“The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me your steadfast love, O LORD, endures forever. Do not forsake the work of your hands.” –Psalm 138:8 (ESV)
Closing a chapter, only so we can open a new one. We are winding down to the last week of camp. There are actually 2 weeks left but my group of gringos have ourselves a summer retreat next week. We are leaving this Saturday and traveling 30 hours por bus to reach a hotel in a place more south called Pichi Traful. There we are going to be hiking, cliff diving, swimming, rock climbing, visiting the Andes Mts., zip lining, horseback riding, and more activities (there was quading (4-wheelers) but they took it out after last year; I was pretty upset about that). It is going to be nice to get away for a week and enjoy ourselves. These past weeks have not been easy, I’m not going to lie, but what has kept me going even to the very end was the sight of the power of Jesus Christ transforming the lives of individuals whose background and home life is full of things I have probably never experienced. Every week hundreds of kids and young teens pass through here and not only except Christ but spark a fire that could even lead to their own home making that same decision. It is such a beautiful picture. Where I work is a behind the scenes kind of job but God has given me everything my heart can desire by seeing his signs in the front. I am looking forward to my next five or so months here. Another really cool thing happened. I received an email from a 4th grade class at Hickory Grove just encouraging me and stating their interest in everything God is doing through me while down here. I can’t tell you how happy that made me. It is so great how God can use you to effect, even if it is just a small one, those 9000 miles away. I also have several other folks who keep reminding me that I am in their prayers (and its cool how those emails and messages always seem to come at the right time). God is good. His Word is powerful. And His works are life changing. I will never forget what He has done as He has never forgotten me, nor will He ever. More stories later. I will talk about Pichi when I return. God bless.
“Then the lion said, ‘You will have to let me undress you.’… And when he began pulling it off, it hurt worse than anything I’ve ever felt… he peeled the beastly stuff right off—just like I’d done it myself the first three times, only they hadn’t hurt… and there I was smooth and soft…”
–C. S. Lewis, from his book The Voyage of the Dawn Treader of the Chronicles of Narnia
