Love Mission

Within about eight hours, I'll probably be opening tired eyes, pulling up the suitcase to the top of the stairs, and starting the physical journey to La Paz, Mexico. Crazy. I remember just about four months ago where I was still wondering if I should be going. Life was chaos then, and it felt pretty overwhelming and not so exciting, especially since the last time I went out of the country wasn't as good of an experience as I thought it should have been. But between that span of time and now, things have changed, and I'm getting kind of excited. (Of course, I'm still trying to hold back that awestruck/freak out feeling when it actually sets in that I'm going far, far away to another country!!! Smile) I think there's several reasons for that.

One reason is that I think I'm looking at this differently than I was my last mission trip. Not that long ago, I was given the desire to start living life with a "love mission," making a purposeful attempt to really love people. Sometimes I forget about this mission. A lot of times I fail with the whole loving thing, and I revert back to my selfishness, my pride. But I really think Jesus is changing me, and I'm overwhelmed by that. My purpose in going to Mexico isn't simply to be overwhelmed by their poverty that I'm so grateful for my wealth, but to step into Mexico, to kneel down at their feet and just love them and love those around me and do this to show Jesus that I love Him, that I'm not satisfied with the level at which I love Him. I want to love deeper.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy my sister's and my blog! :) I'm not sure how often we're going to be able to update it, but we'll try. :) For those of you who don't know, our mission trip goals are to mix and pour cement (and mix by hand: I'm expecting big muscles y'all when I touch this soil again! har har har) for a church and to bring a gospel drama to migrant workers at a greenhouse. Would you pray? Pray that Jesus would change us and use us and love through us, and maybe give us a deeper understanding of His love. Pray that we would be courageous, that we (especially me) wouldn't hold back, that we'd seize the opportunities, be open and willing to follow Jesus ANYWHERE. And praise Him on our way.

Thanks for reading, guys and gals! We love you!