Day 11 | The End

Seeing as the last day of this trip has fallen to me to blog, it seems appropriate to write about thoughts from the past two weeks rather than what we did today. As much as you all must like us, I’m not sure you’d be interested to hear how we frittered away our time on the airplane!

So what DID happen on this trip? Where did I see Jesus, and what is He doing? In numerous places, through so many people. Perhaps most of all though, through the missionaries who served and shared their stories with us. Ideally, all Christians work together in perfect harmony and love, for “by this the world will know you, that you love one another.” But of course we all know that things do not always work this way. Too many church splits and hard feelings have left me cynical that this actually works with fallen people.
These missionaries in Guatemala are human and certainly have their misunderstandings and clashes too. But I was blown away by how in spite of it all they can maintain a love for each other and the ministry while staying real and good-humored. Watching how they respected one other and spoke highly of each others’ work, I realized that it IS possible for Christians from differing backgrounds to work together for God’s kingdom.

In one word, this trip was refreshing. I was reminded of how much God loves people, and how big His heart is towards them.

As we concluded this trip with an indecently late dinner at TGI Fridays, Luke challenged us to break down the wall separating our ‘spiritual’ and ‘secular’ lives. Just like on the trip, everyday situations can and do translate into a spiritual reality. I know that all of us expanded our views of God, His people, and His work during this time in Guatemala. Tomorrow we will all go very separate ways back to “normal life,” but God will continue using this trip in our lives.

Rebecca Hung