For months I have been praying that my faith in Christ would be like that of a child and that God would be revealed to me daily in Panajachel. Within 5 days of being here, God has gone far beyond answering those simple prayers. Here, the simplicity of my faith and understanding of God's love is much greater than I could have ever asked for. To me, this city brings life. A joy and abundant amount of satisfaction than any other place. With its colorful beauty and rich culture, it is almost like I've stepped into a dream. I no longer need to be convinced that this is exactly where God wants me.
Experiencing daily life here has been both exciting and challenging. I look around and am awe struck by the gorgeous landscape, but in the same moment I am saddened by the helpless looks on peoples faces. For the next week my team will be helping build a retaining wall for a family whose home is in threat of a mud slide. We began work there last week, it's been a great experience working together as a team and building a relationship with the home owners in hopes of sharing the Gospel with them.
We arrived back in Panajachel early this morning from an out of town camping trip with 200 children living in poverty in a neighboring city. I made a quick friendship with an 8 year old girl named Dayna. She constantly wanted to be holding my hand,sitting on my lap, or playing with my hair. She only spoke spanish so although the communication was a little rough I was able to share Jesus' love with her through pictures in the dirt. I'm not quite sure if she fully understood, but she did respond by drawing our initials inside a heart with wings and looking up at me with a huge smile.
The Lord is everywhere I look and in every conversation I have. I continue to pray that I would remember those who are mistreated as if I myself were suffering.
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