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HUMID

September 16, 2011
Adventures
On the Field

Buenas! We arrived in Guate City on September 6th. It was such a beautiful weather. But after a 4 hour drive, we finally arrived to Puerto Barrios and it was HUMID. Our living situation is good — bunk beds and decent showers with occasional showering outside due to no electricity and too many girls going after 1 bathroom. But I LOVE it. I love not being in my comfort zone and living my life here in Puerto Barrios. It’s only been more than a week but we have gone to many places. From all the places we’ve gone, I can give you word snapshots of what Puerto Barrios looks...

A God That Got Dirty

September 15, 2011
Adventures
On the Field

Wow, it feels like its been so long and that so much has happened since i last wrote. I probably have a few stories I could tell you all, but since my time is limited I just want to tell about one experience. This week we visited the garbage dump. In this dump many people live and rummage through the trash trying to collect things to recycle and sell. Now, I have seen poverty before but this took it to a whole new level. You just wouldn’t believe it! Just imagine the worst landfill you’ve ever seen. The worst smell. And to top it off, a dead horse, and 20 vultures eating it, in...

A Smorgasbord of God’s Goodness

September 15, 2011
Adventures
General Posts

Friends and family, I am about to dump a smorgasbord of snippets from the last basketfull of days on you… Because I love you 🙂 Prepare yourself. Today marks our 10th day of being in Guatemala to serve, to love, and to live freely in community with other Jesus-lovers. There's been a lot of sweat, laughter, tears, singing, praying, and dancing… And all of those more than once, in fact, quite often. God's been taking each of us through our own journey as individuals as he refines us to be more like Christ – more dependent on Him, more in unity with Him, more...

Above the Clouds

September 15, 2011
Adventures
On the Field

When God calls a man, he bids him come and die. Christ told his disciples to follow him, knowing he was headed to Jerusalem to be crucified and he asks me to pick up my cross and follow him there too. These past few days have been heart-wrecking as we’ve been getting more involved in ministry. Elderly people, most of whom have disabilities, living in a home with only the absolute bare essentials, and children whose houses are built of garbage are the faces of the injustice of this world. How did I not know about this? I...

Breaking down my walls

September 15, 2011
Adventures
Field Support

Hey everyone! I dont even know how or where to start about writing this blog. So much has happened in these last two weeks. All i can really say is God really made me see the walls i built around myself and the box i put God in all my life. I cant even describe to you how blessed i am for everything God has givin me. He totally opened my eyes to that too. Our team whet to the dumps in Guatemala and prayed over the people that lived there. As i walked into the huge piles of garbage it just broke me that these children and human beings lived here and survived each day on digging through...

Dios sana!

September 15, 2011
Adventures
Reflection

La Verdad no se donde empezar. Este viaje ha sido increible y al mismo tiempo super duro porque me he dado cuenta que tengo que dejar ir de tanto en mi vida. Primero solo quiero contarles de un dia que fuimos al mercado de Puerto Barrios a orar. Fuimos a orar por gent y una señora tenia un dolor de oido. Me dijo que le tenia much presion y que si porfavor podiamos orar por Ella! Oramos mis dos amigos y yo por Ella, y despues se Puso a llorar y me dijo que ya no le dolia! Y decia Gloria a Dios! Wow que nota es nuestro padre que quiere sanar a sus hijos:) me encanta eso!! Mas que nada...

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