Working WITH Jesus Christ

Wow, the first team of the summer, here in Guate, has come and gone. What an amazing group of people! I am so glad to have met each and every one of them. The week just flew by but not without God teaching me a few things.

During the Tuesday evening devotions, that we did as a group, Dan, the missionary here, shared a quote by Oswald Chambers.

"Many are those who work FOR Christ, few are those who work WITH Christ."

Now I have heard this qote before and so I just kinda shrugged it off and really didn't pay much attention to it, wich was really stupid of me. The next day was the day that we dedicated the houses that we made and during that time we share the gospel with the family reciving the house. That day was, I think, hotter that all the other days especially for the people in the houses. At the third house we dedicated it started to rain, which does cool things off but it also makes it very hard for the pople in the houses to hear each other talking because the roofs are metal. And so when the rain started, I started praying against it, which makes sense, right? Well, the rain that we recieved that day was a very, very gentle rain (compared to the day before) and it really didn't last long, just long enough to cool us! As I was praying for the rain to stop, God just reminded me to TRUST in HIS plan and to work WITH him; to not always think that I know what is best but to trust in Him in all circumstnces!

And now a little update on the work here! Team Res. Life in Rockford just left this morning, which was very sad becasue now the base is VERY quiet. It gives me time to think about my family and to dream of the delicious and juicey taste of strawberries...Prayers would be very appreciated. Thank you so much! The next team comes of Monday! Can't wait to see what God has in store for next week!