So Sorry I did not write yesterday. I had a late night of work and just came home and went to bed. So, tonight I will write two separate post for Days 3 and 4 of Mission week.
On Day 3 I began my journal entry that night with writing about the chapter I had read in my Bible from Ecclesiastes. I read Chapter 3 that night. It was a good reminder of how there is a time for everything. A time to live and a time to die; a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to kill and a time to heal; etc. A good reminder of some things that occured last week. There is a time for everything! In verse 11, it is also written, "He has made everything beautiful in its time." I loved reading this chapter for the day. It was a good start and reminder of what the days could and would be like.
And, now begins the journal entry:
July 2, 2012
"Lord , it was so hard to be with the little girls today. [We had gone back to the girls protection home for all of Monday.] It was so hard to say goodbye, especially to one of the little girls I had become very close with, [for the sake of her privacy, we will call her Rose]. I wish I was able to talke to her more, but because of our language barrier, it was very hard to communicate with her about much of anything. But it was still good to pay attention to her, love her, and try to talk with her. I wish I could speak Spanish! I should have listened to my dad more and spent more time learning Spanish. I should have studied harder and longer, but I know that You work through everything. Thank you for giving me the time I had with Rose and [another little girl that we will call, Lily]. Please help me to have the endurance for the rest of the week. Please give me the heart of love and joy to talk with all the children we come into communication with. Rose seemed so quiet and yearning for love and someone to talk to, another reason to why I wish I knew Spanish. Please help to bring someone into her life that will influence her in a good way, encourage her to be a wonderful young woman, and help her to grow more in your loving grace."
I did not write in my Journal this day what we exactly did with the girls, I just prayed for Rose and Lily and about the week to come.
We visited the girls this day; the older girls went on a hike up the mountain in the town, Tabio, while the younger children went to a farm that was a little outside of Tabio. The hike or rather climb up the mountain was dangerous at points, but super fun to do with the older girls. I had both Rose and Lily with me the whole time. At points on the hike I literally thought I would lose one or the other of them. After getting back to the protection home, we spent the rest of the day worshiping and singing together, telling the Story of Jesus, and playing with the girls. The day was packed, and we all had an amazing time with the girls.
P.S. I did not cry this day, like I thought I would, but I did tear up when we were leaving! :(
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