Day #36

Today Lonnie and I traveled to Wallmansthal (township community that we stayed during trailer ministry) to deliver donated carpet squares for their day care room. I was so excited to spend time with the kids as I worked with many of them during the week that we were there. There were highly entertained by being able to see themselves with my front facing camera on my phone and taking pictures in general. I attached a short video of them below.

Earlier, I worked on a Sunday School lesson for this week as well as a few other tasks. Later this evening I went to the Wednesday night service at another Eastside site (Eastside Hatfield). This site is primarily for young adults. It is incredible for me to worship with 25 or so other individuals my age. It is quite new for me to be surrounded by so many other young adult Christians as there are very few that regularly attend my church at home.

Overall, today has been a great day!

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While traveling out to Wallmansthal today I had a quick moment of uneasiness and dissatisfaction. As I walked into the small garage that we once stayed in, there were 15-20 small children just sitting on the floor. These children, ranging in age from 1-4 years old, were literally sitting on the cold, hard, cement floor with absolutely nothing to stimulate or even engage them. As I looked around the room, I wondered why on Earth the two volunteers looking after these children weren't initiating anything. And in my frustration, I had to remind myself that although the kids weren't learning or even playing, they were at least safe, fed and being looked after. You see, many of the other children centers once started off very similar to this newly developed center- with nothing other than a small room. But I had to remind myself that God will provide. It is not my job to judge and compare the things that they should have with what they do not. It is also not my job to become frustrated with these volunteers because they are not required, much less payed to look after and feed these children every day. But yet, they still do. However, it is my job to help where I can, and trust that God has something much bigger in store for them.

In the midst of reprimanding myself and doing a reality check, I realized that there is no redemption without brokenness. There is also no hope without having first been in despair. God takes a crappy situation and turns it into something marvelous that will sustain and bear fruit.We wouldn't recognize God's mercy and kindness without the bad and the unpleasant.

I have no doubt that God will provide for Wallmansthal.

xoxo
Taylor