Since arriving back in the states, I still don’t believe that I have been able to take in the things that God did on this trip to Peru completely yet. And yes…HE did wonderful things!
I am thinking back over the week that we spent in Lima. So many memories and thoughts come flooding back about all that I had seen and experienced. The empty stares of people who were living without Jesus…the joyful expressions of the children that greeted us…the tears shed…the hands that reached out to grab and take hold of the gifts that we offered…the questions…the people that made decisions to follow Christ…the tracks that were passed out…the earnest, heart-felt prayers of each of the team members…the extreme poverty…the signs of a society that was without God…and the list goes on and on. These will forever be etched in my memory as a time that God opened up a wonderful door of opportunity for me and a group of young people.
A verse kept coming to my heart throughout this trip that I have known by heart for many years. But it took on a whole new meaning when I went down to Peru.
~ Matthew 6:34~
Probably the highlight of my trip was a time when we were able to minister to a group of poor people outside a large shipping port. I can still remember how the people thronged us and reached out to receive the gifts that we had to offer. When the gifts had been given I was able to share with theses women and children, that totally surrounded us, about the free gift of salvation. I was also able to share about how and why it is important to be free from bitterness. I was so blessed as I watched the faces of those listening as I continued to share. Many were deep in thought and weren’t so concerned about receiving something, but were pondering the things that were being shared. It was awesome!
Coming back to the states I have a new desire and resolve to share with the people of America about the glorious gospel just as we did in Peru. I want to be free of any fear of man and be willing to share with anyone, because in light of eternity, being rejected or mocked for sharing the gospel is nothing!Be blessed today!
