In Ecclesiastes 3:11 the author writes that “He [God] has made everything beautiful in its time.” This verse is one I have held on to and pondered over the past few days. In the past week we’ve entered a lot of different situations where it’s been really hard to recognize anything beautiful so this verse has had even more meaning. Last Friday night we went to the red light district and entered bars with back rooms in plain view and even a strip club. We went to show God’s love to the woman that work there. These women were brokenhearted and in an atmosphere...

Before I came to Guatemala, I was smugly satisfied with the amount of faith I have displayed in my life. Faith is something that has been spoken over me ever since I took a spiritual gifts class six years ago. I had no clue what that even meant at the time, but it was all coming into focus over the past two years: quitting my career, going on the World Race, interning at a church, applying for seminary (in Texas, of all places), and again quitting my job to lead a Real Life trip to Guatemala. I thought I was all stocked up on faith. I was confident … maybe even a little cocky. And...

The band Casting Crowns has written many songs that speak of our current times and our failure to truly trust, depend, and seek out Jesus Christ.  Their song, “What if His People Prayed,” has been on my heart lately, especially as I observe the members of Mi Reto, our host church.  The lyrics question why the church allows Satan to gain more souls, why we don’t take a stand upon God’s promises, and why we are too stubborn to turn from our own ways and seek to bear His name.  My favorite verse examines the family: “What if the family turned to...

Wow. Another week in Guatemala has gone by. I’m still in love with it here, if not even more in love. My eyes have definitely been opened to more suffering that goes on here though. This week we went to the garbage dump and met and prayed with some of the people that lived there. It was awful.  We trudged though…I don’t even think I want to know, and the smell and the flies were at some points overwhelming. I remember looking down at one point and seeing the rotting carcass of a cow. What made it so horrible was the knowledge that this was home for some people. There...

Friday night we went to downtown Puerto Barrios in order to minister to the prostitutes in the bars. Before we arrived though, we spent a powerful time in prayer and worship preparing for this. It was incredible how God used that time to give us confidence, peace, and even joy. I definitely learned how powerful it is to be fully equipped with the armor of God! We took flowers in groups into different bars and gave them to the different women we met. I will never forget one bar in particular. 4 or 5 girls were sitting on a couch and their eyes were filled with an intense hopelessness. We...

Despues de un largo y caluroso dia de trabajo (cavando hoyos, trasladando tierra, haciendo mezclas de semento, limpiando, entre otros), llegamos a la casa misionera listos para darnos un buen baño. Al abrir la regadera me lleve una gran SORPRESA, no salio ni una gota de agua. Al parecer la reseva de agua que nuestra casa tenia deberia durar un minimo de dos meses y nosotros en dos semanas ya nos habiamos terminado toda la reserva. Pregunta para reflexionar:  ¿Que pasaria si un dia tu te llegaras a quedar sin una gota de agua? te enfermarias? te...