Mid-week June 15, 2016

So many stories flood my mind as I reflect on the last few days that we have been back at worksites.
Our weekend was a great time of anticipating what was to come. Your kids have shared some deep felt stories and testimonies of their time here. They have shared a love and appreciation for their host families- they not only provide food and nourishment, but really care for them, their health, and their lives! Magdalena is so special! Did you know that when we have team time at night- it usually ends at around 8:15 or 8:30 and it is already dark? The host dads from each home wait for us outside of our meeting place to make sure we get home safely- like our personal bodyguards? The host dads form 3 different groups that are in charge of waiting for us to walk out and they bring us home for the short walk. Wow! The devotion that they have to us and the love they invest in us is incomprehensible. Relationship eps are being formed even is there is language barrier. God is good and is being revealed here.
I want to thank you parents, for allowing me to take your kids here- to experience this place that I love so much. I had a visit with TJ price and Brian Fabrie at their host home yesterday. Their host mom, Iris, shared her testimony and they asked if I could come and translate for them. She is an amazing woman with an amazing testimony about how God saved her from a life threatening brain cancer that was sure to end in death for her at the age of 15. Her testimony was that God was the ultimate healer ad that although the doctors said that she wouldn't ever have children because of the string medication eps ape was on, she had 2 kids. She quit taking her medication, prayed and fasted for a month and a half believing that God would cure her. Her next cat  scan revealed that her cancer had disappeared! She truly is a woman of God, and I am thankful to call her a dear friend. She truly cares for and takes seriously her role as host Mom, follows the dietary guidelines set out by Students International, and her husband, Ezeqiel, is so hard working and caring as well. What a blessing it was to be there yesterday afternoon!
We are now in our morning quiet time, and have been studying the book of Daniel and how he was honored by God and lived by His word. He prayed diligently and Gospd showed his favor on Him, not only in the lions den, but in his life. What an awesome start to each day we have had!

Blessings to you at home!