Adventures – Page 3

The Struggle to Surrender

June 26, 2014
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Hello there, I saw a quote by A.W. Tozer that said, “To see the glory of God, there must be self sacrifice involved.” Going farther in God is never something easily attained. It’s uncomfortable, messy, frustrating, scary, a test of trust, and death is involved….a death of me. Death of my fears, worries, plans, desires, SELFISHNESS, comfort, and ease. The path we walk on becomes more narrow and we are more aware of ourselves and where our feet lead us. We realize that the fear and stress surrounding us can’t fit on this path any longer. We realize that we...

Finding A Family

June 25, 2014
Adventures
Reflection

When preparing to leave for Guatemala, I also prepared my heart to be away from my family for two months. I talk with my mother and father every day, and they are a huge part of my life. Preparing to leave, meant that I would be without my family. The thought was, ït’s okay, I have God and he’s enough.”This is true, but he had something so much bigger planned. I expected my team to be close, and for us to know eachother well, but the amount of love we share shocked me. These people I met three weeks ago are my confidants, my shoulders to cry on, the...

Love

June 24, 2014
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Love That’s it. That’s all it’s about. Not much more to it. I feel like a lot of times we try and over complicate things. I know I have but everything is a matter of love. God’s love. God brought me to two verses, John 15:9 “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.” John 13:34 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.” The Mission Good week. Our team went to the trash dump again, as we will continue to do every Thursday. It was great....

Beauty, Passion, and Trash

We step out of the van and the view is indescribable. You see palm trees and beautiful mountains… Then you see trash. In this valley, everything is garbage. The road is lined with shacks where the people sit and keep their stuff during the day, we had passed all their houses on the way there. There are children running around and playing in the trash. They are beautiful and they are so excited to see us but their surroundings were astonishing. These children were beautiful yet they ate and played in the garbage. I got to know one mother fairly well and I prayed for her...

It Wasn’t Me

June 21, 2014
Adventures
Reflection

As a team, we have individually been reading through John and discussing one chapter each morning at breakfast. Yesterday as we were discussing John 7, we noticed something interesting. “Jesus answered, ‘My teaching is not my own. It comes from the one who sent me.’” 7:16 “… I am not here on my own authority. He who sent me, however, is truthful.” 7:28 Jesus was continually pointing back to God the Father. As He is an equal part of the Trinity, He could have easily and rightfully accepted the glory for Himself....

Picture time!

June 19, 2014
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Awesome

This is what a team ready to work looks like! Praying for one another. Mark making friends. Meg getting messy.

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