At the beginning of the summer,
during orientation specifically, we were warned that this mission we have
dedicated the next two months of our lives to would be difficult. I’m sure all
of us understood this and nodded our heads in agreement. But it wasn’t until we
got to our destinations and started our ministry that we fully understood what this meant.
Recently, a good bit of our team
has felt as if we weren’t doing what we came here to do and that we’d lost
focus and motivation from not seeing much fruit. These are some of the exact
things that we were warned about and are praying to not fall victim to again.
Making connections and building relationships has been difficult, but I believe
it’s because we’ve been relying on our own strength instead of that of our
Heavenly Father. God’s Word tells us that He is our strength. We just have to
have faith that He will provide us a way to carry out what He has planned for
us this summer.
Pray that we will stay focused on our task.
Pray that we won't allow ourselves to become discouraged by what may appear to human eyes as a lack of fruit. We can't see God's overall plan.