Antigua Guatemala is a place that everyone should visit at least once in their life. It is a beautiful old colonial town that lies just at the base of one of Guatemala's many volcanoes.
Mission Discovery has come here to provide aid to the poor that live just outside the town. Although I am technically the leader of this project I feel more like just a participant in something bigger. Tonight I spoke to the group about how God takes stories and weaves them into a bigger picture. I shared with them that there were some specific stories that had led to Mission Discovery bringing teams to Guatemala, I am sure I have only scratched the surface of the "bigger picture," but here is what I know:
-Many years ago a disc jockey and his wife went on a short term mission trip to Guatemala. They vowed they would never go on another mission trip.
-A couple of years later that same disc jockey found himself starting his own short term mission organization called Mission Discovery. So much for never doing another mission trip
-Shortly after that a 13 year old kid decided it would be "cool" to go with Mission Discovery to Reynosa, Mexico to build homes for the poor. Despite what some have said he was not a troublemaker.
-At the wise old age of 17 that previously thirteen year old kid prayed that God would use him in a great way.
-In 2006 the former disc jockey and the former 13 year old kid traveled to Guatemala and began planing to take teams to do work in Antigua, Guatemala.
I have come a long way from being the 13 year old kid but through it all I am thankful to God for his love in my life, and for continuing to weave His stories together in the most beautiful of ways.
This summer I have licked a frog and played the air guitar in front of Mount Rushmore. I will up date my blog with more details soon...
