I guess I could start by saying I'm healed? Yeah that's a good place to start. I'm actually out of my bed and eating, somethings. I have to take is slow. I got my last shot today, finally no more bruises on my butt. Thank God. Now I can actually do what I came here for, or so I thought. I don't exactly know anymore. I had my plans but apparently God has His too. He's definately showing me how He will work everything out for His will. I'm usually the type of person to go go go, and here I'm realizing I'm working more in the base with the people here than anything, also I haven't really been healthy to go out that much. You know, the mindset of "I'm going to go to Mexico and save Mexico" well, more or less, now for me is, "I'm going to go to Mexico, and help the people at the base be more equiped in their ministries." It's pretty hard to grasp, but is also extrmemly humbling.
My first teaching is on well gifts and strengths. I'm saying how it's a good idea to know the people that you are working with in a ministry on a pretty deep level to see where you can help and fit in. I find it really interesting also that the base director here wants me to teach them how to develop their slowly fading ministries, where on the other hand he is a father to a lot of the staff here as well as a couple girls he housed off the street. He teaches on the father heart of God, which is something very dear to my heart, especially now in this part of my life. He is like a father to me. Looking out for me. Trying to get me to have fun, not be sick, and grow with God. I think God is pretty funny. How He worked all this out, I have no idea, but He did. I'm learning how to rely on Him, and just focus on the little things as well.
We did Reto Urbano this weekend. It was pretty snazzy. There were about 8 kids. They showed up early on Saturday, and it began. We had some devotional time, (in spanish) some woship time that I played the piano for! (in spanish) a teaching on identity, (again in spanish) EVERYTHING is in spanish, I mean come on it's mexico, my point being, I understood it! They had an scavager hunt like thing, that sounded pretty great, and they we all headed out to the hospital to pass out bread and tea to the poeple waiting for their loved ones. We prayed for them as well. I was wandering around, pretty much scared to death, because I was wondering how I was going to walk up to a total stranger, talk to them and pray for them in spanish, but God told me to talk to a specific girl, so, well, I did. I asked her why she was here, and she told me her brother was having stomach problems, I KNEW IT. God likes to put two and two together. I explained that I knew how he felt, and I prayed, in spanish, or tried to, but it went semi well! The next day the whole group went to church then returned to sign contracts. I know it sounds intense and it is intense, they continue to come here once a month for a year, following a set of rules! Over all it went great!!!!
Please be praying for encouragment, peace, love and for God's will to be done.
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