Since yesterday was our first crack at our projects, today really feels like day 2. Armed with more of and understanding of what to expect in a days work, some students and leaders headed to bed a little earlier. Yesterdays projects included tar roofing, home building, sheet rock demo, painting, playing with children, VBS, and prayer. Today will include a lot of the same activities but my prayers is that it will be a little different today. Since our students and leaders had an opportunity to connect with some of the neighborhood adults and children, I pray that today, our students would actively invite them into interaction.
With a language barrier, it can sometimes be easier to invite people into tasks of love: Building, painting, playing, hugs, laughter. At home with strangers, we often make small talk, shallowly talk about our lives or faith, and then work in silence. However in Mexico, our actions are the only thing that speaks. We have the opportunity to speak the love of Christ loudly. Pray that our students today would speak volumes to this community with Love.
In Him,
Reed
Still praying and trusting Him for you guys. Spreading the word of your trip here at the home front.Hoping for more pictures. Perhaps one of Chloe hard at work or hard at play.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the updates Reed! I would really like to see some of the kids blogging like they did from Guatamala. It's always nice to hear their perspective on what God is doing on their trip!
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