What an amazing day. We were really proud of ourselves for finishing 2 rooms in the house we were painting. It takes a lot of time since we are doing 3 colors in the rooms WITH stripes. But we are more than happy to serve both the children and the house parents.
Today was extra special because Crossroads went and bought about $2600 worth of groceries and treats for each house at the orphanage. We then split them up equally and took each pile to the houses one at a time. We then held hands and prayed over each house and the workers and children in it. It was a pretty emotional time to see how joyful the kids were and how grateful the workers were.
It's encouraging to be at the orphanage and see how the workers and children blindly trust God to provide every need. I have tried to run ahead of God and make rash decisions. I have wanted to get out of Cleveland for some time now and travel and do missions and I quickly become frustrated when I look at my financials and see that I still have student loans and am unable to travel as much as I'd like or feel called to do. Through this trip though, I see that much like the children trust God for everything, I too need to trust God that His will is enough for me and His timing is perfect. I know that with trusting God also comes His awesome peace which goes beyond all understanding. What a hard and necessary lesson to learn!
