Chaos.
The constant state of bodies buzzing about.
Coversation here. Conversation there.
Children bantering outside the door.
A massive pile of shoes crowded around the random dentist chair that sits at the bottom of the stairway.
People here. People there.
Walk around the Ministry Center for an hour never finding the one person you’re looking for.
Dogs chasing each other, playing outside, barking, jumping, often passed out. Best guard dogs, ever. Ha.
Chaos.
Truck’s here. Who’s digging?
I’m going to the nursery. I’m going to the JAZZ House. I’m going to Children’s Garden.
Load up for the Feeding.
Street Kids tonight, who’s going?
Painting’s starting … Who’s helping?
LUUUUUUUNCH. DIIIIIIIIINER.
Basketball Game … sign up here.
Hey, who wants to go to the mall?
Waterfalls on Saturday … are you in?
Christmas Cafe … Saturday Night … 7PM. Bring your White Elephant gift.
Chaos.
Life in Manila is hectic. There’s 8 million things going on all at once.
Hey Jesus … let’s go on a date … maybe between the mini stop icream run and the bakery run … maybe at the crack of dawn before anyone is up and moving … what about late at night after everyone’s settled down for the night?
Dorothy … I’m not in Mindanao anymore.
I thought I would want to be back as soon as I got back to this crazy constant hustle and bustle of Y Squad all together … in one place … with 8 million things to do … and 8 million Jeepnee’s all trying to get to the same place at the same time on the four lane – 8 car wide roads.
But I don’t … I mean we had a good season of ministry there … but here in Manila … I feel like I’m thriving … I’m not doing anything life changing … To be honest … I don’t think my Jesus time is the best … BUT … I feel God here. I feel God surrounding this place and these people that are my Y Squad family. For the first time in months, I feel like I am a part of the action not just on the outside looking in …
I love how God has the power to change my heart amidst the chaos.
Here in Maniila … It’s a beautiful chaos … An uncomfortable, dizzying, amazing Jesus filled chaos.
Creating
Hope
Amidst
Our
Situation
That’s a cool new way I’m going to look at chaos these days. Thank you God for putting me in Manila to shake up my comfortable and to help me step out on faith.
10 more days of chaos then we travel to Thailand for debrief in Bangkok and ministry in middle-of-nowhere with YWAM and the ladies of Team TUFF.
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