Week 10

I can not believe that I have been here for 10 weeks and in 5 more weeks I head out to Chiapas and then Mexico City. This weekend was humbling because we had the opportunity to minister to a local community that lived at the city dump. Last week because of some government issues about property, 40 families were relocated. We went out to the new site and helped in anyway that we could from building homes to helping a local church serve food. What was inspiring was the fact that 38 of these families are Christians because of the investment of the church. I was amazed how they were smiling and talking about how good and faithful God is when what little they had was taken away. These are people who reside in homes made of literally four inch tree trunks, blankets, or any other material that may provide some protection from the sun. As I walked near their homes to see if they needed help they would invite me in to sit and talk. We also spent some time blessing all the kids there by playing games, painting their faces, and having a water balloon fight. Their faith was very encouraging to me and it has added greatly to my experience here.
Some future thoughts. . . I spent a lot of time wondering today. Wondering about what I am going to do after all of this. Go home and work and then come back, thoughts of possibly coming on staff here have begun to emerge, going to other Latin American countries and doing more work. My heart sings for Mexico, but where in Mexico and in what ministry does it bleed for? What is my future ministry going to look like? I had just spent a year of clear direction in getting here and I am asking the question "where exactly do you want me to go with all this?" God is faithful but please pray for clarity and direction in my calling because I know that four months is going to fly by.