Trying to put into words what the last week has been like seems almost impossible. Last Saturday I flew to Miami after my niece’s birthday party. It was hard to imagine that in just 24 hours I would be on my way to Guatemala. We landed in Guatemala City and with that the adventure began. After going through customs and loading our luggage onto the van that would take us to Antigua the reality of the situation began to set in. It seemed surreal that we were driving through the country I would call home for the next month. The emotions that began to stir within my soul were overwhelming. It became more real each day as more of the team arrived. By Tuesday everyone had arrived and the worship we experienced that first night was amazing. We’ve spent the last few days hiking a volcano (I kid you not), walking the streets of Antigua and learning a new way of life – community. We received our team’s ministry assignment on Wednesday and this journey finally began to feel real. We finally had a direction and a focus. For the next couple of weeks our team, along with Team 180, will be staying in Antigua and working with a local ministry. We will be helping install a water filter system for two different communities, as well as working with a local dental clinic.
Tomorrow will be somewhat of a sad day as the other teams take off for their own assignments. So far we have walked through this journey with everyone on our squad and it definitely feels like part of our family is leaving. I’m a bit sad to see them go but I can’t wait to see them in a month to hear how the Lord worked through them.
And so this journey, this lifestyle, begins. I expect that in the next 11 months the Lord will continue to wreck my heart for Him. . . AND I CAN’T WAIT!!!
