A few highlights for Ainslie were the prayers and hugs. On the last day of VBS we went around and prayed one on one with each child (mainly in English) during the first part of the afternoon, then at the end of the afternoon the Guatemalan children prayed for the “team”. Also, as the children left VBS on the last day it was so special to receive a hug from each one. Elise bonded with a girl named Diana and is already missing her. She and Diana were together constantly! Three things Ian enjoyed were helping the kids at VBS, getting to stay in Palencia overnight with the men, and the shopping at the market on the “touring” day today. Kathy’s favorite times were prayer times. There were many – praying with the VBS children as described above, praying with team #1 in the airport as we crossed paths, praying within the team for our personal situations, praying to bless Guatemalan team members, praying with eye patient’s that I didn’t know, praying with a woman that I was able to talk and laugh with for a while before praying, Guatemalan church praying a birthday blessing for Ian, and the team praying a blessing on Ainslie’s commitment to use her passion for dance to God’s glory. John’s observations also would follow the theme of prayer. In the months coming up to this trip I have felt God steadily leading me to a stronger prayer life including the establishment of a pretty extensive daily prayer list. Boy was I in for a shock when I saw how much the Guatemalan’s focus on prayer. God has allowed me to see that reliance on him is all we really need and that prayer is how we show that reliance. Thank you Lord for this wonderful gift.
No comments:
Post a Comment