Standing in Awe

So another year in La Libertad, another group of students using their college spring break to serve and grow, and another time of deep thought and questions. As I said in my last post, God showed me a lot just in my first few days about humility and servitude.  In the first few days that I was there alone I had such a great time taking in the sun, reconnecting with old friends, and feeling part of the community.  I had the opportunity to attend a church service where pastor Ivo spoke and to see what it was like to be part of the church down there under "normal" circumstances.  Claudia, my "sister" in El Salvador, and I joked that I was like a celebrity for the first few days because everyone was calling wanting to spend time with me! When the team arrived on Sunday, after missing their connecting flight on Saturday and having to stay the night in Houston, we got right down to business.  Since they had lost a day, we did not want to waste anymore time a...

Well as you probably know by now I made it. After my plane out of Detroit got delayed and I was forced to run through the Atlanta airport in order to make my connecting flight I had a loomin feeling. Normally I keep my backpack (full of all my clothes and necessities) with me, but trying to be the nice, compliant customer I allowed them to put it below the plans at their request. BAD CHOICE. with only about 30 minutes between flights I knew the bags were not going to make it. Upon landing in San Salvador me fears came true. A group of us were left waiting in line to file a missing baggage report and leave with only the clothes on our backs.  In spite of all of this I was in good spirits just because I made it. I figured one day is no big deal. However if you know me, you know I'm not very good at receiving gifts. That first day a friend bought me lunch, another friend bought me dinner, and the family that I'm staying with insisted upon me sleeping in the room with air condition...