ALMOST AT THE HALF WAY MARK…

GOD IS SO GOOD!

"I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing of you among the peoples. For great is your love, reaching to the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; let your glory be over all the earth." Psalm 57:9-11

We are almost at the half way mark! On Monday we leave for midway debrief, which is in Antigua, Guatemala. It is suppose to be extremely beautiful! Cannot wait! 🙂

What God has taught me so far… It's not about me! It's not about my comfort or my happiness! It's about bringing Kingdom to the world and following God's perfect will for my life. Going on this trip I had no idea how hard it was going to be. I knew this was God's will for my life and I knew He had a reason, but I thought I was going to be constantly busy and so full of joy the entire time. This is not to say that I haven't been joyful here…because I have! At times I feel God's closeness surround me and I am filled with His comfort…but at other times it's just hard. I absolutely love my teammates and the people here in Guatemala, but I'm starting to miss home and the people I love back at home a lot more. But I know God definitely set this time up on purpose. And I am glad He did. Even though I would LOVE to be back in the US and be comfortable again…God is using all of this to bring me so much closer to Him. At home I'm so busy with stuff. School, work, friends, family, church, small group, going out…And here I am completely out of my comfort zone. And really have no distractions. God is always on my mind! He is teaching me what true love is and what its like to live in His presence. I cannot wait to go home…but I know I still need more time here. Time to grow and time to heal. I know these next 9 weeks will be life changing and I cannot wait to share God's love with the people here in Guatemala!

"And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us." Romans 5:2-5

"He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint." Isaiah 40:29-31

On a completely different note…I absolutely LOVE the children at the Special Needs School. I play with a little girl named Raquel and I aboslutely adore her! She is so precious! Sadly, they have graduation Friday and we won't be able to go back after that because they will be out for break. But HOPEFULLY I will still be able to see her and her little brothers some how. She definitely has a huge part of my heart!

I don't know what the future will hold…But I know the Lord has big things in store! Please continue to keep our team and the people of Guatemala in your prayers!

Dios Te Bendiga! (God bless you!)