So the past couple of weeks I've been trying to figure out what to blog about. Its not that I don't have anything to talk about, or that I've just been sitting around not doing anything. It's actually the opposite. So much has been going on, I've experienced so much, and God has done so many miracles, that I have no idea how to express them.
It's difficult to explain the impact of watching a little girl who was hit by a bus last August make an entire turn around. A girl who was never supposed to live, not only survive, but is now walking, talking, smiling, playing, and worshiping God!
It's hard to express the joy I have when seeing families here give their lives to Christ. See families who we have built relationships with who are in sever need, turn around and give to others who are in need also.
It's painful to share the stories of so many people who we pour Christ love into, we pray over them, we invest time into, we open our hearts to, and they turn away from God, from us, and go back to drugs, alcohol abuse, and living on the streets.
It's a privilege to express the love I have for this community, for these precious people God has gifted me, but how do I decide whose story to share? This staff is amazing, and has totally excepted me for who I am and for the person God has created me to be. They have opened up their hearts and welcomed me into their families. I get to do life with them everyday, and I am so thankful God has allowed me to be a part of their lives. I have made several friends here with different locals. Most of which thankfully speak enough english for me to actually talk to, or am able to have someone translate. I could honestly write a whole blog about my awesome bible study. The person God has provided to lead it, the change we have seen in the people who attend, the growth in all of our relationships with each other. It has been a tremendous blessing.
It's impossible to describe the impact our local church is having on this community. Celebration Church Costa Rica has made a huge difference in this community, and in all of our lives. Pastor Miguel has been a total blessing. He and his family pour their entire hearts into this church and we have all been blessed to see the impact of that. The community is growing and serving and loving. I have seen so many lives changed, so many hearts softened and walls broken down. So many people who are dedicated to the Lord. It is indescribable what God is doing here.
So many things have happened, so many lives are being changed. My heart has been changed. My outlook on life has grown and matured. I have changed. I have grown in ways I could never express. Words literally can not describe what is happening here, how God is moving, how people are changing, how beautiful our God is.
This may seem like a bunch of unorganized rambling. But I pray that each of you reading this will one day experience the feels I am experiencing. To have such a deep desire for something that you literally can not form the right words to say to express how God is moving in and around your life.
