Debrief: De-Funk

Warning: My team is not the same team we used to be.

I fully believe that God is moving and that the second half of our trip will look competely different from the first half. 

The last few weeks have looked pretty dark around our house. We have fallen into this funk of more complaining and ministry has become more of what we have to do rather than what we get to do. 

We are at mid way debrief in Antigua, Guatemala right now and this is exactly what we needed. When we arrived we found out that a couple World Race teams are staying at our same hostel! They have only been on the race for about 2 weeks and so their fresh look on ministry and this journey is definitely what we needed. I got the opportunity to talk to a guy named Ryan and he was telling me how this is his home now. He doesn't have an apartment, a job, or any stuff back in the states, so this is his life and his home now and that he gets to minister and work for the Lord rather than having to. That really spoke to me and the Lord pressed on my heart that I needed to talk to my team about this.

The next night we had a night of worship and afterward Joel was prompted by the Lord to ask if anyone had anything on their hearts and I knew that that was my que. I told everyone that we needed to, as a team, realize that our words are powerful and that speaking with such negativity will only continue to bring us down and that when we go back to Puerto Barrios it doesn't have to look the same way as the first half. 

As the evening went on, I heard a lot of people say that they felt the same way and I feel a concensus that we are all going to be more intentional with ministry, our attitudes, and pouring into each other. Please be praying for us as we start this second leg and that God will make Himself known.