We arrived in Guatemala only three short months ago. There have for sure been days that have gone by slowly but when I think about leaving for Thailand in less than 10 days, I realize how quickly the time has gone and how much has happened since then.
First of all God is a crazy man who is taking me to crazy places. I don’t really know how to explain it because I don’t know exactly what’s happening. I know I am questioning his character more than before but I am also learning that I will never understand him, and that is okay. Things might be hard and confusing but the mystery of God is also what makes Him so good.
He is also good because He wants us to enjoy the journey… and I am loving life.
So far I have been sang to by a nice Guatemalan man who calls me Mrs. Universe and would like to be referred to as cutie pie. He owns a coffee shop in Antigua and I pass him in the streets every time we go into town. On our last visit he told us to listen to a song he wrote for me which was full of great ideas included me moving to Guatemala, getting married and having ten children.
I also felt an earth quake.
I got to touch washed up whale lard, a big chunk of whale blubber.
God also brought an incredible man into our lives named Melvin who works with our ministry host. Over these three months he has moved into our house and become part of our family. Only in the past few weeks have I really gotten to know him personally, and in every conversation I learning more about who God is and the purpose in the places He takes us.
Day care is the same crazy place. The other day some kid fell in the toilet and in the same day another kid pooped on the floor. I’m still not really sure how that happened but one moment I was cutting paper and in the next I was watching the teacher investigate whose turd was in the middle of the classroom.
We also climbed a volcano and roasted marshmallows at the top while getting hailed on.
My house was also involved in a soccer tournament created to share the gospel. My team won our only game in the championship.
There are so many great things happening now and so many things I am going to miss about Guatemala, but I know there is another adventure waiting for me in Thailand. My team will be living in Bangkok teaching English. I am a little nervous but very excited to see how God will show up. It’s going to be hard but I so firmly believe that God is there during the hard times building you up and preparing you for something later, even if it doesn’t feel that way.
Ps. Blogging is a difficult thing to do. I would love to update everyone back home with my journey and the things God is teaching me but its not always clear. I know I am being stretched and taught lots, but sometimes you need to be out of a situation to know what happened and right now I still feel like I am in the middle of things. Thanks so much for being patient with updates 🙂
