Early Monday Beginnings...

There are some skeptics in the world today who believe God no longer creates miracles to point to Himself. For all of the skeptics I would like to provide proof from this morning that God still works miracles.

On our first morning here we woke up before 6AM and all of the members of our team (besides me) are under 30. Most of them probably were not aware that there was such a time in a day.

One of the greatest challenges in connecting with the people here in Cabana revolves around the fact that they are an agricultural-based community. They are in their fields before it becomes daylight and in the bed when it becomes dark.

We are challenging our summer missionaries to adjust to the culture in order to reach the culture. They did it this morning and God honored it as we walked through the fields and the community. We met a new friend named Sixto who owns a field “very far” from town. At 7AM he had already been to his field and was returning to his house for breakfast. We walked to his house and he then invited us in to meet his daughter, Marina. We will meet Sixto at 8AM tomorrow to spend the day with him in his field. We are praying that this will begin a friendship to reach their family.

So there were two miracles today – one in getting us out of bed so early and the other in us being invited into Sixto’s house. We will be praying for another one tomorrow – that we adjust to the altitude enough to actually be able to work hard with Sixto.

We have been blessed with some wonderful summer missionaries. Miranda, Erica, Chris and Juan are going to spend two months here in Cabana. They have already proven to be young adults who have a deep walk with the Lord and a desire to share that love with others. Please pray that they adjust quickly to the climate and culture and that they live with a sense of urgency while they are here.

Thanks for your prayers and comments. The comments are being shared with the team and they encourage us all tremendously.