Anyone who has traveled alone knows that it can be, well, lonely....and after a few weeks back in Guatemala I was feeling pretty sola. Even though I've met so many people from all over the world, the relationships can sometimes be rather shallow. So I spent a lot of time reading and journaling and praying that God would show me why I was here and give me some sort of community. Holly joined me in Guatemala and we took a bus to San Salvador where we met a group from Praxis Church to do a week long mission trip at an orphanage. The eleven other team members from Arizona were some of the most amazing and encouraging people I've ever met. We worked side by side destroying concrete and building a new foundation at the orphanage, and our free time was spent loving the kids and the occasional mango fight and barrel-rolling on the side. Clearly, my favorite part was the community and support we had together; hours and hours of de-briefing with the girls every night was an answer to prayers. In the end, the kids showed us way more love, truth and innocence than we could even begin to show them, but it was a blessing. I would shovel sand, paint railings, and jack-hammer concrete for the Lord any day.
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