I was able to celebrate my birthday in Peru with all of N Squad on our free day and to be honest I wasn't really excited about my birthday or really in the mood to do anything…
Every year for the past couple of years birthday's have been rough for me because I am getting older and not where I thought I would be or where I want to be…
Five years ago I would have really desired to be married with a family at 28, but looking back now and evaluating where I am today…I'm so glad that God's plans for me is so much greater than my plans.
I definitely would not be on the Race now and experiencing all of these amazing things and really learning what trust in God looks like if things in my life had gone the way I wanted them to and for that I am extremely grateful.
My team and squad mates are absolutely amazing and even from the night before people were already wishing me a happy birthday and I started to receive these puzzle pieces that my team had planned out…
Beautiful.
As sweet and kind as the things that my team and squad did to help celebrate my birthday…something that really convicted me was to go the dump. At first when asked I was like uhm…I don't want to go, but after thinking about it I just felt like God wanted me to go since I didn't get the chance to go for the past 3 weeks…
This is the first tree that has been planted in the community that Inca Link Peru works with and it symbolizes that even though the desert is not the ideal place for a tree to grow, it is an act of faith and symbol of hope that God is in control of growing this tree and keeping it alive, the same goes for the ministry…it's all really in God's hands…since we can't force anyone to believe in God and it is really only God that can change people's hearts but that doesn't mean we can't do our part…like watering this tree…we can help plant and water the seeds in the hearts of the people…
Still it was such an eye opener…
There are children growing up among trash and that will be the case for their entire lives…
I got to talk and pray with Stephanie (the main ministry contact for the dump) and her passion and love for everyone is so evident and amazing…
This ministry is in need of so much prayer and I know God is working there and despite the harsh circumstances…God is still good…God loves everyone and God does desire to have his light be reached to all the darkest places on this earth…
I'm super glad I got the opportunity to see even just a glimpse of the dump and the ministry there.
The day was really all about celebration…celebrating the blessings God has given me, but also celebrating that God is great and He IS working everywhere…
