July 16 - Victoria Ramos

It started with a well, but it soon became apparent that this trip is about so much more. In the morning we visited the World Hope International office, got our itinerary and met the translators that will be helping us throughout the trip. After a drive filled with naps and Chris Tomlin praise music (our drivers favorite singer) we arrived at the site for the wells we were dedicating.

The team was greeted by a crowd of smiling faces that consisted of government officials, local pastors, and numerous families. We were quickly ushered under a canopy with chairs and tables overlooking the hundreds of villagers to watch performances and listen to speeches. If you could characterize the community in one word it would be joy and that challenged us. Even though the people in the village lack clean water, electricity, and even homes in some cases they find their joy in their families and hopefully one day God.

Even though we didn’t see mass conversions, miracles, or things you typically expect to happen in Africa we were drawn back to Ecclesiastes chapter 3 “For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven. A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest.” We are excited about the rest of our trip and look forward to what God is going to do.

Funny Quotes

 

She’s like, “You tall American watch me with this bucket”

“Jesus is a big deal, pay attention.”