It's Raining. It's Pouring.

I was going to go to the store and grab a coke then go play with the neighbor kids, but now it's storming, so I will update my blog some more! Excited?! Thanks :)

I have been reflecting on a few scriptures during my time here and I would like to share those:

Proverbs 3:3

"Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart."

This is something we keep in mind every day. We have no idea what each day will have in store; but, we are here to love and empower children for Christ. If we do that and are faithful in that, the Holy Spirit will take care of the rest!

Matthew 6: 33-34

" But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness and all these things will be given to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."

I really love this scripture starting from verse 25, so if you have time read it. We stress so much about having things or not, we question things the Lord does, we compare our lives to other peoples and sometimes we just fail to rejoice in God's provisions! God has provided everything that we need and when we are concentrating on what we don't have or on what others have, we can not fully rejoice in what the Lord has blessed us with. I am so thankful that the Lord knows me better than I know myself and he knows my needs. He loves me more than I know and I want to spend my days praising him for everything!

1 John 3:1

"How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. "

I have thought about this maybe 20 times a day preparing for this and while I have been here. How great is this experience? How great is the faith of my family and friends who provided for this trip? How great is the Lord that he opened the doors?! I have seriously never cried in praise more times in my life than this year- 25 really is a wonderful year! People may think that I am crazy for coming here, but I was called on purpose and I rejoice in that and I pray that this trip will also change other people's lives!

Matthew 25:40

"The King will reply, ' I tell you the truth, whatever you did for the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me."

This scripture brings joy to my heart. We talked to the children about this one day in secondary school. We have no idea what each of us has. We have no idea where people have come from or what they struggle with. When we do something for someone else, we are doing it for one of God's children! I don't know about you, but that motivates me to do what I can for my brothers and sisters in Christ because my Father is SO good to me! What I am doing here will not stop when I get back home. That is my prayer! Praise the Lord!