"If we are out of our mind, it is for the sake of God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, and therefore all died. And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for Him who died for them and was raised again."
2 Corinthians 5:13-15
I'm on my third cup of coffee this morning, thinking about these words and feeling so incredibly blessed and alive. It rained here today for the first time in who knows how long, and as the sounds of rain on the tin roof filled my room, I couldn't help but feel overwhelmed with thankfulness.
Three and a half years ago, I went back and forth with the Lord about moving down here. I had fallen in love with the Dominican and God had completely rocked my world. Everything in me knew I was supposed to be here, but leaving all I knew and everyone I loved seemed so scary. It's funny to look back on those moments now because I really can't imagine being anywhere else. I feel like God made me for this place. There's something in me that comes alive the second I set foot back on Dominican soil... endless days full of cafe con leche, kids playing on dusty roads, smiles stretched across beautiful, wrinkled faces, and spending time with the amazing kids at the orphanage who stole my heart 5 years ago. Grateful doesn't even begin to describe how I feel.
The past three weeks have been mostly full of visiting families and setting everything up in our new home before we start teaching on Monday. I already love our new neighborhood and I can't wait to see all that the Lord is going to do...
more than we could ever ask or imagine.
Visiting Leonel, Kelvin, Argenis, and their family in Esperanza.
