So i promised that i would write a little about what God was/is teaching me. ç
So as I mentioned the skits and hygiene didn´t go as smoothly as in previous trips their are many reasons for this. I think on of the things that I began to do was question why I was there and what was my purpose especially since LWI was paying the trip I had a lot of questions. From this experience I saw God use me in unexpected ways but I had to be open to it. At first I was frustrated and confused to be honest. I started to see how much I was used for my ability to speak spanish. I never thought that would be a gift yet it was. I translated for people on the team many times. I understood what was going on more and was able to spend time with people. i guess it boils down to a trust issue. God has purposes beyond what we expect and sometimes he wants to use us in ways that are unexpected and at points not what we want. I had to humble myself to follow him which was hard and I definitely was not perfect at it (ask my team). But to see a picture of how God used me with my team and the community and used my team with the community was a blessing.
As I decompress throughout the week. I will write more. I also will write more about the team. There are so many of them. It is taking me a while to get to the point of wanting to write that much and be able to write intricacies of there personalities.
I am still really tired so I hope to rest tonight. Please pray for the new village. Pray for unity within our team. Pray for unity between the community and our team. That God´s light will show. Pray for water and that the community will be ready to recieve hygiene instructions. That people will know Christ.
Pray for the last village and the village before. Pray that the well will bring health and a place for the gospel to be spread. Pray specifically for Surama´s family and community leader Jose Juan. Pray for the pastor of the community. If you want more good prayer requests for the community than see the devotion blog that has Jorge´s devotion.
Thanks for your prayers.
Gricel Soriano said,
July 24, 2007 @ 11:45 am
Lisa you are amazing!!! You bring so much insight and it’s wonderful to see you mature and surrendor and trust the Lord in all you do. You are a great leader and we know you are touching many lives with your actions and words. We are praying for you, Blenda and Richard and the new team you will join in El Salvador. God bless!! Enjoy the authentic pupusas in El Salvador!!!
Guess who said,
July 25, 2007 @ 6:24 pm
Lisa – it will be such a joy for our team to meet up with you soon! Only 3 more days – AHHH!!! I can hardly believe it! I am soooooo glad you will be leading our hygiene team, with all your experiences. Thank you, God, for Lisa!