Serve Alongside

This has been an amazing week. Not at all what I had expected. All of my international mission work had been done in central and southern Mexico and that is what I had invisioned. Villa Millagro has done amazing things here. At times this week I have felt that I have definately been blessed way more than I have blessed. Our trip with such a small group came with a very different purpose than any other mission trip I have ever been on. Teaching outreach to the people here. We have worked hand in hand with the church members here on our projects and it has been amazing. Although they think that our group of "blond gringas" aren't capable of much labor :) it has been a blessing to work alongside fellow believers and I feel we have helped equip them to reach their people. God doesn't need us to do His work, but He has called us to. I encourage anyone who has considered coming here to do so. I will be a huge blessing for you! They hunger for His love and are so willing for us to give it.

You are God....

Today is my 5th day in Cajamarca, Peru. This has been such an amazing trip. As with most opportunities that God places before you, I feel I'm GETTING more than I am GIVING, both from the locals as well as my travel companions. Being in a place with believers and very few distractions gives you a chance to recharge and refocus. Because I am here with a small group (Dave Hughey and the girls - as they are calling us) we have had a lot of freedom to come and go and have been able to fit in a lot more activities than with a larger group. All day long I have had this line from one of our praise and worship songs stuck in my head. "You are not a God in need of anything we can give. You are God and that's just the way it is." In a place where so many of them have NOTHING to give, they don't get caught up in their own self sufficieny......it's not an option for many of them. I am reminded daily of how blessed I am. While we witnessed to the people here in the town square, they would often approach us and gather around just to hear what we had to say. They are hungry for food, for affection and for God.
If you have not had the blessing of coming to Villa Milagra, please pray about supporting their efforts and if at all possible, try to come here and experience the people, their culture, and be apart of the Great Commission taking place in Peru.