Allow the Lord to hold you in His arms.
As I write this I’m sitting outside on the balcony outside our room enjoying the beautiful view of the lake in San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala. These past few days of being here in Guatemala I’ve been reflecting on the image of Christ holding me tightly in His arms. Simply knowing that He’s got this. It’s been a very helpful image to reflect on as I’ve been sick since this past Saturday with various symptoms that I had before arriving here (“Yay!” Welcome to my first week of missions!). But despite the struggle with that I’ve just had this peace and strength I don’t normally have when I’m sick. I would think that being in a different culture, learning a new language and being sick as a dog that I would be extremely stressed and questioning everything I’m currently doing. I’ve been debating this whole week if I would share the fact that I’ve been sick with all of you, but I couldn’t leave it and felt called to share this difficult but beautiful moment in my life. This week through the