I can hardly believe the summer flew by so
quickly! Anticipation has a way of moving time along. School is starting and
the mission trip to Guatemala is already a month behind me . . .
While the time speeds on, the memories remain
crisp and clear in my mind. Long eyelashes framing the brown eyes looking up at
me. The shouts of school-children cheering on their classmates in a soccer
match. Little arms wrapped around my neck in an embrace. Spanish and English
words mixed together in worship of the King.
The primary purpose of our trip was to build
the relationship between our church and student ministry and Pastor A and
Fellowship Guatemala. We also built a relationship with Pastor D, the founder
and president of Fellowship Guatemala.
When we arrived Sunday, we had the
opportunity to participate in a worship service at a new church plant Pastor D
has started. Monday through Thursday, we served alongside Pastor A at a public
elementary school. We conducted a sports camp for the kids, and did devotions
with them. Each afternoon was spent at the Opportunity Center started by Pastor
A, where 35-40 students go to learn English though Rosetta Stone. One evening
was spent at a small orphanage, where we interacted with a dozen children. Our
week concluded with a day in Antigua, where we enjoyed sweet fellowship with
our new Guatemalan friends.
The
trip was not what I expected. God so clearly sent us there rather than Haiti,
and I was expecting another “light bulb moment” like I had in Haiti. I came
away from the trip with more questions than answers. But I serve a God who
knows all the answers. The following quote from Corrie Ten Boom has been on my
mind through all of this: “Never be afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.”
I trust that in His timing, He will reveal the reasons
behind this trip. In the meanwhile, I am prayerfully considering a return trip
next summer, and possibly an internship. Pastor D’s family will be coming to
visit the States in October, and I look forward to introducing them to the rest
of my family. J
The work in Haiti continues, and I remain committed to
seeing the orphanage built. I will take just one day at a time, and continue to
follow wherever God leads, through every door He opens.
THANK YOU for your faithful support and prayers! You are enabling me to fulfill the calling God has placed
on my life: the call to share the good news of Jesus Christ with the nations!
To read my day-by-day
journal accounts of the Guatemala trip, click on the links below:
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