come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and i will give you rest. take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for i am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. for my yoke is easy and my burden is light. - matthew 11:28-30
any of you who have done this whole missions thing know the emotions that go along with your first big ministry day... overwhelmed by the need, excited by the opportunity and drained by the process. we have seen and experienced a lot already. we have taken on the yoke and learned from the gentle, humble rabbi today.
i wish we could post pictures of all of the amazing women that we met today. there will be pictures of a few, but to say that our stereotypes of women from the streets was blown to smithereens, is the understatement of the year. picture your mother, your grandmother, your neighbor. add in abuse that is incomprehensible. factor in ptsd, addiction and poverty and that is who LOVED ON US today. what a privledge to be in the presence of women who are the ultimate of survivors. some are in love with Jesus and some just can't wrap their minds around a Man that could possibly think they are beautiful. some want out and some can't imagine their lives any other way. in any case, we were a room of "just girls" today... wives, mommies, sistas, women-strong women. and without judgement. how often does that happen, ladies? we truly just wanted the best for each other.
i wish we could post pictures of all of the amazing women that we met today. there will be pictures of a few, but to say that our stereotypes of women from the streets was blown to smithereens, is the understatement of the year. picture your mother, your grandmother, your neighbor. add in abuse that is incomprehensible. factor in ptsd, addiction and poverty and that is who LOVED ON US today. what a privledge to be in the presence of women who are the ultimate of survivors. some are in love with Jesus and some just can't wrap their minds around a Man that could possibly think they are beautiful. some want out and some can't imagine their lives any other way. in any case, we were a room of "just girls" today... wives, mommies, sistas, women-strong women. and without judgement. how often does that happen, ladies? we truly just wanted the best for each other.
we shared testimony, we shared the Word, we blessed little milton in a baby dedication and prayed as 9 year old raynita came to Jesus... the inpromtu baptism with a plastic cup was one for the record books. the evidence of the Holy Spirit was all over it. translating the difference between infant baptism, baby dedication and a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ in a catholic, third world country can only be done through that amazing, fresh falling of the Spirit.
tomorrow we go back. it is jewlery day. i can't wait to see what the Lord will do tomorrow.
love to you all.
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