Guatemala Day 6: God Is Moving!

Today was a free day! We got to visit the shops and local vendors to see the sights a bit before heading home on Tuesday. I really wasnt in a shopping mood, but after working with everyone this week, it was nice to enjoy the tight bonds in a casual setting. Waking up to kids in the orphanage has been a fun way to wake up. Those kids are so hungry for love and its hard not to just pour it all out in abundance and then leave. I will miss their faces and giggles for sure. We even had a rare opportunity to see 2 babies just a few weeks hold, dropped off. They were abandoned at the courthouse and brought to the orphanage. Sad to think about that happening but when you see the condition of the villages, their homes and the lack of food they have, I can understand the fear they face in trying to feed one more person on such little wages. When you don’t feel equipped to do much on a mission trip, things like loving on children is a universal language we all can share. Shopping and the Volcanoes were cool today! Antiqua was not like anything I’ve seen before. I felt so wanted walking by vendors and asking , “how much I’d pay.” I felt like I could put up any amount of cash and get what I wanted. They did have good deals. I had to cut myself off at one point. It was nice walking into once shop and American worship music was playing. It was also ironic to realize that the lady working there spoke very little English. Goes to show that just the Holy Spirit can fill the room and His presence is felt no matter the language barrier. Devos tonight were unbelievable! Each night this week has been a challenge from God in the call on our lives to seek Him, Find Him, Communicate with Him and Feed His People. Not just feed monetarily but with the Word of God. We each have heard the word “distractions” this week. From the families in the homes we build to distractions during the Jesus Film and you can’t help but think about the distraction in your own life. As we head home, we each took away something different but last night we each had things in our lives that we needed to make sure we laid at the feet of Jesus in order to know that we have given Him EVERYTHING. There’s nothing He doesn’t want control of in our lives. To take over every room in the house, even the smelly closets, so that He is the master and we are the servant. Even when you think you’ve given it all to God, there is always more. Final Thoughts Being on a missions trip is God’s great way of removing the distractions and getting our attention but as we head back into our mission fields at home, What are we doing to stay focused on Him? What are we doing to feed His people? What are we doing to put ourselves into God’s word as we read and study it daily? These are all challenges we face without a missions trip to remind us but they are challenges no less. Being accountable to one another helps us as we lean on each other but ultimately WE CAN DO NOTHING WITHOUT GOD. Complete and utter surrender to Him is how His Will and his Work get done.