This past Friday we moved from what became our home at Casa Blanca to the ministry Dunamis. It was really sad saying goodbye to the one place we’ve been since getting to Ecuador, especially because we won’t be able to see Mabe and Fabi’s wonderful faces everyday anymore but it is exciting to be starting something new. We’ll only be here for five days before we move on to El Refugio, but I know we’ll be able to make a difference while we’re here no matter the amount of time. Mostly we’ll be working in their giant greenhouse here where they grow tomatoes. However, this ministry also works with girls who have been trafficked and we’ll get the opportunity to meet them and help them out throughout our days here.
I was definitely nervous at first to head to a new ministry, but now that I’m here and we’ve been given a tour of the property I don’t know how we’re only going to spend five days here. I’ve mentioned before how I have been trying to get better at following what God’s plan is instead of my own and a big part of that is accepting change. Usually I wouldn’t be super good at switching places so fast and adjusting to a new environment, but that’s a part of me that God has definitely been working in. In the past I would be having anxiety about being in a new place with new people but this time it feels different where I’m excited to be exploring this new place and getting to know these new people. When we were at debrief, I was working through some different feelings and anxiety was definitely one of them. However, hearing God say “my daughter, I want you to have happiness” just showed me how He will help me work through any of it because He hasn’t given me feelings of anxiousness but He is peace. So throughout any change or anxiety I can take peace and rest in Him.
