Today Jon woke up feeling weak. We started just like any other day but Jon did not have enough strength to get through. He went back to our hostel to rest and later a nurse come to care for him. We ended up leaving our village early to get to the next village and take Jon to the hospital. It was a long bumpy ride, and I think we were all praying the whole way. Right now Jon, Brandon, and our translator are all at the hospital waiting on some test results, they think he has appendicitis. As of right now his family does not know about all of this, and I know it is going to be hard on them, so please pray for them as well. Once the test results come back we will know if Jon has to be taken to Lima or another city for surgery. So far, through all of this, i have realized Jesus has to be our strength. There is absolutely no way we can make it on our own.
Pray for the team as well. We are a team so when half of us are away things are not the same.
Much Love,
Britney
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
22 DAYS IN PERU!!!
Well as of today we have been here 22 days, or half way point is quickly approaching. It is so hard to believe we have been here that long and I feel after mid-summer it will go by even faster.
Yesterday we left Pomacachi to go to our next village, and there has been a strike within the transportation system here in Peru, so things got kind of interesting. We got on a convie (that is a taxi but a van or in the US we would call it a shuttle) and we drive on a bumpy dirt road for about 2 or 3 hours. They dropped us off in a village that is about hlfway to where we are supossed to be going and we thought we would be waiting on bus to take us to Punno. In the meantime, we sat on a street corner for about 4 hours waiting on our bus, we started talking to a few people and 2 people that I know of accepted Christ. Around 7pm a convie randomly came through the town we were in and he willingly took us to Punno. It was a wonderful gift straight from God. It was so luxurious compared to what we had been traveling in. Due to the strike we really did not plan on being in our current village so soon, we thought we would could not get out of Pomacachi and there was a time we were concerned of our safety. GOD IS SO GREAT!!!!!
The last few days have been amazing. I have got to see at least 4 people come to Christ. One lady worked at our hostel and she started talking to our translator about why some greengos are in Peru and what we are doing. They talked a little more and she prayed the prayer of salvation, all by herself. A few nights ago, we were in Pomacachi and the village team have there a few times and they have got to know a man, named Louise. He knew the Gospel and understood all of it but never knew and accepted who made the Gospel. We prayed for him just the night before, and the village team has been praying for him for a while.
I have realized, now that I have been to Peru, I can say many things. I have been to North, Central, and South America, I have got to see the Atlantic and Pacific ocean, I have been on the other side of the Equator, I have seen the Andes Mountains, and the list goes on. I can say I have been here and done all these things, but I have to stop and think, what can God say about me doing all these things? I mean after all, He knows my every thought and every motive. I want all I do to be done in and for His glory and none other. I have also thougth about missions in my home state and what I do there. I( am only in Peru for 10 weeks, that is one little portion of my life. I am at home alot longer than I will be in Peru.
Yesterday we left Pomacachi to go to our next village, and there has been a strike within the transportation system here in Peru, so things got kind of interesting. We got on a convie (that is a taxi but a van or in the US we would call it a shuttle) and we drive on a bumpy dirt road for about 2 or 3 hours. They dropped us off in a village that is about hlfway to where we are supossed to be going and we thought we would be waiting on bus to take us to Punno. In the meantime, we sat on a street corner for about 4 hours waiting on our bus, we started talking to a few people and 2 people that I know of accepted Christ. Around 7pm a convie randomly came through the town we were in and he willingly took us to Punno. It was a wonderful gift straight from God. It was so luxurious compared to what we had been traveling in. Due to the strike we really did not plan on being in our current village so soon, we thought we would could not get out of Pomacachi and there was a time we were concerned of our safety. GOD IS SO GREAT!!!!!
The last few days have been amazing. I have got to see at least 4 people come to Christ. One lady worked at our hostel and she started talking to our translator about why some greengos are in Peru and what we are doing. They talked a little more and she prayed the prayer of salvation, all by herself. A few nights ago, we were in Pomacachi and the village team have there a few times and they have got to know a man, named Louise. He knew the Gospel and understood all of it but never knew and accepted who made the Gospel. We prayed for him just the night before, and the village team has been praying for him for a while.
I have realized, now that I have been to Peru, I can say many things. I have been to North, Central, and South America, I have got to see the Atlantic and Pacific ocean, I have been on the other side of the Equator, I have seen the Andes Mountains, and the list goes on. I can say I have been here and done all these things, but I have to stop and think, what can God say about me doing all these things? I mean after all, He knows my every thought and every motive. I want all I do to be done in and for His glory and none other. I have also thougth about missions in my home state and what I do there. I( am only in Peru for 10 weeks, that is one little portion of my life. I am at home alot longer than I will be in Peru.
Friday, June 12, 2009
On to the Next Village!!!
Today we are leaving Cusco and heading to our next village, and THANK GOD it is only 4 hours away. Some of us are kind of attatched to the village near Cusco, but at the same time we ready to move on and see more. Please pray for some safety as we will be traveling his afternoon.
Yesterday we planned to go to a local school and do some skits and puppets, and that did not really go as planned. It seems when things do not go our way that is when God moves most. We took a random trip to a local convience store just to get some water and there was a boy, about 10 years old and knew a little bit of English. We started talking to him and eventually he brought his Bible outside and we started to read some stories with him. Meanwhile, another lady walks up and someone asks something like ¨What do you think you should do to be saved and go to heaven?¨ she reaplied ¨Good works.¨ as we talked more she had questons we answered and she accepted Christ. We could really tell she was real and was missing something. All through our conversation she never smiled, that was until she wanted to ask Jesus into her heart.
We have went to 4 or 5 schools over the past few days and it went really well. Yesterday we got to try some alpaca and it was good (tasted like steak). Monday we got see some Inca ruins, which was amazing. The long walks up some steeps hills made it all worth it.
So far about about 6 people have accepted Christ and a local pastor and a few summer missionaries are doing some follow up with them. I thank God that He has put some people in this area to do follow up with these people that give thier heart to Jesus. I was kind of wooried about what would happen after we left.
Yesterday we planned to go to a local school and do some skits and puppets, and that did not really go as planned. It seems when things do not go our way that is when God moves most. We took a random trip to a local convience store just to get some water and there was a boy, about 10 years old and knew a little bit of English. We started talking to him and eventually he brought his Bible outside and we started to read some stories with him. Meanwhile, another lady walks up and someone asks something like ¨What do you think you should do to be saved and go to heaven?¨ she reaplied ¨Good works.¨ as we talked more she had questons we answered and she accepted Christ. We could really tell she was real and was missing something. All through our conversation she never smiled, that was until she wanted to ask Jesus into her heart.
We have went to 4 or 5 schools over the past few days and it went really well. Yesterday we got to try some alpaca and it was good (tasted like steak). Monday we got see some Inca ruins, which was amazing. The long walks up some steeps hills made it all worth it.
So far about about 6 people have accepted Christ and a local pastor and a few summer missionaries are doing some follow up with them. I thank God that He has put some people in this area to do follow up with these people that give thier heart to Jesus. I was kind of wooried about what would happen after we left.
Monday, June 8, 2009
THE LAST FEW DAYS
Well we survived our 22 hour bus ride, to say the least. We arrived in Cusco (home of Machu Picchu) on Saturday and we are still trying to adjust to the altitude, so please pray about that it is not as easy as we thought it would be. We are now at 12,000 feet and soon we will be going to 15,000 feet.
Saturday the screen on my camera broke but it will still take pictures, so I can not complain. My greatest desire is for every bit of me to desire nothing but Jesus Christ. I think we all know when we desire Jesus so much we also have someone against us. Between our health and my camera screen breaking, sometimes all we want to do is just go home, but I know I do not belong at home this summer. Everyone of us come from a different setting and background. We all have burdens concerning things at home, but God called us here and we daily have to surrender to Him.
Yesterday we done some of our skits, puppets, and music in a plaza of a nearby village and 3 people accepted Christ. Today we went to a local school and done all of the same things and 2 or 3 kids accepted Christ. It is totally Christ that is working and not anything team is doing and there is not anything we could do on our own.
Today for just for some fun we got to do some hiking, which I love to do and we got to see some Andean runs. We went with a loal pastor who knew all of the history and it was amazing to see such a thing, it made that hike (that was all up hill) completely worth it.
Saturday the screen on my camera broke but it will still take pictures, so I can not complain. My greatest desire is for every bit of me to desire nothing but Jesus Christ. I think we all know when we desire Jesus so much we also have someone against us. Between our health and my camera screen breaking, sometimes all we want to do is just go home, but I know I do not belong at home this summer. Everyone of us come from a different setting and background. We all have burdens concerning things at home, but God called us here and we daily have to surrender to Him.
Yesterday we done some of our skits, puppets, and music in a plaza of a nearby village and 3 people accepted Christ. Today we went to a local school and done all of the same things and 2 or 3 kids accepted Christ. It is totally Christ that is working and not anything team is doing and there is not anything we could do on our own.
Today for just for some fun we got to do some hiking, which I love to do and we got to see some Andean runs. We went with a loal pastor who knew all of the history and it was amazing to see such a thing, it made that hike (that was all up hill) completely worth it.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
LAST DAY IN LIMA :))
Tomorrow we will be on a bus for 20 hours going to our first village. I think it is a moment we have all been waiting for, it seems tough but we are going to make it fun. Healthwise we are doing much better, thanks to all of your prayers. Lima has been fun and we have got to do alot. Last night on the way back to our hostel we ran into the soccer team and they are staying in the same hostel as we are. It is such a huge blessing to have them around.
...On Other Note.
Ever since I knew I would be coming to Peru, I have been so excited about lack of technology. It doesnt really seem like I am in South America because I have gotten on Facebook nearly everyday. Hopefully, that will change soon. I want to take hold of Jesus like I never have before, especially since I do not have access to all the technology and things I have at home. I mean He has already captured me, so now it is up to me to pursue Him. The first few days I have been in Peru it seems all I have been concerned about is praying for the trip and my team and God have His will with all of the things we will be doing. Truth is I still pray for those things and need to pray about those things, but that does not need to be the only thing I pray about. God just kind of said "you know Britney while you are here away from everything there is so many things I need to be praying about and should be praying about."
I do not want to get so caught up in myself, as it seems I always do. I feel I pray so much for God to do stuff in my own life, but I really need to praying for others more than I pray for myself. I do not want to get caught up in praying for God to do so much that I forget who He truly is. MY DADDY WHO HAS NEVER LEFT OR FORSAKE ME..... MY UNFAILING LOVE... MY ULTIMATE PROVIDER!
...On Other Note.
Ever since I knew I would be coming to Peru, I have been so excited about lack of technology. It doesnt really seem like I am in South America because I have gotten on Facebook nearly everyday. Hopefully, that will change soon. I want to take hold of Jesus like I never have before, especially since I do not have access to all the technology and things I have at home. I mean He has already captured me, so now it is up to me to pursue Him. The first few days I have been in Peru it seems all I have been concerned about is praying for the trip and my team and God have His will with all of the things we will be doing. Truth is I still pray for those things and need to pray about those things, but that does not need to be the only thing I pray about. God just kind of said "you know Britney while you are here away from everything there is so many things I need to be praying about and should be praying about."
I do not want to get so caught up in myself, as it seems I always do. I feel I pray so much for God to do stuff in my own life, but I really need to praying for others more than I pray for myself. I do not want to get caught up in praying for God to do so much that I forget who He truly is. MY DADDY WHO HAS NEVER LEFT OR FORSAKE ME..... MY UNFAILING LOVE... MY ULTIMATE PROVIDER!
Even though I am not at home this summer I still pray for my church, everybody at home, and my own family members who do not have a relation ship with Jesus Christ . I am not really there but I know it is the least I can do for them.
PLEASE, Let me know if you have any prayer request.
bshubert2007@yahoo.com
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
CAN'T WAIT TO BE IN THE VILLAGES
Well, yesterday two teamamtes were sick. I started feeling sick yesterday, and today Brandon has not been feeling sick. Please pray for us and our health. When you are on the mission field and sick, it is so easy to forget why we are here.
We are still in Lima and will be until Friday. I love Lima but I am so ready to get out. I feel like I have been a tourist long enough. I am so ready to be in the villages and do what God has called me to do in Peru. Once we leave Lima it is a 20 hour bus ride to our first village. So pray for us as we go through along bus ride and altitude changes. Training has been going well, I feel like we actually accomplished alot today.
Please pray for all of us. Pray that we will make our quite time with Jesus a priority and not forget who we belong to. It is so hard to get caught up in the everyday things and concentrate so much on what needs to be done.
Pray for our health. When we get in the villages and fruits and vegtables may not be washed properly or at all, our health will be more at risk. Not to forget the mountains are 15,000+ feet high. So pray we will have some good health and great immune system. No matter how sick we may be, we still have work to do.
Pray for our safety. We will be traveling 20 hours Friday. Pray for safety as we travel. Pray for safety also concerning our luggage and belongings. There are alot of props we are going to have to carry with us so pray that God will have his hands on all of our belongings.
We are still in Lima and will be until Friday. I love Lima but I am so ready to get out. I feel like I have been a tourist long enough. I am so ready to be in the villages and do what God has called me to do in Peru. Once we leave Lima it is a 20 hour bus ride to our first village. So pray for us as we go through along bus ride and altitude changes. Training has been going well, I feel like we actually accomplished alot today.
Please pray for all of us. Pray that we will make our quite time with Jesus a priority and not forget who we belong to. It is so hard to get caught up in the everyday things and concentrate so much on what needs to be done.
Pray for our health. When we get in the villages and fruits and vegtables may not be washed properly or at all, our health will be more at risk. Not to forget the mountains are 15,000+ feet high. So pray we will have some good health and great immune system. No matter how sick we may be, we still have work to do.
Pray for our safety. We will be traveling 20 hours Friday. Pray for safety as we travel. Pray for safety also concerning our luggage and belongings. There are alot of props we are going to have to carry with us so pray that God will have his hands on all of our belongings.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Week 1
Well, we made it to Peru safe and sound. Have went through 4 days of training, had two days off, and now 4 more days of training. We are planning our skits, songs, and puppets for the villages we will be visiting. We are in Lima now and it is amazing,It is like the NYC of Peru. We have got to see alot due to off time and getting lost. I am ready to get to the villages and see more and do the things God has called me to do. We will be going through some major alttitude changes within thwe next week, so please pray about that. Time is flying by, it is so hard to believe we have been here for a week, already. I am only here for 10 weeks, such a short amount of time and I want to make the most out of it. Our missionary supervisors have trained us how to do some stuff that is reproducible. I thank God for that, I was kind of worried about what wuould happen after we left. I wanted them to be discipled and grow in thier faith.
Friday, May 29, 2009
WE MADE IT!!!
We mad it to PERU Tuesda morning at like 2:30. I had traveled 19 hours and went 24 hours without sleep (for the first time ever). We made it here safe and sound. Tomorrow is our last day of training, and then my team will go to Lima for a few days to do some extra training. I love this country. This is absolutely the most beautiful place I have ever been. Please continue to pray for us. We have 13 villages to visit within 9 weeks. Pray that God will have His will with transportation and pray for our safety and health (we are going through alot of alltitude changes). Time is just flying by, but I know how happy that makes all of you at home.
Monday, May 25, 2009
On My Way
I am at the airport in Birmingham, AL. right now. Next I will be in Dallas and I am meeting Hannah there. Security and check-in went really well. Although, we still have alot of security to go through once we get to Miami, so please pray that goes well. It is so hard to believe this day is finally here!
Friday, May 22, 2009
Meet the Team
I am working with the IMB this summer in South Peru and serving on the creative ministry team. We will be traveling to different villages doing evangelism through drama and music. There are 6 college students from the US on this team and here they are.
Ashley Whitaker
Ashley is from Texas and has felt God's calling to missions in Latin America, she went to Ecudor in 2008 and loved it.
Hayes Parnell
Hayes is from Birmingham, AL and a junior at the University of Mobile. He leads worship at a church in Mobile, AL and will have his 21st birthday while we are in Peru.
Jon Kieth
Jon has 3 passion in life, and they are God, sports, and people. This past year he attended college at Auburn University - Montgomery.Hannah Dreyer
Hannah is 20 years old and from Texas and a woman that loves Jesus. We have been communicating ever since she came on board about a month ago, and I can not wait to meet her. Hannah has not ever been on a plane before and she is kind of nervous, so please pray some special prayers just for her.
Brandon Penton
Brandon is 23 yearsold and from Pearl River, Louisiana. He loves sports and music.
and then there is me.
Britney Shubert
I am 20 years old and just finished my second year of college at Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, AL. I went to Honduras in 2005 and never thought I would ever go to another country. I love to travel and be outdoors.
As you all look at this, and now that you know our names, PLEASE pray us on a daily basis by name. If we have any specific prayer request once we get in Peru I will post them. God has truly blessed me with a great team. I don't see us having any conflict about anything.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
6 MORE DAYS!!!!
It is getting closer by the minute. It's hard to believe that I am just a few days away from being in Peru for the summer! I cann't wait. Please continue to pray for the team. As we are getting closer to leaving and trying to get everything ready, it is so easy to loose our focus and forget what this summer is really about. We have alot to do right now and we will have more to do once we arrive in Peru. Please pray for some safety when it comes to traveling. (We are flying out on Memorial Day, and I have to got through 3 airports in the US before arriving in Peru.) Also pray that we will not get burned out the first few days we are there, and pray that we will make some a quiet/study time one of our top priorities.
If you would like to send any prayer requests, praise reports, or words of encouragement to the team this summer, you can email the to me.
bshubert2007@yahoo.com
If you would like to send any prayer requests, praise reports, or words of encouragement to the team this summer, you can email the to me.
bshubert2007@yahoo.com
Friday, May 15, 2009
10 MORE DAYS!!!
PLANE TICKET: $1086
FIELD COST: $1553
TRAVEL INSURANCE: $146.26
BEING A SUMMER MISSIONARY: PRICELESS
WELL, I have spent the past hour or so packing my back. Man, Can you believe it?! In less than 2 weeks I will be in Peru. FINALLY!!!!!
Tomorrow I am going to pick up a few last minute items. It is hard trying to put everything into one bag, but I know I can do it. I have even taken a few things out (and still need to make out some more) that I know I would not need. I have to get used to the whole no make-up and hair not being fixed thing. I have already gone 2 or 3 days without make-up and didn’t fix my hair today and that is going ok. I am learning if my hair is not fixed and I am not wearing make-up, then it’s not the end of the world. I think I am adapting to that better than I thought I would. It’s not that bad.
I am ready to go and have been ready to go for a while. The fact that I am going to get homesick hit me really hard last week, but now I know that I am going to be ok. I think homesickness will be something Satan will use and I pray that we be alert and know when Satan is attacking. I have met and talked to most of the team I am working with and God has really blessed me with some wonderful teammates. I pray their will be some peace in the team especially when it comes to decision making and working together. Although, I really do not see us having any conflict. I also prey that God will reveal to us any talent or ability that we have and are unaware of that He will use on the mission field and I pray for some creativity when it comes to the ministry He has called us to.
I love seeing how God has worked and is working just in the planning and preparing of this summer. I know giving up this summer, when I could be in the U.S. with all of my technology and friends, but to follow God and do something He has called me to do, is COMPLETELY worth it. I can not wait to experience God like never before and take my relationship with Him to a whole new level.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Support Missionaries?
I cam across this blog by John Piper, and I liked what it said.
Were you unable to send a Christmas present or care package to some missionaries you love this season? It’s okay. You can still bless a missionary this Christmas.
[Update: It goes without saying, but I'll say it anyway—even though Christmas is past, these ideas can still encourage our friends overseas. Let's keep serving them all year long!]
Here are 13 post-office-free ideas to get you started, most of which you could do right now from your desk:
Pray specific Scripture for them and their ministry, and then email it to them.
Call or email their parents—Christmas might be just as lonely for the ones at home as the ones away.
Purchase phone minutes for an international calling card through an online service like OneSuite and email them the account number.
Donate frequent flier miles to them.
Purchase an iTunes gift card for them. Have it sent to you and email them the account number.
Commit to pray for them on a specific day of the week for a year.
Write a song or poem or story for them. Email them the text and a recording of you reading or singing it.
Get friends and family together to create a holiday video greeting for them using Google Video or YouTube. Include lots of people you know they miss.
Make a year-end gift through their missions board or agency.
Western Union—the fastest way to send money.
Call their local florist (not everyone is in the jungle these days) and have flowers delivered, or their local Pizza Hut and have pizza delivered—with corn and shrimp as toppings!
Donate to a charity that means a lot to them.
Make a monthly commitment to support them financially.
If you have your own ideas, respond to this post and let us know what they are. Maybe next year we can offer 50 suggestions, or 100.
(Remember to use discernment in written or video communication if your missionaries work in security-sensitive locations.)
And PLEASE hold me accoutable for supporting missionaries. I know how much it touches thier hearts.
Were you unable to send a Christmas present or care package to some missionaries you love this season? It’s okay. You can still bless a missionary this Christmas.
[Update: It goes without saying, but I'll say it anyway—even though Christmas is past, these ideas can still encourage our friends overseas. Let's keep serving them all year long!]
Here are 13 post-office-free ideas to get you started, most of which you could do right now from your desk:
Pray specific Scripture for them and their ministry, and then email it to them.
Call or email their parents—Christmas might be just as lonely for the ones at home as the ones away.
Purchase phone minutes for an international calling card through an online service like OneSuite and email them the account number.
Donate frequent flier miles to them.
Purchase an iTunes gift card for them. Have it sent to you and email them the account number.
Commit to pray for them on a specific day of the week for a year.
Write a song or poem or story for them. Email them the text and a recording of you reading or singing it.
Get friends and family together to create a holiday video greeting for them using Google Video or YouTube. Include lots of people you know they miss.
Make a year-end gift through their missions board or agency.
Western Union—the fastest way to send money.
Call their local florist (not everyone is in the jungle these days) and have flowers delivered, or their local Pizza Hut and have pizza delivered—with corn and shrimp as toppings!
Donate to a charity that means a lot to them.
Make a monthly commitment to support them financially.
If you have your own ideas, respond to this post and let us know what they are. Maybe next year we can offer 50 suggestions, or 100.
(Remember to use discernment in written or video communication if your missionaries work in security-sensitive locations.)
And PLEASE hold me accoutable for supporting missionaries. I know how much it touches thier hearts.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
PRAYER
Like I mentioned in my last blog I am reading a book written for and by student missionaries. The first chapter of this book speaks of prayer. God doesn’t call everyone to a foreign field, but ANYONE AND EVERYONE CAN PRAY. God can and will use you to change the world. You can impact this world on your knees.
Missionaries are people who have said “yes” to God’s calling and obediently follow Him to difficult and sometimes dangerous places. God has really burdened me about praying for missionaries, especially this week. (Just 1 other way God has changed my life.) And please let me encourage you not just let your prayer be “god please be with the missionaries of this world” but pray for some specific things, like the following:
PRAY for missionaries to be to be humble and submissive in the Spirit of the Lord.
PRAY for missionaries to be consistent in spiritual disciplines, such as prayer and Bible Study. On the mission field it is so hard sometimes to make the time to sit down and have a personal Bible study.
PRAY for missionaries to live pure and holy lives in thought, action, and words.
PRAY for all of the missionaries who, for security reasons, can not tell anybody what country they are sharing the gospel with. Persecution is strong and not every country can shout the name of JESUS as freely as we can. They go through so much and know why, yet never give up. (it is some of these particular missionaries and situations who bring tears to my eyes.)
PRAY and thank Jesus for all of the missionaries who have said “yes” to God gave up everything and move their children to another country, just to share the Gospel of Christ Jesus. (Think about that for a few moments. That is a big thing! I can not find the words to say how much that means to me.)
PRAY for the people groups who have never known a missionary and pray that God will burden a missionary with that particular people group. (41% of this world is unreached and I pray this summer I get to see an unreached people group.)
PRAY for missionaries to be able to find all of the unreached people groups of this world. There are missionaries assigned just to specifically find the people groups that nobody knows exist. Most of these people groups (I know in South America) can not be reached by a vehicle; someone has to hike a trails and/or mountains for hours at a time so that they may hear the gospel.
As a missionary, we really and truly depend on God’s people to pray for us as we share some wonderful news with a lost and dying world. My absolute biggest fear concerning this trip is people not praying for me. We are so blessed to have a God who listens to our every word and we have a God we can go to anytime and anyplace. It is such a privilege for us to enter the throne room by praying for those specials servants of the Lord!
21 days to go !!!
And it can NEVER be here soon enough!!!
Well, here I am. I have my plane ticket is booked and have all I need. I am so ready to go. God is always preparing me and doing wonderful things and I know the best is yet to come. This summer I long to be somewhere my cell phone does not work, my computer and I pod will be at home, and no TV, and Jesus is the only thing I am holding on to.
Last week I had a summer missionary commissioning service and I received a book all about student missions. I think it so amazing to be able to read this book and say I know what they are talking about, the very same things have happened in my life. My favorite line, in the book so far, a student missionary in South Africa said, “You know when you are in the will of God, when a place on the map becomes a place in your heart.” That is exactly what Peru is to me, I have never been there, but I feel like I have.
I have been more emotional concerning this mission trip, than any other missions I have done, just thinking about the country and hearing stories of missionaries in other countries just brings tears to my eyes, but I will be ok. I have to do a little bit of debriefing now. I am learning I don’t need to hold anything in concerning this trip. I need to talk about it if I have to and cry if I feel like crying.
I have said before, when being called and stepping onto the mission field it literally changes the way you see everything. I can never, ever get over how blessed I really am. I feel guilty for taking a shower using hot water. It breaks my heart to see and know there are some missionaries and people in this world who don’t have hot water. I feel like I should not be drinking bottled water, when really there is nothing wrong with tap water. Some people in this world do not even have access to running water, and even then sometimes that water one can not drink. I CAN NOT STAND hearing people complain. If we are in pain we go to doctor and get medicine, and who knows we may not go to work for a day or so. We need to thank God we have quick access to a doctor and the finances to be able to see a doctor. If we were in another country we probably wouldn’t have that and 9 times out of 10 if the doctor would be there the medicine would not. And work to us is just a dreaded ole’ chore, but to another country it is a blessing and only way to live. I just want to be content with what I have. If you have Jesus and only Jesus, you will have all you can ever need and want.
Deleitate asimismo en Jehova, Y el te concedera las peticiones de tu corazon. – Salmos 37:4
Well, here I am. I have my plane ticket is booked and have all I need. I am so ready to go. God is always preparing me and doing wonderful things and I know the best is yet to come. This summer I long to be somewhere my cell phone does not work, my computer and I pod will be at home, and no TV, and Jesus is the only thing I am holding on to.
Last week I had a summer missionary commissioning service and I received a book all about student missions. I think it so amazing to be able to read this book and say I know what they are talking about, the very same things have happened in my life. My favorite line, in the book so far, a student missionary in South Africa said, “You know when you are in the will of God, when a place on the map becomes a place in your heart.” That is exactly what Peru is to me, I have never been there, but I feel like I have.
I have been more emotional concerning this mission trip, than any other missions I have done, just thinking about the country and hearing stories of missionaries in other countries just brings tears to my eyes, but I will be ok. I have to do a little bit of debriefing now. I am learning I don’t need to hold anything in concerning this trip. I need to talk about it if I have to and cry if I feel like crying.
I have said before, when being called and stepping onto the mission field it literally changes the way you see everything. I can never, ever get over how blessed I really am. I feel guilty for taking a shower using hot water. It breaks my heart to see and know there are some missionaries and people in this world who don’t have hot water. I feel like I should not be drinking bottled water, when really there is nothing wrong with tap water. Some people in this world do not even have access to running water, and even then sometimes that water one can not drink. I CAN NOT STAND hearing people complain. If we are in pain we go to doctor and get medicine, and who knows we may not go to work for a day or so. We need to thank God we have quick access to a doctor and the finances to be able to see a doctor. If we were in another country we probably wouldn’t have that and 9 times out of 10 if the doctor would be there the medicine would not. And work to us is just a dreaded ole’ chore, but to another country it is a blessing and only way to live. I just want to be content with what I have. If you have Jesus and only Jesus, you will have all you can ever need and want.
Deleitate asimismo en Jehova, Y el te concedera las peticiones de tu corazon. – Salmos 37:4
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