We are here! Third generation P Squad has made it to Ecuador! There are 5 teams that are staying in Quito at Casa Blanca and the other 2 are elsewhere in the jungle. Ecuador is incredibly beautiful and I am so blessed to be here. It has only been a week and it feels like it has been forever but it really just feels like life to me.
P Squad is definitely blessed this month being at Casa Blanca. Mabi, Fabi, Gustavo and his family and the interns take such good care of us. We have warm showers, the ability to do laundry and we have beds, well, the other teams do. My team is sleeping in our tents because we leave tonight to start our Unsung Heroes journey. As unsung heroes we are to go out to 3 different cities in Ecuador and find potential contacts for Adventures in Missions to partner with. We leave for Cuenca tonight on a 10 hour bus ride. The Lord has really spoken to our team about what we should be doing and where we should be going and we are really excited about it.
This is where the reliance part comes in. We have to completely rely on the Lord and really focus on where He wants us and what he is saying to us. There is no other way to do this ministry without being all in and open to what He has to say.
I also had my first incident where I had to rely on others, which I do not like to do. Yesterday, we went to Equisol with another team to help them with their ministry. We are so close to the sun because we are so high up and we are on the equator that you underestimate the power of the sun. I got some pretty bad sunburn on my arms. It didn’t start to affect me until late last night. I begand to shiver uncontrollably around 8pm. I started to get a tad bit nervous because i just couldn’t stop. The next thing I knew, I was asking for prayer. I was so uncomfortable and I just didn’t feel right. I was in tears because everyone was so good to me and making sure I was okay. Someone gave up their bed to me so I could sleep inside. I was so thankful but I didn’t want to need help. In that moment, not only did I have to rely on the Lord but also those who care about me. I am feeling a little bit better today and hopefully I will be able to get some more rest.
