Monday Oct, 3, 2011

WOW!!! The time here has been a blur!! Sunday afternoon we enjoyed team building with an excursion to Blue Creek Park in the pouring rain! And when I say rain, boy, do I mean rain!! The river was so high we could not go in the cave, but we had a wonderful afternoon getting to know each other better.
On the bus ride home there were a few moments of a little bit of uncertainty if the bus was going to stay on the road because of the volume of water covering the road!! Garrett was our driver extraordinaire and we safely returned to LOL.
Following supper our first real evening of devotions!! Praise and worship was awesome and Jervis shared with us that if you still value what you bring to God, you don't yet understand His real value!
Monday was our first trip to a local village for vision testing and school ministry. We traveled to the village of San Felipe and set up in the covered meeting place outside the church and in the church itself. It is crazy unbelievable to pause during the course of the day and take in what's around me. And dwell on the thought of just exactly of where I am and what I'm doing here!!
I was blessed to spend the day with the younger members of the team as they went into six classrooms in the local school and entertained the students with song, dance, skits and crafts!! I was amazed at the vibrancy and fun-loving spirit of the young people on this trip!! They are incredible!! As the afternoon wore on, I was caught up in their antics and joined them in singing, clapping and skits!!
God has, of course, invited us to Belize because He has something for us. There are already members of the team who have been touched in mighty ways and the week is yet young!!
We had lunch today in the home of Mr. Martin. This was an incredibly unique cultural experience! He talked of his life in Belize, his family, his work, his home and we found it all to be very enjoyable.
There are so many opportunities here for ministry! I realize, of course, that there are 100's of places around the world where ministry is needed, so one must follow your heart as you earnestly seek the kingdom of God!