So, sorry it’s been so long. In Peru, my team and I stayed in Trujillo, Peru and we worked in a church called Embajadores Para Cristo. Our main ministry was working in the mornings with their preschool/kindergarten classes. My team (Firestarters) was teamed up with Team Radical and we really had a lot of fun! The kids were challenging at times, even though we really only had them for the mornings, but they were also so much fun. It was a relaxing month because we had a lot of freedom to move around and go different places by bus or walking or however. It was also very beautiful and we were able to meet many beautiful people. We worked along side Sara Checa and did some other ministries as well which involved us giving our testimonies and leading some worship for some bible studies and church.
I would have to say one of the most stressful things about Peru was team changes. It was really all we could talk about at times. At first I thought that my team might not change, but when I realized that ALL of the teams would be changing….I don’t know. It was a hard thought. I mean, all of this time that I had invested on my team, and then I might be placed with all new people? I know that I came on this trip trying to figure things out with God and go deeper with Him, but at the same time, getting to know my team and all of the dynamics of living in community take up a lot of time as well….and now I have to start over? There are positives and negatives of team changes or staying with the same people, but I guesas the hardest part was fear of the unknown. Just having to talk about it but at the same time having to wait until that day to find out what exactly would happen and who I would end up with. I guess its also a little releiving to know that I didn’t have control of the situation and that God was going to take care of it, but there were a lot of “what ifs” that popped in my mind. I had a lot of fun with my Firestarters, but I am now excited to see what God has in store for me with my next team. What will he show me through them? I could have let the worry of the unknown get to me, but ultimately, what does that change? Would I be in any better place by freaking out about something that I can’t change or choose anyway? Only time will tell, but I am going to be more intentional about changing the things that I want to change this year. I can’t just expect things to BE different or better by the end of this race. If I want to be closer to God, then I need to take those steps. If I want to speak better spanish then I need to work at it every day. If I want to know what God has for me, then I need to be ever searching for it daily.
Its not about the destination, but the journey.
I will update you more soon to let you know about the beginning of Ecuador. SOON!
