So I'm in the
airport right now traveling back to the States for my 10 day break before I
start my field time in Guatemala. I currently have a 5 hour layover so I
thought I would use some of this time to let you know how the last 3 months
have been and what I will be doing when I go back to Guatemala.
God has used these
last 3 months to radically transform me into a completely different person.
When I first arrived in Guatemala, I was insincere, hard-hearted and really
just thought that there was no way God even wanted to use me. I felt
irredeemable and empty. Within the first few weeks, a genuine desire for God
was growing in my heart but my past was getting in the way. I felt like I
couldn't talk to God; like He didn't actually want to hear from me. And then
all of a sudden it was like His Word started breaking through my hard heart. I
realized that I didn't have to be held captive to my sin anymore. I asked God
for forgiveness and was set free. When I had doubts, His sweet voice would
remind me that whom the Son sets free is free
indeed. Sometimes I still had a hard time forgiving myself but I
realized that if God had forgotten about it, what right did I have to bring it
up?
Besides freeing me
from the bondage of sin that I had put myself in, God gave me an amazing
family. He brought eleven young adults and a family of five, all with vastly
different backgrounds and personalities, together to Guatemala to become a
family in His name. As we grow closer to God, we have grown closer to each
other. Every week, we have a Potter’s Field Kid’s Club, where a bunch of sweet
kids from all over Antigua come to play together, eat lunch, sing songs and
hear about the love of Jesus. I have fallen so deeply in love with these kids.
We have learned so much through the variety of classes that we have been taking
every day. I’ve learned about how to better defend my faith, share the Gospel,
be a humble servant, and so many more important lessons. Yesterday was a hard
day as I said goodbye to half of my new family for six months as they leave to
pursue God's plan for them in different parts of the world(i.e. Cambodia,
Kenya…) I am going to miss them so much but I so incredibly excited to see what
God does in and through them, in the next six months. I have been so encouraged
by them and I know that others will be as well.
When I return to
Guatemala in 10 days, the rest of my team and I will be going into 4 different
public schools in Antigua and teaching English using the Bible as our
curriculum. We will also be leading PF
Kid’s Club each week, have opportunities to serve at our local Calvary Chapel,
have outreaches in town where we share mimes or skits that share the Gospel
message, ministering at the local hospital and so much more. I’m so excited for
what God is going to do in the next six months. I can’t wait to see the
opportunities that He gives me and the situations that will help me grow and
become more like Him. Please be praying for me to have flexibility. Also,
please just keep IGNITE Class 8 in prayer as we start our field times all over
the world.
Thank you so much
for your prayers!
By His Grace,
MaKayla <3 :)
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