Hey Everyone!!!
This world race thing is slowly becoming real. During training camp I was asked to surrender my rights and all of my expectations of the year to come. This seemed relatively easy at the time. I was on a “spiritual high” ready for the adventure of a lifetime and now it has arrived. I am on the world race.
This reality is hitting me gradually. I am learning so much each day. Living on $3 USD each day is much easier than I imagined. Walking to work or hitching a ride in the back of a pick-up truck is actually a lot of fun. Sharing EVERYTHING is not such a bad thing. Wow. Week 2- complete. 46 to go.
Ministry:
We are working with an organization called Servants 4 Him, an organization founded by the most awesome couple ever: Forrest and Carol Kendall. Their main focus is to clean up the lives and homes of the people of Guatemala. They do this through replacing indoor fires with stoves and installing water purification systems. Although Water filtration is the main platform of the organization, the ministry is something new almost each day.
Another ministry we are joining with is Casa Jackson, a hospital for malnourished children. We hold the babies, feed them every two hours, bathe them, change diapers, and clean the hospital–a full time job for sure.
This week we are ministering to/ entertaining children in line at a Dental Clinic in a village just outside the city.
Each day God points out several areas that He wants to work on in my heart. I feel like the core of who I am, my character, is being refined and molded.
While each of these ministries have been such a blessing to me, God seems to reveal my weaknesses through them. I see my need to pray for grace in anything I do. Grace to do right. Grace to love like Christ-to put others before myself…like, in ALL things (this was much tougher than I imagined which is really embarrassing for me to admit) I always thought this was a simple task.
One thing in particular God has taught me is that all things must be covered with prayer. It is so powerful to see how prayer changes everything. It is ridiculous for me to try to go about a task without His strength and guidance. The God I serve is such a big God. He must think I am so silly when I don’t trust Him completely or when I rely on my own strength.
I know without a doubt that I am undeserving of bearing the title disciple and I see this more each day. I feel honored that Christ allows me to do His work so please continue to keep my in your prayers as I know you guys are! I really can feel the power of the prayer surrounding me. It is so evident. I cannot do this without each of you.
God has already taught each of us so many things. I have been able to see things that I could never imagine and have been blessed by each unique experience. I could never have experienced any of this if it weren’t for you, My supporters. Whoever you are and however you have supported me whether it be through your thoughts or prayers, your time, or your finances I would like to thank you for allowing me to share Christ with the nations on your behalf. I love each of you dearly and I know our Father is blessed by the time you give to covering my team in prayer!
More stories to come very soon! Please begin to pray for the hearts and lives of the people we will be ministering to in Nicaragua next month! Nicaraguan Slums, here we come!
