Around this time last week the team from Destiny church finished up their time in Guatemala and headed back to the States. I loved having them down here! Destiny is my church in the States so I knew almost everyone on the trip and it was great to see them all again, to hang out with them again, and to work along side them. They taught me so much. Here are two of the things I learned through the Destiny team while they were here...
1. I learned that the small things really do matter! No matter what they were doing they were doing it to the best of their abilities. And sure, they might not have seen immediate results. Or they might have thought that the little thing they were doing didn't matter but it did! Each lady that they talked to or smiled to. Each kid that they danced with or spun around. Each block that they laid or cut. All of these things made a difference. And there was never a complaint, everyone was working so hard even on the little things with such joy! Here are some pictures of the team doing small but amazing things. Each one of these things makes a difference even if it was just in one persons life.
2. I learned to do everything, even the little things, like Jesus would do them. And to do them joyfully and for the glory of God. The whole team was doing this all week! They were always so joyful in everything they did and they knew that they were working to glorify God. And one night during devotions Robert read Hebrews 12:2-3 from the Message and I loved the way the Message translates the verse. It says...
"Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now he's there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!"
I saw the team living out this verse and I realized it when Robert read this verse. Adrenaline had been shot into their souls and they were using it to work hard for the glory of God! I want adrenaline constantly shot into my soul and I want to use that adrenaline to always be working hard for the glory of God! And this team was a great example of that!
I learned a lot more in the time they were here but those were the two main things I learned through them! The 10 days they were down here was amazing! I didn't want them to leave. God did some amazing work through them and in them! They almost finished building a house for two sisters who are prayer warriors for Santiago Zamora and other villages, they lead a women's bible study for about 20-30 a day, they lead VBS for 35-50 kids every day (2 of the kids accepted Christ), they had a worship night for all of Santiago Zamora (at least 1 person accepted Christ), they worked so hard, they showed God's love to everyone, and more.
Thanks for coming down Destiny team! Hope you guys come back soon :)
Has God used the people around you to teach you anything recently? If so, what?
-Katey :)
1. I learned that the small things really do matter! No matter what they were doing they were doing it to the best of their abilities. And sure, they might not have seen immediate results. Or they might have thought that the little thing they were doing didn't matter but it did! Each lady that they talked to or smiled to. Each kid that they danced with or spun around. Each block that they laid or cut. All of these things made a difference. And there was never a complaint, everyone was working so hard even on the little things with such joy! Here are some pictures of the team doing small but amazing things. Each one of these things makes a difference even if it was just in one persons life.
2. I learned to do everything, even the little things, like Jesus would do them. And to do them joyfully and for the glory of God. The whole team was doing this all week! They were always so joyful in everything they did and they knew that they were working to glorify God. And one night during devotions Robert read Hebrews 12:2-3 from the Message and I loved the way the Message translates the verse. It says...
"Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now he's there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!"
I saw the team living out this verse and I realized it when Robert read this verse. Adrenaline had been shot into their souls and they were using it to work hard for the glory of God! I want adrenaline constantly shot into my soul and I want to use that adrenaline to always be working hard for the glory of God! And this team was a great example of that!
I learned a lot more in the time they were here but those were the two main things I learned through them! The 10 days they were down here was amazing! I didn't want them to leave. God did some amazing work through them and in them! They almost finished building a house for two sisters who are prayer warriors for Santiago Zamora and other villages, they lead a women's bible study for about 20-30 a day, they lead VBS for 35-50 kids every day (2 of the kids accepted Christ), they had a worship night for all of Santiago Zamora (at least 1 person accepted Christ), they worked so hard, they showed God's love to everyone, and more.
Thanks for coming down Destiny team! Hope you guys come back soon :)
Has God used the people around you to teach you anything recently? If so, what?
-Katey :)
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