Best Mission Team Ever!

I just realized that I haven't talked about how amazing my mission team is! Our whole group is like a family, we all take care of each other and encourage each other. During the heat of the day when we're all exhausted from our ministries we all take the time to check up on each other. Today we went to another village where the poverty was hard to handle. The people were very shy and seemed to be afraid of us. We presented our program and did VBS, but they were not very receptive. I was excited because I was able to talk a lot more spanish when we went house to hous in the village evangilizing. And this past tuesday we went to a big city called Chiqimula and eveanglized in the city. It was so much fun to explore the city and talk to a lot of the teenagers just getting out of school. Our devotions this week have been amazing! Everyone in our group is growing spiritually, its incredible to watch. I'm learning so much in every aspect of my life. After today in the village I am especially learning appreciation for being born in America.The bathroom was just a cement block in a small shack. And all the people were extremely dirty, there was one boy that was covered in scabs that had gotten infected due to not get properly cleaned. I'm glad God was able to use us in such a poverty stricken village.

Proverbs 28 - my life lesson this year

Becoming a Woman of God

The past couple days have been challenging, but amazing for my growth in all areas. Satan has been attacking me and trying to distract me from my mission here in Guatemala. But he will never defeat me because God is making me so strong. I have decided to not let myself be effected by lost people back home. God has blessed me so much here, his faithfulness is indescribable. At the orphanage on friday I met this amazing young 14 yr old girl, named Marian, who is so smart and compassionate. She is supposed to be adopted soon and her future father came to visit on friday. He doesn't know any spanish, so it was so exciting to be there and be able to translate between this amazing american pastor and his future daughter. Saturday was tough, because the midterm was very difficult, but the waterfall made up for it. Our group hiked up a very intense trail to a 20 ft waterfall. Then we all jumped off it! It was incredible and I know it will be something I'll never forget. God is just constantly blessing my life even during the emotional times I feel him working. Being here stretches me so much. Tonight in devotions our group talked about how pride is the number one sign of immaturity and the value of humility. I confessed that my problem has been misunderstanding the difference between humility and getting walked over. I tend to give all of my self and love/trust a person without protecting myself. I realized tonight that I am finally taking care of myself. I can feel myself becoming a stronger woman of God. I read Proverbs 31 every day here because I desire to strive to become that kind of woman more than anything. Please pray for my spanish class, I am struggling to get through it, but I know if I work hard and trust that God will get me through I will succeed. AH! God is so good! I feel myself falling more and more in love with him every day. I love it! Even though the past 2 weeks have been extremely emotional I know God is teaching/growing me into the woman he wants me to become. :) Gloria a Dios! Mi esperanza esta en Cristo no en el hombre. <3

psalms 119:103-104
james 1:2-7