Hey guys!
Argentina is coming to a close. We made it to debrief and all the emotions are coming alive.
Good byes and new beginnings are hard. I ended South America with a new team of amazing people. Argentina was nothing like I expected. As a team we were sent to a small town in the middle of nowhere in the country side. picture this, you get off a bus at 4 am to a tiny bus station and no one is there. Welcome to day one. about 20 mins after arriving the whole family walks out to greet us. A stream of people come walking Up to us. haha we had no idea what these beautiful people would do to our hearts.
About an hour drive we arrived to our hosts home. as a team we slept in bunk beds and shared rooms with the family. Most of our ministry contained playing with the kids, construction, and Most importantly we helped with the animals of all kinds.
We were living in a school that had been turned into a farm. Well water included of course. I was in heaven. We poured into these kids as much as we could everyday. During our team times we each got a chance to share our testimonies with each other.
I loved getting to hear about each one of my teammates lives. our construction site was in the nearest town of a population of 200 people. We were building the foundation of a house. This house is soon to become that families home. So most of our days were filled with digging holes.
Some of the best conversations I’ve had yet on the race were had while A shovel was in my hand. You get to know a lot about a person based on their work ethic. i was so impressed by the progress we made as a team on this house.
So when it came time to leave we all knew we were going to be sad. Boy did we under rate this goodbye big time. some of the kids were already crying the day before we left. We received so many kind words of encouragement from this family. They felt so renewed by us. We had no idea of our impact. As a team we had so much joy it flowed off us as naturally as breathing. Turns out God knew what the family needed. A group of loud, laughter loving, dorky people.
Loving that family was a joy and a privilege. We had no idea how much of an impact we had on that family until it was time to leave. Everyone was in tears, crying, hugging and wishing for more time. promises of seeing each other again only strengthned the tears.
With tear stained shirts and hurting hearts we started the van to leave. Crying still as the kids ran after the van yelling their final goodbyes. God was heavy this month. All 9 kids are beautiful and so special to him. I feel so blessed to be there and love them as much as I did.
My time in Argentina was not what I thought but so much more.
As I finished South America God reminded me again of why he told me to leave home.
Greater are the things I have for you.
I never could have imagined these last 5 months. It’s a good thing God knew exactly what he was doing in me and the people I have met.
I have so much joy going in the next part of the race in India.
