I thought today was going to be a normal Sunday day on The world Race….NOPE!! I then realized that I was on the World Race and nothing is normal. The day started off with us going to church. The church we go to is amazing!! They have crazy lights and a fog machine and huge TV’s and amazing singers!! It’s really cool!! It’s like a concert for Jesus!! So after church we went out to this really good restaurant and had lunch then went back to our hostel. We didn’t have any plans till later that night.
At night, 3 teams from my squad met at a local dump to preach and minister to the men and women who live there. It was kinda weird at first because most of them were drunk, and the language barrier is REALLY hard!! When I say hard, I mean….I don’t know ANY Spanish and they probably don‘t know much English!! So this one guy was talking to me (drunk) and I had no idea what he was saying, but God told me just to hold him and smile and comfort him, so I did. He then gave me a hug and started to cry into my chest, I had no idea why, but what I did know is that I loved him and I rubbed his back and embraced him like I would anyone. We then prayed over him.
After that they wanted to have one of us share our testimony, and they asked if I would. I didn’t know what to say at first because I don’t like telling my deepest darkest secrets to ANYONE let alone 50 people I don’t know. But the Lord made me say YES!! So I got up in front of everyone, grabbed the microphone, and let Jesus do the rest. I shared what the Lord has brought me through and how He has changed my heart.
After sharing I felt…..GOOD!! I felt released!! I felt confident because I am confident in the Lord and what He has done in my life!! God made me realize tonight that I shouldn’t be ashamed of my past, but to use it as a catalyst to bring people to Christ and for people to know that what ever they may be going through or have done in the past is OVER!!! And a new life is waiting for you!! All you have to do is WANT IT!!!
So I will say this again, I am so sorry my blogs are bad, because I don’t know how to write stories because I leave out so much stuff. So sorry, but I hope you get the point. And the point is, God is amazing and I am learning so much about life, people and myself through Him and this trip.
Peace and love 🙂
