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Field Time Week 24

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“For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.” John 6:38 This is my last full week of field time and my heart is breaking. It feels like yesterday I was landing here for the first time not knowing the Lord was about to flip my life what felt upside down. Guatemala has been both a wilderness and a refuge in the past 9 months. The Lord knew I would find Him here and He knew that I needed Guatemala more than Guatemala needed me. This year has been the best year of my life and it all started with a yes to the Lord. A yes to allow Him to work through me and break me of myself. I have never been more free in my entire life. I am reminded of the work that Jesus did for me on the cross and how his blood shed for my sins to set me free and gave me the life I have today. I no longer live for myself, but for Him who has brought me out of the darkest of places and into the light. He has given me a new life with a new love and hope in Him. I d
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Field Time Week 23

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“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; It does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Communal living can be tough and tiring. Sharing a house with 18 people can even get overwhelming at times, but it has been so good. I have never been as close with the 18 people that I have only known for around 9 months. By this time we all know each others likes and dislikes and we defiantly know what buttons not to push. These verses are a good reminder for the home. Ministry starts in the home and if we can’t abide to what love says here our home will fall apart. Seeking the Lord daily is a must and treating each other with love is what has got us through these last 9 months. We about a week and a half left it is easier to distant myself from the people
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Field Time Week 22

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“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”                                          John 8:36   My time in Guatemala has consisted of one word: freedom. A freedom I have never felt before. Knowing that there was a God in heaven that loved me, but for the first time in my life experiencing that love in my heart and everyday life. Coming into ignite I had so many secret sins that I was enslaved to that I didn't realize. God broke into my heart and my life has never been the same. Stripping everything I had from me and starting over with a fresh desire for Him alone. It hurt, but it was what I needed. Humbling, equipping, and steadying my heart to do His will. Finally seeing Him as my strength, my healer, my redeemer and my Father. I am free indeed. And as I walk in this freedom I will give everything I have to Him. Loving Him with all my heart and surrendering all that I am for the rest of my life. 
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Field Time Week 21

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“Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able.” Luke 13:24 Being so close to the end of field time is a weird feeling, and it hurts, but knowing that God will be walking me step by step through it. Knowing that my future is in His hands I must trust that He knows what He is doing and looking back on the past 8 months, He surely has. He has boughten me out of my comfort zone and has brought me to my ultimate healing place. He has provided me a home to not only live but to grow in a deeper relationship with Him and those around me. This time away has been the biggest blessing and has forever changed my life. As I return back home I want to continue walking through the narrow door. I don't want to go home and get comfortable again. Being in ignite wasn't a pause on my life back home but a play to take what I've learned this year back home and be a witness to what the Lord has done in my life. Never settling
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Field Time Week 20

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“Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.” Colossians 3:2 It is really easy to look at the world around me and be consumed on what’s going on or what’s not happening in my life. I have always been a big planner and tried to have each day mapped out. When I look at my life here it’s the complete opposite of anything I have been used to. God has been teaching me to let go of my desires and my plans and lay them at His feet. That always ending in something far better than I could ever plan out. I have always been someone with a 5 year plan hoping to be from point A to point B in a certain amount of time. I can truly say I have no idea where I’ll be this time next year and I am not worried about it one bit. And that alone blows my mind. One of the biggest things I have learned in this season is to not hold onto things. Learning that people disappoint and I myself can disappoint, but the Lord is always faithful. The more I live the more I realize that my life h
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Field Time Week 19

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“If we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself.” 2 Timothy 2:13 This new year has been a rollercoaster of emotions. From really high highs to some really low lows. Feeling motivated one day, but discouraged the next. So many transitions and so many promises falling through. The only thing I can hold on to for certain is God’s word. He has proven my doubts wrong so many times and has blessed me even when I am no where close to deserving it. He blows my mind each day and it makes me realize how real and big my God is. God is so much greater than my own dreams and my own plans and it’s a daily reminder that I am here to serve Him even when that looks like cleaning fruits and veggies. I know that the seeds we plant here may not been seen for years to come, but that’s something worth waiting for because I know that God is moving in Guatemala. What a blessing it is to even have the chance to love on these kids and at times its so easy to forget that when I
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Field Time Week 18

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“Now godliness with contentment is great gain.” 1 Timothy 6:6 God’s heart can be found in everything. In the small details and the big things. He never fails to amaze me. The more I reflect on God’s grace towards me, the more I discover how undeserving I am. My heart can get so caught up on the physical, but God goes so much deeper than the surface. In this slow period I find myself getting discontent and overthinking if this is what God has for me. At times I feel discouraged in not knowing what I am doing, but He picks me up and reminds me what I am called to do. To love others, lead them to Christ and to be a light in this dark world. It can be a slap in the face examining myself and seeing where my priorities are because they usually point back to my selfish wants instead of the Lord. Once my eyes are taken off myself I truly see why I am here. The people of Guatemala have forever impacted my life. The children here are filled with so much joy and laughter that it can t
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