Our team’s last two weeks were spent at beautiful Lake Atititlan doing ministry. Ministry consisted of house visits, work projects, and visiting orphanages. We had the amazing opportunity to spend time with some great people who live at the lake.The Lake is defiantly a interesting place and some of the towns are really spiritually dark. It was easy to feel the darkness and the spiritual heaviness that was over the towns. Through all that it was great to see God work and see some really amazing people.
We stayed at Paster Antonios house for the two weeks we were at the lake. This is one incredible family who is so dependent on God and very easy to see their faith. I was so blessed to be with this family, the way they lived out their faith on a day to day basis was a huge encouragement and challenge to me. Paster Antonio has so many amazing stories of how God has worked in his life and just a reminder of how God is always working in peoples lives. This is one family that I defiantly will not forget and will always be in my prayers.
One thing that God has really been teaching me recently, is just how to bring kingdom everywhere I go. Whenever we walk into any situation we have a definite choice, are we gonna bring kingdom and joy, or will we choose to speak death. God has been showing me that no matter where your at you can bring so much joy. Its easy to sometimes set aside part of day that is our own time, but even in that time we can still bring kingdom and life.
This past week our squad got to listen to Bill Swan give a talk about what do we turn to when we are uncomfortable. Its easy for me to get in the mindset that since I am living in Guatemala I am giving up so many comforts. In a sense I have given up some comforts from home but those have been replaced by other things that make me comfortable. It is so hard for us as humans to sit in our discomfort, our first reaction is to turn to social media, sports, etc, whatever we think fills that discomfort. Its in those moments of discomfort that we can turn to God and he is gonna grow us so much through those moments. I guess what I am trying to say is that our only true comfort comes from God. I was just challenged to sacrifice some things in my life that I turn to for comfort instead of God.
We are back in the Guateamala City for the week helping out at a orphanage. Yesterday I met up with my cousin Ricky and we were able to spend a little bit of time catching up. Our time in Guatemala is quickly winding down and less then a month we will be in Thailand. God has been so faithful the past two months and I just ask for everyones prayers as I continue to keep pushing into whatever God has for me.
Thank you all for just reading this and keeping me in your prayers. It means so much and I can defiantly feel the suppor
