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Hello friends. I have made it to Ecuador and started ministry! My teams ministry for the next three months is a non profit called camp hope. It’s a day program for children and adults with developmental disabilities. The first two weeks I am in the kitchen! I have done different mundane tasks like squeezing limes, washing dishes, chopping lotssss of food, and cleaning. Really anything they need to provide there participants with 2 snacks and a meal a day! The kitchen has been really hard for me. For the first three days of ministry I stuck myself in the victim circle and struggled to get out. I was tired, and upset that ministry wasn’t what I expected it to be. Knowing that I was in the victim circle I tried pulling myself out until yesterday morning I realized the only one who could sustain me was the Lord. I told Him that I would choose Joy and I would choose Him even if my circumstances weren’t the greatest. Yesterday was the first day of ministry I enjoyed. I wasn’t frustrated, or irritated or bored. I had such a good day. If the world looked at my day they would probably say it was not great. I did some weird things like taste test cheese to see if it was rotten or not and cleaned the air vents. While doing these odd tasks I had SO MUchh joy and peace. The only reason this is possible is because the Lord sustained me. I abided in Him and He gave me peace. Now I know that everyday I don’t chose Him it will be a pity party but why not chose Him. He turns the mundane into great moments of intercession and the kitchen is not a bad place to be. I have control over my Attitude, and over my actions and when I chose the Father and Joy everything else aligns.

6 Comments

  1. HEY! i’m so proud of you for surrendering your expectations to Jesus. i love you lots & lots. have so much fun in the kitchen!!

  2. Anna, I am so glad to see all that you are doing! Feeding people is such a great way to reach people for Jesus!! No matter if you are squeezing the limes or sweeping the floors. When you are doing it for the sake of His call, it can only bring joy! I pray that you feed many people! Hugs sweet girl!

  3. Maybe just maybe God is going to show you a new way to communicate with Him!

  4. This is a great spiritual muscle to develop… God is honored by your choice to be grateful! 🙂

  5. “he turns the mundane into great moments of intercession” WOW anna this is so good! God’s using it all to bring him glory!

  6. It’s so easy to become overwhelmed and negative. He heard you and gave you joy to do some not so fun things to futher the Kingdom. How we grows us in the hard, especially when we surrender to Him.

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