EMT Day 4 Tuesday
Today was another great day in Quito! For starters, the day began with empanadas for breakfast. After walking up the stairs to the top floor, completely out of breath, (I’m still not acclimated to the altitude) we began our second day of teaching the kids! In the eighth grade, we began with some English before beginning to build our class project--cardboard cars powered by mousetraps. At the end of the school day, the eighth and ninth grade hung out on the roof with Maddie’s guitar. We enjoyed bonding with the kids and playing music, but we could not, unfortunately, fulfill the teacher’s request to play Zac Brown Band.
After lunch, we went back to the new building to construct some walls. The brick-mover assembly line was moving faster than ever, and walls were quickly going up. The construction site is my personal favorite part of this trip. We get to work hard for the Lord and see visible results. It is certainly hard work, but it is certainly rewarding. Often times it takes weeks, months, or even years to see the hand of God at work. This is not so with the building. Sure, there is much work to be done, but walls are going up--progress is being made. It is truly amazing to be a part of this progress for this community.
Once the construction for the day was finished, and the workers were going home, we headed to the gym for a nice game of indoor soccer. What else would you do after an exhausting day in Ecuador? We then headed to dinner and devotion. Believe it or not, devotion lasted for just barely over an hour! It was a very unique and special time, as every evening is in Ecuador. Piti talked to us about faith, and I think we all learned a lot. So many days we have hours at a time where God doesn’t even cross our mind. We think we can just do everything ourselves. We know how to go to school, do our jobs, make our dinner etcetera, but how often do we realize that none of this--even the smallest task--is impossible without God. Just because it’s cliche doesn’t mean it’s not true. Not only did we learn to put less faith in ourselves and more in God in the little things, we learned about the supernatural capability of faith. I very often think that God does not perform miracles anymore. It seems so much like God only used to perform miracles in the Bible. Last night we learned that is not the case. God is as present as ever. He will and does perform miracles great and small. No matter the lack of faith that we have in him, no matter the doubt, he remains completely faithful to us. He never breaks a promise. He always fulfills his plan perfectly in the best way possible for those who love him. It was truly a night full of revelation and faith, and I am so thankful to have the opportunity to have these experiences with such great people in such a beautiful place.
- Zach J
Today was another great day in Quito! For starters, the day began with empanadas for breakfast. After walking up the stairs to the top floor, completely out of breath, (I’m still not acclimated to the altitude) we began our second day of teaching the kids! In the eighth grade, we began with some English before beginning to build our class project--cardboard cars powered by mousetraps. At the end of the school day, the eighth and ninth grade hung out on the roof with Maddie’s guitar. We enjoyed bonding with the kids and playing music, but we could not, unfortunately, fulfill the teacher’s request to play Zac Brown Band.
After lunch, we went back to the new building to construct some walls. The brick-mover assembly line was moving faster than ever, and walls were quickly going up. The construction site is my personal favorite part of this trip. We get to work hard for the Lord and see visible results. It is certainly hard work, but it is certainly rewarding. Often times it takes weeks, months, or even years to see the hand of God at work. This is not so with the building. Sure, there is much work to be done, but walls are going up--progress is being made. It is truly amazing to be a part of this progress for this community.
Once the construction for the day was finished, and the workers were going home, we headed to the gym for a nice game of indoor soccer. What else would you do after an exhausting day in Ecuador? We then headed to dinner and devotion. Believe it or not, devotion lasted for just barely over an hour! It was a very unique and special time, as every evening is in Ecuador. Piti talked to us about faith, and I think we all learned a lot. So many days we have hours at a time where God doesn’t even cross our mind. We think we can just do everything ourselves. We know how to go to school, do our jobs, make our dinner etcetera, but how often do we realize that none of this--even the smallest task--is impossible without God. Just because it’s cliche doesn’t mean it’s not true. Not only did we learn to put less faith in ourselves and more in God in the little things, we learned about the supernatural capability of faith. I very often think that God does not perform miracles anymore. It seems so much like God only used to perform miracles in the Bible. Last night we learned that is not the case. God is as present as ever. He will and does perform miracles great and small. No matter the lack of faith that we have in him, no matter the doubt, he remains completely faithful to us. He never breaks a promise. He always fulfills his plan perfectly in the best way possible for those who love him. It was truly a night full of revelation and faith, and I am so thankful to have the opportunity to have these experiences with such great people in such a beautiful place.
- Zach J
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