My Heart

I forgot what it was like to be sun-burnt, (ya I think I may be the reddest person in Ecuador!)
                                                         exhausted,        
                                                                     and emotional spent.
As Ecuador has a special way of doing to me......

Honestly it's hard being in a foreign country! I love it and wouldn't trade it for anything! But it is very hard, you spend all day trying to understand people, customs and a way of life that is far different. Not to mention constantly fighting a language barrier....It is physically painful sometimes when you want to talk to people and communicate on a level that is impossible because you simply can not understand each other or do not know how to communicate what you want to say. So I guess these are the situations where you find out what you are really made of.....I don't have my best friend next door to call over, I can just hop in my car and drive; the challenges are right here and not going anywhere....but must be embraced....So when the day has been long or the night has been short....I have this beautiful view to look out on and say, Thank you Lord!

Thank you for the challenges and thank you for showing my more of myself. Thank you for not deserting me but walking with me.

I think being here is a good reminder that I am only a stranger passing through this world....it wasn't made for my comfort...it wasn't made to last forever....we only have a short time.....so what really is important?

The most important things to me are my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and the souls of men that are lost without Him. Then I wonder am I giving everything for the cause of these two things?