This month I have done a very mediocre job of letting you guys know what our ministry has been.
As many of you know hours before we were suppose to fly out of Malaysia to Nicaragua we found out that our entry into Nicaragua was denied due to political unrest. (Seriously look it up on the internet, the media does not show the horrible conditions they are going through. Also please keep them in your prayers.) So the Lord was already looking out for us and we already were scheduled to have a layover in Panama on our way to Nicaragua, so we just stayed.
This month we are working with the indigenous people on the outskirts of San Felix in an area called Oma. We play sports, play with young children, and help our hosts while he delivers a weekly message to the students. We also have spent time doing construction and VBS.
This last weekend we had the opportunity to take an adventure weekend and travel to Boquete.
Boquete is a city about two hours from where we are staying with options to hike a volcano (it took members of our team 11.5 hours to get to the top and back… yeah no thank you), drink lots of coffee and visit a coffee farm, or hiking to the three hidden waterfalls.
About an hour before we were planning on going to the hidden waterfalls I started to not feel well. I was having a hard time deciding if I should go or not.
After multiple squad mates prayed over me and my physical pain I knew that I was feeling bad because I had been avoiding the Lord and he wanted me to stay back, relax, and enjoy spending time with him.
I was a little annoyed to say the least, but I listened and stayed back.
Seconds after my squad mates left for the waterfall I felt fine, so I said “Okay Lord, I’m listening.”
I spent time in prayer, in worship, enjoying the view, and time just listening to what the Lord was trying to tell me.
For the first time on the race I was annoyed that I was asked to rest. I was annoyed that the Lord wanted to meet with me.
After getting over myself I was able to enjoy my time with the Lord. To face some things that I didn’t want to face, and look out over his beautiful artwork.
In this moment I finally understood what it meant when we sing he chases me down, fights till I’m found.
God is a jealous God, he wants to spend time with you, pursue you, love you.
You must only stop and obey.
