What a beautiful country.
Costa Rica was the best country to experience my first three months of the race in. I’ve seen God do beautiful things here. Everyday, despite the language barrier, God shows up and shows me ways that I can love His people.
I’ve gotten accustomed to these people and this culture and as I reflect on my last three months here I know that I am going to miss the willing hearts of community members that help in every situation. If my friends and I are trying to cross the street when it’s busy, they stop. If we’re on a bus they make sure we know where we are supposed to get off. If we look confused (which is a lot LOL) they ask how they can help.
My heart is honestly hurting a lot from saying bye to our ministry. Those kids forever stole my heart and it aches having to say bye. Something my Dad reminded me of is that we have done what God has called us to do with these kids and now there is a seed planted that God will watch grow. It’s not always up to us to walk with someone through their whole fish journey, sometimes we just plant the seed.
Our ministry host Bella Flore is a women of God! That woman fights for his Kingdom everyday of her life. I look up to her in so many ways. She isn’t afraid of anything because she knows that she is protected with the armor of God. I am so blessed to have met this amazing women that is apart of the body just like we are. I will continue to pray for her throughout this race and for all of the kids she cares for.
God has taught me more than I ever would have dreamed in this first country. He taught me that I am smart, I am beyond loved, and that I am His daughter. He is showing me things about myself that are of the flesh and showing me how to change it, He is showing me my true identity in him. He is teaching me my true beauty and He is teaching me the truth. I am so blessed!
If the Lord has showed me this and much more in three months, it’s going to be incredible to see the things He teaches me in the next six months.
Lord, I thank you for everything. I thank you for making me one of your chosen people to grow your kingdom. I thank you for showing me more of my true identity everyday. I thank you for the truth. For the bible. For dying on the cross for each of our sins. For loving me unconditionally. I thank you for having my future in your hands to where I don’t need to worry about anything. I pray that everyday I can look more and more like the women in the Bible that are women of you. Women that were themselves after you. I thank you for showing me I’m your forever daughter, I will worship you forever. Thank you for your promises. Thank you for our testimonies. Great are you Lord; You’re a God of love, of life, of miracles, of healing, of promise, of peace, of power. Our great I am. You will never let me down. When I fear, you remind me that fear is a liar. When I need comfort you welcome me in your hands. When I’m lost you make sure I’m found. When I’m in the flesh you forgive. You have every victory. Lord, when I forget these truths, I pray I will be reminded of the times when I had nothing and you gave me everything. Lord use me in ways I didn’t even know were possible. Lord put me where I will best serve you throughout my life.
I love you forever.
AMEN
And just like that… the 1st Country is over. Until next time Costa Rica:)) Here we come South Africa!
