Tonight we were asked for our initial feelings on arriving here in El Salvador. Yes, I see the poverty, I see the signs of defense against violent crime everywhere and yet I feel as though this place is no different than others I have seen before. The desparate compulsion to help is no different than I felt yesterday.
My response, my initial feeling is that this is where I belong today. My prayer is to be "all in" for the short time we are here. All my heart, all my soul, all my strength and all my mind. I want my love for Jesus to be alive to the people of El Salvador and our team and I want to see God´s transforming work. For me today, there is no culture shock (that may change tomorrow) because desparation and needy lives are around all of us, we just need to lean in and look closer to see it sometimes...and then be willing to get close enough to recognize the activity of God through the eyes of a complete stranger.
My prayer is for God to give me a clue to the "what next" of my life and I believe I may learn that here through leaning, looking, getting close and learning to love in a whole new way.
Hello to the P's and all their friends! It's Steph here and I'm so happy you've already posted on your blog. Thanking the Lord for a safe trip there and continuing to hold you all up in prayer for the coming days.
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Hey Deve,
ReplyDeleteWe really missed you yesterday, but this blog has kept us excited to say the least. I read the first three in the service yesterday and you could see the excitement that they generated. It is so cool to be able to see what God is doing almost at the moment rather than waiting til you get back. I wish that I were there!