On Wednesdays and Fridays in the afternoon I visit people at the hospital just to spend time with them and listen to them and sometimes pray with them. The first week we were here we were told to pray about where God would lead us for our internships. I felt the Lord lay the hospital onto my heart. He gave me the strength to trust that this was where He wanted me even though I do not like hospitals. The hospital here is still one of the scariest places for me but the greatest gift in that is that I KNOW I can NOT walk in on my strength but on HIS ALONE. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” He promised me that when I am weak HE IS STRONG and this is so true and evident in my time at the hospital. We have made wonderful relationships with the patients sharing our trust in the Lord as a healer with them and listening to their hardships. We have learned to bear the burdens of those we meet in surrendering them to the Lord. It is getting easier to walk through the doors of the hospital because I can feel the Lord’s presence.
I am learning more about living with LESS and being just as content as living with MORE. I don’t believe that either way is better than the other but that it is a matter of my heart. I should be able to be content without a big cozy bed or whatever other thing…sacrifice is still very hard for me in regards to sacrificing relationships. It is near impossible to maintain normal relationships with friends and family at home. I am so blessed to have many Mexican families that treat us like family but there is nothing like my friend family and family back at home! I am constantly reminded how blessed I am to have such a supportive family and friends who send such encouraging emails and packages!! I miss them all dearly and I know there is purpose in the those relationships even in my being here.
