We’ve officially competed day 3 of building and I feel like I can speak for most of us when I say it was a long, hot, and a tiring day but I also think that those feelings aside at the end of the day we enjoyed every minute of it. We talked at the beginning of the week about some of the complaints we had about being here in El Salvador. I think at the beginning it was hard for us to grasp on and figure out how to answer the question considering it was an odd thing to try and talk about, except Tyson he did a great job being the first one to answer. Eventually we got the conversation moving. Some people didn’t like the weather, some people didn’t like not being able to flush toilet paper or the amount of garage filling the El Salvador environment, and someone people struggle with watching the young children drink multiple cans of pop (aka me...). The conversation was quite funny but through out the week it had me thinking about all the different things that are out there that we experience and witness in El Salvador that we could all have a negative outlook on but we chose to overlook all of those things because of the seed that God has planted in our hearts it allows us to admire the things that others would turn away from. We’re able to acknowledge the love and work of God that is happening in El Salvador to make us want to come back over and over again. Like I said before there’s a lot we could complain about during our week here but I believe the feeling we get knowing we’re serving the Lord and being the hands and feet of Jesus, is far better than any feelings we could have against the piles of garbage or the cans of pop.
All being said I’m sure I’ll be excited when it comes home time and the adjustment back to normal life. But for now I’m much more excited about all the seeds God has been planting here in this place we love so much and the experience we have while being able to be a part of His plan.
Kayli
