Love in action

 As I sit on the veranda, waiting for breakfast and the work day to start, I think of something Omega said yesterday.

"Service is love in action"

It is difficult to describe the love  felt since arriving. It's overwhelming, really. Lacey told me last night, "this feels like home and like we've been here forever."  

Experiencing how Jesus breaks the barriers across countries to unite us as brothers and sisters....there just aren't any words in my vocabulary to describe it. 

My prayer for today and the days ahead, is that the people of Ministerio de Vida, feel our love in return. 




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