Tuesday will mark 2 weeks that I have been in Guatemala, and it will also be my last day in Antigua. I can only praise The Lord for His grace and strength in bringing me through the culture shock and intense homesickness I have been feeling. I am learning to love this culture and the people more and more every single day. Now that I have started to adjust and my Spanish continues to improve, I am more able to focus on why the Lord has called me to this trip in this specific time.
On Tuesday, the Glicks will come pick me after language school. On Wedensday, we will go pick up 3 other interns from the airport who will be flying in! I am so excited to meet the girls I will be working with, and I am SO happy to finally have people to really talk to! We will have 4 days of Orientation, sight seeing, and a little bit more language training. I will arrive at The Oasis on Monday, May 30. I am so excited to finally see where I will be working for the rest of the summer!
God continues to challenge me and reveal a lot of messy, wicked sin that so often consumes my heart. He has revealed idolatry for so many different things, a pride that has no ground in antyhing whatsoever, and many times a downright rebellious attitude to God´s will for my time here. So all that baggage and sin didn´t just leave my heart at the airport in Houston? Who knew, right? Praise the Lord that He is not surprised by any of it!
I am excited to get to go to the market today and explore/barter. I will love finding some tangible things to hold on to from this trip and gifts for everyone! I got an email a few minutes ago from a couple who works at an orphanage in Guatemala City called Fundaniños. They used to go to New Life and are supported through the church, but I have never met them. They are in Antigua today and I am REALLY hoping that I can meet up with them for a few hours! It would be wonderful to meet them and spend time hearing about their ministry and time so far in Guatemala.
God has been so amazing to allow my support system to not only remain strong in the States, but even grow. I have receieved email after email from family, friends, friends of my parents, and several people that I usually only talk to once or twice a year. He has used those people to just speak encouragement, truth, and Scripture into my life. I am so greatful for all all of these people that God has placed in my life, especially in this time! I have also been able to utilize modern technology and skype with my boyfriend and sister. It has helped so much, and while I don´t think that will be possible once I get to The Oasis, having that blessing during this time has been absolutely wonderful! I never knew how thankful I could be for video chat and email!
I can see God´s hand in every single area of this trip, and He is providing in so many ways, probably even in ways that I am unaware of. I can´t wait to see His work at The Oasis and in the other ministries that I have had a small glimpse of! I can truly say, without question or doubt, that I now know Christ is absolutely enough for me. My sins are still a battle to work through, but as He sanctifies me and grows me (as hard as it is sometimes), I feel Him drawing me closer to Him and it is absolutely beautiful!
Thank you to everyone who reads this and prays for me and sends me encouraging emails and words of wisdom and truth! I love you all, and I cannot wait to come back and tell all of the stories of how God has worked in this time!
My God, my Sweet King is my all, my everything...more now, than EVER before!
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