Today proved there are some things that transcend language barriers: love, laughter, friendship, soccer and serving God.
After a busy morning working on the houses, everyone gathered together for a rousing game of futbol with some of the children and adults who live in Getsemani. They were definitely the ringers on teams! But despite the language barrier and soccer skills of all levels, everyone had a wonderful afternoon kicking the ball around the field.
It reminded me that there are so many ways that we are serving God here in El Salvador this week, building houses and playing soccer just being the beginning of the list - we have cheered on Jose when he made a good kick; drawn countless pictures for Cristian, Bryan and Lisbet; joked around with our masons Raul and Cesar; thoughtfully reflected on our experiences here during nightly devotions; and worshipped with the congregation of la Iglesia de la Resurreccion and Bishop Gomez.
And because we are doing it all joyfully, I am reminded of Paul’s words to the Christians in Rome: “Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord.” (Romans 12:11)
En paz,
Suzelle
After a busy morning working on the houses, everyone gathered together for a rousing game of futbol with some of the children and adults who live in Getsemani. They were definitely the ringers on teams! But despite the language barrier and soccer skills of all levels, everyone had a wonderful afternoon kicking the ball around the field.
It reminded me that there are so many ways that we are serving God here in El Salvador this week, building houses and playing soccer just being the beginning of the list - we have cheered on Jose when he made a good kick; drawn countless pictures for Cristian, Bryan and Lisbet; joked around with our masons Raul and Cesar; thoughtfully reflected on our experiences here during nightly devotions; and worshipped with the congregation of la Iglesia de la Resurreccion and Bishop Gomez.
And because we are doing it all joyfully, I am reminded of Paul’s words to the Christians in Rome: “Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord.” (Romans 12:11)
En paz,
Suzelle