Give Me Your Peace, Oh Lord

Well the week/summer got off to a rough start but everyone is safe. Other than that bump in the road, things are going great. This first group is from Woodland Trace Church in Jasper, Alabama. They are a great group. From the start they have been very welcoming of the translators. Yesterday was kind of chill with church services going on but that evening Franco and his family and some others from Zorrillo came. Franco preached last night and it was wonderful to see him and so many others from last summer. Today was our first hardcore day of translating. Before we started this morning, Sara, Kate and I gathered to have a prayer together. We prayed and thanked God for allowing us to be a part of this group and also prayed for us to stay positive and encouraging during the week. We prayed that we could do the job that God has called us to do this summer. I translated in the medical clinic today. I worked with a doctor from the group and we saw about 25 people from 9-12. It was a great experience. I have a lot of room for improvement but I was able to get everything across that needed to be communicated. Later, Matt and Alejandro came by. It was great to see them and talk to them. All of the translators were together for the first time and we talked about the coming weeks and what the plan was. One of the things that Matt said that I loved was, "God has given you talents and abilities. It is not an accident that you are here." It was really good to hear that because I know Kate and I both have been anxious to get started because we were nervous about our abilities and such. It was good to have a reminder that God is in control and God put us here to fulfill a purpose for him. I am excited to do that. 

Thanks to everyone for your support and encouragement through the first couple days. God's work is being done here in San Vicente this week and I am blessed and humbled to be a part of it. I'll check in with you guys again probably on Friday. We will have a quick turn around because we get back to Ensenada on Friday morning and I have to be in El Zorrillo to meet with another group that afternoon. Love you guys!

In His Service and For His Glory.