Greetings from El Salvador!
I realize I haven’t been keeping you, my beautiful blog readers, informed as to what ministry in Guatemala actually looked like. So here is a run down of our not so typical day.
Morning prayer took place at seven thirty and could look any number of different ways. Some days we would just speak to God in silence as a group, some days we would shout declarations of truth to the Lord, others we would just thank Him for all that we have been given and all that He is. However, the days we spent time in worship before prayer were particularly special for me. There is something beautiful about coming to God with our different gifts of worship that would set the mood for beautifully humble prayer.
We would generally do three different ministries a day. On Monday mornings we would spend a few hours in worship and intercessional prayer as a large group asking Him to prepare hearts to have the Holy Spirit move and we would give time to have God speak into our ministry. This was a great way to start our week!
Other morning ministries included prayer walks in the neighborhood, cleaning up trash from off the streets, and traveling to the local markets to worship and pray over people. At first the market was a challenge, but as the month developed I grew more comfortable in praying for people I don’t know and whose language I can’t speak. As racers we pray all the time (Check out Zack Cobos’ blog from E squad).
Ministry in the afternoon generally was around three and focused mostly on reaching out to unloved children. God really taught me this month that the best thing you can do to show Christ is to simply show someone love. That was the ministry we poured out into these kids, a ministry of love. Whether it was to the twenty or so Guatemalan orphans, the kids lying sick in the hospital, or the beautifully dirty kids living at the dump, we loved them the best we knew how.
Our night ministry was at the local park. Mama Hilda (our ministry contact) has a heart for these awesome local break dancers who are slowly coming to know the love of Christ. We gave two of them a ride home one day in our panel van and they actually joined in during our impromptu worship session (we have these frequently).
Also at night we would often lead worship in local churches as well as share testimonies.
My team, LionSong, has a true heart for worship that is indescribable!
Sorry again for not sharing more frequently how our ministry is going. I pray this blog finds you all in good health and hungry for the Lord. Praise Christ for the freedom we have received. I love and miss you all, YBIC, Mark
