In Awe.

Words cannot even describe the week I have had this week. It was absolutely amazing. I have never been so close to the Lord in my entire life. I felt God move in ways that I didn't even know were possible. We always think of spiritual highs coming after we sing songs and listen to fantastic preachers and going to church camps like this. But we did not have a preacher. We were the preachers. Every night 2 people from the group would talk for about 5 minutes about the things that God showed them this week. Hearing from my fellow teammates about what God has been teaching them and doing in their lives was so much more rewarding than I ever thought it would be. We did not have a worship leader or anything like that either. We spent 24 hours a day worshipping and just in awe of the power and majesty of our Savior. It was beyond anything that I have ever felt before in my whole life. This experience has opened my eyes to the world around me. I will never take anything for granted anymore. I am so blessed to have the things I have. The people there have taught me how to truly and sincerely put others before myself and that is a lesson I will never forget. A part of me loves being home and seeing my family and my friends but there is a bigger part of me yearning to see the people that I left behind. I met some people this week in El Salvador that I was absolutely devastated to leave. I feel torn between two completely opposite families and lifestyles. Yes, it was hard work and it was hot outside and humid, but I loved every single second of it! I do not know if I am being called to be a missionary in a foreign field or anything like that but I know for a fact that I will continue to pursue being a missionary for Christ wherever I am. If I am not going to be a missionary than I will definitely be attending more and more mission trips in the future. All the people that I have met and the strong relationships we have will forever be in my heart. I cannot thank Living Water, Second Baptist, Compassion International, the team and the village enough. Living Water and Second Baptist for giving me the opportunity to see Christ work in a completely different way. Compassion International for giving us the blessing to see our compassion child, Karina, which was just incredible. The guys on the team for their hard work and determination to get the well to work. The girls on the team to challenge my faith. And the village for opening up their homes and community to let us come and serve them. And a special thank you again for all the people that helped financially and through prayers. I could not have done it without your help. Thank you so much!

In El Salvador we did not have internet access but I wrote journals everyday that I am going to share with yall. I am leaving for a church camp tomorrow morning though so I will be writing those out and posting them on here in a week. Thank you again for all the love and support! Dios Bendiga- God Bless!