The Joy of the Lord is our stregth! Home from Belize

Hello everyone. I am now in the USA. Arriving in Belize was a culture shock and arriving back in the US was a culture shock. It is amazing how God can get you adjusted to something so new so quickly when you trust in him! Now that I am back I am looking back on the trip and seeing how AMAZING it was. I was there as a assistant trip leader with Praying Pelican. I went in with little idea of what it would be like.

It was interesting being on my first missions trip, first time out of the country, and learning about being a trip leader all at one time! Im going to give you a  look into my days in Belize :

6:50am

get up and get on the road

drop off trash from the day before
then go get water from the store

then off the the cute cooks to pick up breakfasts!

Then eat breakfast with the lovely team

pack up and head to the town for the day. We went to a different one everyday.

9:00 am

set up and start the clinic at the local community center.

nursing and pre-med students did all the vitals, then one American Dr. Greg and one Belizean Dr. and our pastor for the week saw many many people each day! And then 2 pharmacy students helping get meds out in both Spanish and English. Also lots of playing, bubbles, and coloring with the kids.

Then lunch around 12

then off to the local school for some health education about coughing, sneezing, teeth brushing, hand washing
then lots of play time, packed with games

Then VBS prep, some prayer walking, Fanta runs
around 3:30 VBS lots of kiddos about 60 + each day Lots and Lots of kids. All filled with smiles! :)
Then dinner, some days at the sea with the cooks.

And then night time was different every night depending on if we had church or not.

That is a VERY quick look into the week. So many highlights that I could type about! So so many!

God has JOY for all of his children, and that really hit me today! If joy is what God has for us to strengthen us how much does Satan hate that joy?!
There are many many verses that talk about JOY!
Take some time to look at psalm 45 <3 the whole thing is great. See how joy is uses in verse 7 and 15. Jesus will one day come back for his Bride. Are you ready?
"They are led in with joy and gladness; they enter the palace of the king." Verse 15 What a beautiful visual this creates!

have a blessed day, I pray the joy of the Lord hits you today like it hit me. Remember you were made for HIM and you were made by HIM. It is not about what you do but what God does. It is about his love, his joy, his sacrifice, his ideas! This makes me happy because when I don’t know what I am doing, God always knows what he is doing! We get to trust him. Thank you Lord! So thankful that we are The Lords, no longer our own.