This is Lexy Diaz and i am a Senior.
Today Wednesday the 18th i had the opportunity to work at a house, at the soup kitchen, at the nursing home and i got the wonderful opportunity to speak with the fellow seniors to a local youth group about missions. It was incredible to see how us worshiping at the soup kitchen brought so much hope and joy and love of Christ to the people's faces. I think at first some of the people were a little annoyed and/or weirded out but as we went on and on i got to see God's beautiful face among the faces of the community. In that i feel as though i got closer to God by just listening to the lost, broken heart and the people that have given up hope.
At the nursing home it was so great to speak with the elderly women and be a listening ear. These women were so "boonchie" in other words so precious and cute:) They would just sit and try to be very still and try not to mess up their nail polish. There were different stations that we rolled them to; the first was a relaxing back rub, next was the facial, and last was the nail painting station.
When i went to speak to the youth group it was so wonderful to kinda share what was on my heart about missions and it was so great to hear what was on other people's hearts. While we were talking i dont know if the kids were actually taking what we were saying and really thinking through it to apply it to them but even if they werent i think that God so till placed us there to plant a seed about missions on the heart.
I just think it was wonderful to see God in many different way today and it is so great to was our youth group grow together as a body of Christ.
This is Arielle!
I have had a blast on this trip! It is my first mission trip and I was so excited to go to Mexico, but I am even more glad that we went to Paducah, KY. Today we got to switch teams and work with different people. I have come to know our youth group and the hearts that they all have for missions and for Jesus. I have watched them at the Soup Kitchen and I am always amazed at how they can interact with people and make a connection in a few short moments. The people that we talk to aren't always the cleanest or the nicest people we have ever met, but that never matters to anyone and they push aside their inhibitions and get to know the people in the time that they have together. They make people feel special and they are a breath of fresh air to this community. They are all unique and I have loved getting to know them and see them work with others in this community.
UPDATE: The student from Church of the Servant, Jessie Boone, is still in ICU at the hospital, and her options are slimming. Please keep her in your prayers. The doctors have given her body about a 4-6 day window to show signs of recovery, as swelling in her brain keeps fluctuating. God is faithful and will work through all this. Let's keep lifting her and her family up.
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