Argentina was yet again another roller coaster of a time for me and the team of YETI. God showed up in some amazing ways, and we also had some diffictulties. This is real life and although I hate coming to grips with it, I am human, my team mates are human, and we are a broken people that NEEDS God. God works in the midst of our human-ness (I was looking for a specific verse that talks of God’s work even through what we try to do, and even when we screw up His plan reigns, if you have the reference let me know this verse is OK, but not exactly what I was thinking…)
Dan. 9:14b”…for the Lord our God is righteous in all the works which He does, though we have not obeyed His voice.”
As a team we agreed upon the fact that we felt that God did not have a plan for us for the 5 days that we were to spend in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I felt it strongly laid on my heart that we were not supposed to do research as to where to stay before we got there or even get in contact with people there either. It was to be strictly Listening to God, asking Him what our day would look like and then waiting on His reply. A little nerve racking but that’s how faith and trust is built.
Isaiah 30:15 “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength.”
The first day we all came together and asked God what we were to do that day. A hard task to do with 6 people but we got up and got started. Through some taxing moments (team stuff) we made our way to a Plaza where there were a bunch of kids huffing glue who I felt led to buy lunch for. It was so sad, the youngest of the kids was 13 and he was high out of his mind and angry, oh Father, please be with these kids. These kids were laid incredibly heavy on my heart. Bad families, sleeping on the streets and most likely not going to school, these kids seemed to have no hope.
The next day Bri and I went out together to minister where ever God led us. We tried to set aside all of our agendas and again come to God and listen to what He was planning for the day. This day brought amazing confirmation from God of the things He gave me in my listening prayer time which was really encouraging. He led us to a church to hook these kids up with, and also a possible contact for AIM, who knows. What a phenomenal God-day!
Isaiah 30:21 “Whether you turn to the right of to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”
The next day Bri, Talia and I came to God in the morning to see what we were to do. I received the # 35 which I thought was from God as an impression in my mind but couldn’t understand why. Bri and Talia got that we should go back to these kids again, so we went to a map to see how we were to get there. And the monument that these kids hung out at was labeled 35 on the map, another really cool confirmation, thank you Jesus. Os we went to the plaza; no kids. But we met an elderly lady named Irna who was a German Jew who had fled to Argentina 70 years ago and spoke English! Talia really connected with her and blessed her immensely, after a day together Irna was bawling to say
goodbye to her new friends. Bri and I went to go pray and talk with the kids, they were happy to see that we had not forgotten about them, that we had come back again.
The next day we got the kids a soccer ball, they were so pumped. I played goalie (if you know me at all I don’t even know the basic rules of soccer, it was entertaining to say the least.) the kids again were high out of their trees but we had slowly gained a lot of their trust and they sat and listened to us share the hope of Jesus Christ with them. There hearts were truly touched by the love that God let us show them. I know that this is not the end of the story, God is getting there hearts ready for something big.
That’s all for now, we are most likely going to Mozambique tomorrow so I don’t know when my next post here will be, I love you!!!
Peace,
