Back On Track

Ok, now I am starting to feel all the feelings that normally come when I'm on a missions trip. Now I feel the excitement, the anticipation, the love for the people. I feel at home. The flight was smooth with no complications, thank God! I even made friends with one steward on our flight to Montevideo, so he gave me a row to myself that so I could sleep comfortably. But most importantly, we arrived in Montevideo on time, with no unscheduled detours to other countries. The people of Sinai have been incredibly hospitable, no surprises there. These people love to serve, and they are GOOD AT IT. They have made us completely comfortable and have been feeding us well and we've all just become the best of friends :) I'm reuniting with old friends and meeting new ones. Our first day here (yesterday) was mainly just us getting to know the people of the church. We had dinner with the leadership and everyone shared a bit about themselves and how they're involved in Sinai. This morning we went on our first prayer walk, and it felt wonderful. I was quite nervous at first, because I wasn't sure how effective it would be for us to just walk through the neighborhood and pray for complete strangers and their unknown needs. As it turns out, our translators pointed out spots that needed to be prayed for, spots where drugs are sold, places of prostitution and witchcraft. All within a 10 minute walk of the church, we even prayed for the corner ought outside the church walls where drug addicts and real witches come and sit, listening to the sermon but too afraid or ashamed to come inside the church. I was shocked that it was so close. I truly believe that the act of walking around these areas and praying Jesus's name over them has POWER. This is a concept that I'm currently reading about in a book called The Circle Maker. So far it's been very enlightening, and I hope to share some more about what I'm learning from it soon. Right now there are a whole bunch of kids and teens in the church yard and a soccer ball calling my name! More to come. Dios de bendiga! God bless you!