This past week a group of 36 teens and leaders traveled to Guatemala. After a day and a half of travel, the team arrived at the Hope of Life compound in Zacapa, Guatemala. Then the real work began. Some of the work was very hard and monotonous—hauling buckets of dirt and cement, painting walls, sanding chain link—and some felt like the easiest thing in the world. It only takes a moment to fall in love with a child’s smile, or make a lonely person laugh. And there was plenty of laughter, especially at our attempts to speak like locals.
But more important and more encouraging than the work we as a team accomplished was seeing God at work through us and through the team at WorldHelp and Hope of Life. It wasn’t just our teens chasing the orphans around the playground, it was Jesus telling them that they are precious in His sight. It wasn’t just our team making a humanitarian effort to better the lifestyle of an entire village, but it was God showing the families of El Jurgallon that He is the ultimate provider, working on their behalf half a world away.
God used us, the people of Atlantic Shores Baptist Church, to bring life and to glorify His name in the village of El Jurgallon. You were used, whether you boarded that plane or stayed at home giving of your time, money, and prayer.
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