Time is running out…
Month 5 is almost over, it feels like in each country we go to, we only just start to build relationships and then it’s time to move on to the next country.
This month 5 has been my favourite so far, my team has been doing soccer ministry. We’ve been practicing soccer with 2 teams, 6-12 year olds and 18-35 year olds. We’ve also been teaching the soccer players English.
To sum up my month: I’ve gotten schooled by a 8 year old (nicknamed “mono”(monkey)) in soccer, gotten hit by a soccer ball more times than I can count and laughed harder than I have in a long time. I’ve enjoyed spending time with these soccer teams so much that I don’t want to leave Ecuador.
At the 6-12 year old practice yesterday, one of the players came up to me to say hello and kissed me on the cheek. Pretty soon most of the other players came up to me and kissed me hello on the cheek and gave me a hug. I thought my heart was going to explode with God’s love. The respect and appreciation they show myself and my team is mind blowing.
But how can I love these kids so quickly?
When they look at me God’s love for them pierces through my heart
The bottom line is, even if they didn’t show me this kindness and this respect I would love them anyways. It is not my heart that I love out of, it is the Fathers.
I would still show them that we are here in Ecuador solely for them. I would still run beside them, do push-ups with them, play along side them in a soccer game and most of all to show them an echo of the Father’s love for them.
I’m glad I only feel a little bit of the love that God has for these children because an echo is all I can take….
P.s. I absolutely loved Ecuador, the people here really know how to love well and it was an honour to have spent the month here. Hopefully I will come back soon 🙂
