We are now halfway through our trip and it's unbelievable how fast it has gone!
We're hitting a groove with our classes and gelling more and more as a team. As well as things have been, it's about this time when the exhaustion really catches up. Pancho and Pity know this from experience and delivered a powerful devotional aimed at OUR hearts and God's call on OUR lives here and beyond.
We said several times leading up that this trip is just as much, IF NOT MORE, about what happens in our hearts than about our mission to the students. This was confirmed last night as we were given the gift of time to process what we've been experiencing and how this might impact our engagement with mission, home or abroad, in years to come.
More, how loved each one of us are. How we are pursued by a God who loves us when we're on top of the world, and when we're a mess. We have permission to question why there is pain in the world but are reminded that we are loved by a God who experienced all the confusion, frustration, sorrow, joy, laughter, and celebration as we do. Thanks be to God! We pray you feel this as well.
And so afterward it was incredible to receive hand written letters from home. They were VERY well received and more than a few tears of joy were shed. THANK YOU!!
As I said, the exhaustion is catching up...so here is a peek in on our day yesterday!
Kristen and her precious 1st graders learning Philippians 4:13
Maddie and Olivias 2nd Graders with their animal creations!
Mariah and her 3rd graders
Building towers with the 10th graders. These girls were on it with triangular design. Future engineers of Ecuador!...just, don't eat the tower!
Stomp Rockets with the 9th graders!
After class, we're back up the STEEEEEP hill for soccer and fun!
We love and miss you all. We feel your prayers for strength. Please keep them up as we hit the home stretch!
Paz y Amor (peace and love),
~EMT 2015~
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