Friday: Our day began with sleeping in until 7:00 am! After our quiet time with God, we had french toast for breakfast. Then it was off to sort meds. For about 3 hours, we opened bottles of pills, put them into bags and labeled them and made and packed sandwiches for dinner. We then had our circle time of precious singing and discussing John 21: 15 – 17…. awesome stuff! Next we had a quick lunch of beef stew and rice and quickly got ready to go. It took about 2.5 hours to get to our village. On the ride there, it was FULL of God’s beauty. The mountains and hills we viewed from our very curvy roads (without a shoulder or guard rail) were breath-taking! When we finally reached the village, the Mayan people seemed a bit distant at first. We immediately began to play soccer and frisbee with the kids, paint the nails of the women and children, and color pages on the ground – all to break the ice while they were setting up for the med clinic. We had prayed intensely that the Holy Spirit would help us love these people and form relationships with them, and it worked! Their smiles soon overtook their faces as they began to trust us. As I painted the nails of some older women, they were full of giggles and couldn’t stop laughing! During the med clinic, we formed a circle and did a ton of songs with actions – like the hokey pokey – with the kids. We had a ball! They saw about 250 men, women and children in the med clinic. After the med clinic, we began the evagelistic part of the evening. The villagers watched a 1.5 hour “Jesus” film. They all seemed to be watching it pretty intensely, especially all the teenagers standing toward the front. Once the film was over, our team of 30 crammed onto a pretty small stage and sang 3 songs with passion: Revelation, These Are the Days of Elijah (with motions, of course) and In Christ alone. It was very powerful and filled with God’s Sprit. Four members of our team were then asked to share their testimonies, which were translated to the villagers. Some of them had never shared their testimony before, and we were blessed to hear them. We then exited the stage and the missionaries took over: Hermano Jesus and our Mayan interpretor. Even though I don’t speak fluent Spanish, you could tell that their words were filled with the power and passion of God’s Spirit. We prayed intensely for the group to have ears that would hear and be open to the message! About 50 people gave their hearts to Christ that night!!!!!!!!!! It was amazing to see the families come forward and many others say the prayer of salvation while standing in the group. There were tears on many faces, as they released their burdens and asked God into their hearts. It was amazing, but not a surprise, because God has answered EVERY prayer since we have been here! We distributed all the Bibles to the many hands that were anxiously wanting one. The families in that village are beautiful, and I am confident that God’s seed with grow and spread! We had a pretty scary drive home, because the clouds allowed us to only see 20-50 feet in front of us on those very curvy roads without guard rails. Our prayers for safe travels were answered, and we made it home safely at 11:15 pm. Everyone was exhausted, but filled with amazement at this awesome display of God’s glory and love. We miss our friends and family, and we can’t wait to share our experiences with those we love back home. Until then, we pray to “Go Light the World” as the song says while at the med clinic today. We appreciate and feel your prayers, so THANK YOU!
Written by Jeannie Dauber
