Today was our last day presenting our crafts, skit, and songs to the people of the ministry here in Guatemala City. Instead of going out to another community to spread God's word, the children with a scholorship from the ministry program came to the house we were staying in.
This morning we made a special house visit to Ana and her husban Noel, whom have two children. One is named Kevin and the other Adrian (happy birthday Adrian). It was truly an inspiration to see them at home as one family in the spirit of God. Ana is a very special woman that stays close to our hosts' hearts, Kevin and Ginny. Reason being is because Ana has grown up with the ministry here, and is now married with two boys. It was amazing to hear not only on how well everything is going with teh 15 year old baby Kevin, but also about Noel's story. Noel is a man who worked as a bike messenger in Washington D.C. for congressmen who needed messeges relayed to other offices. He decided on staying now with his family and is trying to start a taxi company here in Guatemala, and is having a bit of a rough start. Interesting how a man like Noel with probably no legal documents can work for congressmen.
Tonight, after our Pizza Hut delight, Ginny lead a devotion lasting three hours. She asked us to share four mental pictures of our trip here so far, and reflect on how difficult it might be for us to go back to the states with such a major impact on each and every one of our lives that will last forever. Some mental pictures were very heartbreaking while others were joyful and filled with God's love.
In all after the three hour reflection on the trip and the transition back into our regular life we live back in the states, I ask myself what else can I do God? I ask myself will Guatemala keep getting worse? It was hard for me to picture how much damage we have done to God's creation until I saw the city dump in between a beautiful mountain range, and how people's tombs can be opened and the coffin thrown off the cliff because they can't pay the rent for their own grave.
The Guatemalans working here in the ministry asked me if I will ever come back. I answered honestly with "No I will most likely never return." Not because I do not have any desire to return, but because I want to travel to many lands and see what we have done with God's creation.
This week we have all grown strong and matured. We all know that our lives are forever different because we have been able to see and changed lives that were, and still are, broken by the darkness that surrounds our paths in life. Like in Psalm 119:105, it explains that God is that light that guides our paths. We have done what we set out to do, and that is spread God's word. All we can do now is pray that the people we ministered to can follow that light God blesses us with.
God Is Love,
Chayanne M.
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