First Few Days on Outreach!

     Hey y’all!!! We made it to Palau! We landed Friday and spent yesterday tearing the roof off of a house that had been hit by a tree during the hurricane.  We were very noticeable and were seen and honked at by many people driving by on the highway.  We did kinda stand out… being the “white missionaries” and all… haha.  Today we went to church (its Sunday here), met over lunch as a team to hang out and pray and then we came to the café to write home.

     This week was a bit crazy. Monday was our last day as a school, before we sent out the first two teams (the two bigger teams) Tuesday morning.  We didn’t leave until Wednesday night which left too much time to ponder the empty base and soon to be lack of communication with the world.  Tuesday night we met as a team and God sent me a nice 2x4… I had been moping a bit missing the teams, preparing for more goodbyes and wishing I wasn’t going to be even farther from my family.  And God decided to show me how selfish I was being.  This trip wasn’t about me, especially not this part when I’m here in Palau.  This is about the people.  The people here that God destined for me to meet.  He also showed me His heart for lost people.  He told me that the ache I felt when I missed my family was the same ache that He felt towards the lost… His missing family.  When I realized that my heart began to ache with such an intense pain.  I realized that with how much I love my family, it is nothing like the love God has for us, and so much greater is His ache for the people He loves as well. That was intense, and has been a reminder for me multiple times just in the few days we’ve been here. 

     I can’t wait to see what God is going to do with us here.  Please continue to pray for us!!! We need all the help we can get J Miss you all a lot and love you all too!