Moving to Guatemala...again

In a few hours, many men and women will join together in a small room and begin learning how to read and write.  I will be going to take care of the children while they can learn for 3 hours. This will be their 3rd time meeting.  Their main goal is that they will be able to read the bible for the first time. Last Sunday, my Pastor talked about how a person who cannot read is a person who is blind.  A strong parallel.
 
Right now I am looking into buying audio bibles for the men and women in my community.  I recently wrote on facebook that if anyone feels blessed to help me by donating money to buy one or by donating their old cd/cassette player that would be a huge blessing.  What a huge difference it could make to so many people to be able to hear about Jesus Christ for the first time.  For me, it almost seems impossible to think that there are people still in this world who have never even heard about Jesus before.  Something again I take for granted.

On Monday I will be moving again.  A whole new routine, schedule, new environment, new bed, and different friends. It will feel like I'm going to Guatemala again for the first time.  Monday, I start working at the orphanage.  At Casa Shalom, the orphanage, their are many different buildings with different aged groups of children.  For the next three months I will be living in the babies room. The babies room houses children aged newborn to 4 years old.  Right now the youngest baby is 10 months old.  I will basically play "mom" for 10-12 little children for the next 3 months and I couldn't be more excited.  This is a dream come true for me.  I have no idea what to expect but unlike every other new experience I have entered, this time-- I'm not nervous.  If the Lord has blessed me with one thing it's the ability to love and care for children.  It comes easy to me.  Some people are gifted at a cooking, or playing basketball, preaching at a church, or photography.  Me... I love to care for children.  That's my "thing".  And I believe without a doubt that it's a God given love.