Warning: thoughts in this post skip around and don't make much sense
Who would have thought, God has a way of pulling through
when I am being a chicken. Don’t ask me
why, but I have come to hate making phone calls, especially to people I don’t
know. A week ago a college priest
approached Elizabeth and I about going on a medical mission trip with his
students. I was really excited until
four days later I was supposed to call the girl in charge and let her know we
were coming. Why did I not want to make
the call, who knows? Basically I took
the approach, “okay, Lord, if you want me to go, make it happen.” Thursday I get a Facebook message asking if
we wanted to go, and Friday afternoon we were getting on a bus with 30 unknown
college students headed to the mountains.
The purpose for traveling to the mountains was to go to
villages where there is no medical service and let everyone know that we would
be having free medical clinics. It was
also supposed to be an opportunity for the college students to encounter a
deeper relationship with Jesus as well as to remember the passion that goes
into medical practice. I really
appreciate the purpose of the trip and what I got out of it, but it also really
made me appreciate FOCUS mission trips and the emphasis they place on quiet
prayer time as well as going into detail of the joy that comes from being in a
relationship with God.
What I have really started to realize is that Mexico is
quite similar to the United States in that the people here are often unable to
fully grasp the concept of God’s Mercy.
Many are just unaware that God loves them no matter what they have done,
and only wants for them to accept His Mercy and forgiveness. Anyways, it was a great experience, I made
some friends, and I have no focus to write this blog. I am sitting in a coffee house that looks
like it belongs in West O. I spent the
last day in my apartment staring at my computer trying to learn Spanish and
started a new bible study. I learned I
can’t sit still for a whole day at a time, surprise surprise.
(I should say however, the online Bible study is amazing and
anyone interested in learning more about their faith should check out http://www.salvationhistory.com/studies/courses/online. It is free and you can do it whenever you have
a little free time.)
Blogs looked at instead of finishing this post
“Do not fear sharing
the Truth; the Truth can take care of itself. Our task is to ask
questions, pursue the Truth, and then simply unleash it. It’s quite elementary.”
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