God's Beauty

For the last two night we have been able to see the laval flowing out of the Volcano here in town. It is awesome! It shoots up beautiful red "rivers" of lava and then they slowly flow down the sides of the volcano. It is so easy for me to see God's beauty here in Guatemala. My goal is to start noticing it wherever I am but it just seems easier when we are surrounded by huge green mountains, active volcanoes and birds of every color. It is easy to stop and look up and thank Him for His art work. There is a tree in the yard where we are staying and its bark is orange, green and red, beautiful! The sky is always proclaiming the greatness of God and His Glory! The last few days I have been trying to understand this trip. It is so different from all the others. Roberto not being here is hard. It is also hard to not be planning for large outreaches and running around getting stuff done. I feel like I am just waiting. Before we left the Lord told me to learn to wait on Him but I had no idea He really meant to wait. We have had many afternoons where we aren’t doing much at all and I feel like I am wasting time but while I pray I feel God is saying rest in Me. I never understood what it meant to rest in Him, I still don’t really understand it but I am trying. I want to be ready when He says go, when He reveals what He wants us to do and how. I want to hear His voice, know His plan. We are here to serve. Living a daily example is SO much harder then coming and doing huge outreaches and leaving. I pray that while we are here we will be able to learn to live for Him and be salt to the World. I want to return to the States fully alive, awake and ready to serve Him however He says. I am tired of being half awake, wondering what I could be doing different, feeling like I am not doing what God has called us to do. I don’t know if I am alone in feeling this way but I know that as Christians who are supposed to be salt, things seem so mild. Thank you all for your prayers! Please keep Becca in your prayers, she doesn’t feel well today. I think it is just the change in food and stuff. We start our Bible study with the missionary women on Wednesday. Please pray that God will draw us close, reveal Himself, and renew our mind, heart and spirit! Thanks! Blessings!