The waiting game

Free week of school! This is a perfect time to go up to Cusco to help with a short term trip and get to work in our city. Because each and every day we are getting more and more excited to move to Cusco and get things going. We unfortunately have to wait till the end of October to start our work here in Cusco. So the Waiting game continues.

We arrived in Cusco at about 7 in the morning, and there wasn’t much time to rest we were put to work right away. We ate breakfast with the short termers and then off to sort e-bags. As we were going through all the e-bags we were totally over whelmed with their generosity. I mean were filling suitcases and other boxes with food and clothes and it was over flowing with items. I mean this groups goes way up and beyond what they were asked and not only with what they brought but there attitudes and the willingness. It just blows my mind.

While were were in Cusco for a short term project, and thought we were just leading impact events, we are also thrown into situations that we are not ready for but we have to jump in with both feet. In church we thought we were just going to enjoy the service and just be a part of the crowd.... but not true. We were asked to preach!! WHAT! Well we had 10 minutes to prepare, so we just read a verse and talked a little with it and then decided we should just let the pastor preach the rest.

We read a passage in John 12 that talks about cutting all the unwanted and unneeded branches, the ones that hold us back and don’t let us reach our full potential. And not only is that good to remember as we are doing work but also for the short termers. Because this is not only a short term trip, this is life changing if you let it do so. It can change how you look at things, how you interact with people, and so many other things. That passage really spoke to me, because this past week has been really tough for me and it applied to what I was going through.

So life changing.... scary right? That isn't the case for everyone... I mean for me sometimes yes it is. But why is that? Why are we afraid to give God everything and let him work in our lives? That a simple answer if you think about it. I mean as we grow up, in the states, we are taught to plan our lives, to have a lot of money, and be known in the world. Whether it is where you live, what brand of clothing you wear, or what list you are on for clubs or restaurants. How sad is that, I mean we let the world control us, decide who we are and how we feel about our selves. But no matter how much you have here on this earth you can't run away from you problems and its going to be just junk when you die, so whats the point, why strive for things in the the world. God has called each and everyone of us to something bigger and better! To live in the world but not be a part of this world. Yeah that sounds easy right?

Well if we are called to that then why is it when we go on missions trips we do so much out of our comfort zone and give so much but in out home countries, we don't? Is it because we are some where where people don't know us, our past and we will never see them again and we are looking for something to change us? Ding your correct!!!! Like how hard is it to just go to the hospital and pray for the sick in the afternoon just one day a week, or go play with kids in an orphanage or instead of just giving our clothes away to Good Will or the Arc we have a message and tell about the gospel as we give the items away. Not only does it make an impact on the people you know but for the strangers that you gave the time of day to. It makes more then an impact, it changes lives. Now just think about how many lives we can change in the States if we start living in the world but not be a part of the word and if we start living out lives out loud and realizing our full potential. Free week of school! This is a perfect time to go up to Cusco to help with a short term trip and get to work in our city. Because each and every day we are getting more and more excited to move to Cusco and get things going. We unfortunately have to wait till the end of October to start our work here in Cusco. So the Waiting game continues.

During the week in Cusco that is exactly what these short termers did, they lived their lives out loud! And it was just little things that did it. Like blowing the 40/40's minds with the amount hard work and generosity.

During this time they were able to see people saved, people with nothing being joyful, preschoolers struggling to play musical chairs, and women and a prison being thankful to get their backs and necks rubbed.

Little things like that changed lives and planted the seed. Now it is just a waiting game, waiting to do God's work where the Devil has full control of but that is not going to stop us. We are going to over come, change lives and put the Devil in his place, and plant more then 3 churches each and save lives!


During the week in Cusco that is exactly what these short termers did, they lived their lives out loud! And it was just little things that did it. Like blowing the 40/40's minds with the amount hard work and generosity.