Our Missions Work ~ it’s not about poverty, it’s about relationships
I had hopes of posting more last week while we were working in the D.R., unfortunately the internet had other plans, which included dropping out nearly every 20 seconds. So instead I got a lot of practice with patience.
I have many thoughts.
Many stories.
Many lessons learned.
Only I may need another day or two to process through it all.
All I know is this time was different, more than any other time I’ve been there.
This time it wasn’t as much about the poverty as it was about the relationships.
Which almost makes it harder…and easier all at the same time.
My heart is hopeful yet also heavy, and I am full of missing aching-ness that I haven’t experienced quite like this. I pray and I see faces attached to names attached to stories and my eyes immediately fill with tears.
But more on all that later this week.
For now, here are just a few snapshots from the week that I’ve already memorized and find running through my thoughts and prayers ever since.
And thank you for your prayers.
I felt them.
And I still need them, they still need them, just as much now as we did last week.
I can’t wait until I can get back…
Oh my. These are incredible, haunting and telling photos. I look forward to — and also fear — reading about your experiences. Thank you for sharing them.