper. I want to walk through life as a woman of God who, in the worlds of my squad leader, Eryn, ‘grabs people by the hand and escorts them to the gates of heaven.’ Whether that is in India, Zambia, or wherever the Lord takes me following that, I want to be a person who can go out and love people courageously because of the redemption that I have found in Jesus Christ.
Announcements!!
- I leave for India tomorrow! I am so excited for the second portion of this journey.
- My dear friend, Liz, was given the position of being the treasurer for my team back in August at training camp. She has decided to step down from the treasurer position in order to grow in the Lord without any sort of distraction. Because of this, I have been asked to step into being the treasurer for my team. This is such an exciting opportunity to serve my team and use the gifts that God has blessed me with.
- I love Canada, aye!
