Those Little Ones in South America.

I was just skyping with my friend Nikalas (Nikki). She's on the world race and is currently in Thailand with her team about to transition to Cambodia this weekend. I was asking her about the people she has met and her plans to stay in touch with them. She replied that most of the people are low income and there isn't really ways to stay in touch. I told her if she writes about them in a journal and takes pictures, then she can always remember them and pray for them. And they would remember her and her team, so they would really keep in contact mentally. This immediately made me think of the children I met at the different orphanages in Colombia this past May. I started picturing their faces and smiles. They were the happiest, sweetest kids I have ever met. I remembered the leader of our group telling us these kids will remember us if we were to come years later. They remember our faces and usually our names as well.

I just can't help but wonder, do they ever think of me? I can remember the ones I made connections with because I took pictures of them and wrote about them in my journal. But they don't have pictures. I wonder if they remember me. There was a language barrier but we still made connections and were able to communicate. Sabastian, Daniel, Esteban, Kevin, Marina, Guillermo, Angelica, Jose, Felipe, Fabio, Brando, Raul, Mariela, Valentina. These are just the children I can see and remember off the top of my head. I remember their happy little faces and it makes my heart burst with joy. I pray that they are happy now as I'm typing this. If I never get to meet them again, I pray they turn out to be happy sweet adults just like they are happy sweet little children. I pray they know God's love and they follow Jesus. And if they ever remember and think of me while they're lying in bed waiting to fall asleep, I hope they think of me as a friend that loves them in a distant country and it's because of God that friend loves them like that. I wish I could send a picture of myself and a message translated in spanish to the specific children I had encounters with just letting them know I remember them and miss them and am thinking/praying for them.

So, I send this message of loe over to South America tonight! You're beautiful and I'm sending prayers and blessings your way.

Passionate Heart

What do you do when you have so much passion but don't know what to do about it?

I see how the world is hurting. I see what needs to be done and what can be done. My life doesn't mean much to me anymore, because I've seen God's heart. His people all around this world that need help. His children need help. What can I do as God's servant? What can I do? There's so much that needs to be done. How will I make a difference in anyone's life? My heart breaks for the hurting.  It doesn't satisfy my soul.  There is a sense of urgency isn't there?
'It doesn't matter what you own, how much money you have in the bank, how talented or educated you are, or how many people you know. If God calls you to have a servant's heart, He will make a way for you to accomplish what He has put on your heart to do.' (Alyice Edrich)

I think we feel this way because God put it inside of us.  I gave my heart to God; therefore, I'm sure I share His own heart.  Patience over frustration.  "being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." -Philippians 1:6

"equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever.  Amen." -Hebrews 13:21

God is GOOD

I just wanted to post saying the past month has been very good! God has taught me a lot about His character, heart, and love. I'm so very excited for the rest of my life in His sovereign grip!

I'll share this verse I've been dwelling on...

"Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen."
-Ephesians 3:20-21 (TNIV)