Guatemala Short-term Missions trip

Day 3 | Thursday, Feb. 13

Wheelchair Day

Today was wheelchair day and we handed out nearly 70 wheelchairs. I learned today that we don't need to be able to speak the language to communicate the love of God. We can show God's love through the service God has called us to take part in.

Another thing that stood out to me today was the love that these disabled people have from those around them. None of them were there alone. Most even had multiple people there supporting them. Husbands support their wives, children support their parents, siblings support their brothers/sisters, and the list goes on. The gratefulness that all these Guatemalans had for our team was encouraging for us as well. We are all thankful God has allowed us to serve a people we don't know in this way.
- Aaron Barnhart
 

I have always believed that you can only see and experience Jesus in the Bible, but today completely changed that perspective. Today, I saw Jesus when we were handing out wheelchairs to those who could not walk on their own. Jesus said in Luke 4 that He came to give recovery to the blind and set free the oppressed. Well, He did not stop doing that once He left this earth. Today, He was setting free the oppressed through us. I realized today that because His Spirit lives inside of us, we are currently carrying out His work.

Our God is a big God, and He is intimately involved in all of our lives. I have learned on this trip already that He can be seen all around us. He is the giver of all good things, and He is a God who cares for us beyond what we can think or imagine.
- Emilee Drost