Well the internship has officially begun with TeamArequipa and their Instituto Cristiano de Desarrollo Urbano (Christian Institute for Urban Development). Greg and Megan have put me up in a great room with a warm bed--and my own baño!
Being in a high altitude desert, the weather changes drastically from warm and sunny to cold when the sun goes down. I find myself layering up often.
Tonight, I went with the team to a Bible study they've been attending. I don't think they're usually in a leadership role in the discussions, but Greg filled in tonight for the regular missionaries who are currently on furlough. The study was amazing! For one thing, I understood way more than I thought I would. But more than that, I was able to stop thinking about praticing my Spanish and really let the message affirm me and shape me spiritually.
We talked about the words of the dad of the demon-possessed boy in Mark 9, basically, "I believe, but help me to believe more." Later in the text when the disciplines ask Jesus why they weren't able to drive out the demon, He tells them that that kind of demon can only be driven out by prayer. That phrase is incredible in my Spanish Bible because it calls it "la fuerza de oración," the force of prayer. What an awesome reminder of the power that comes with prayer through the name of Jesus! I pray that the rest of time here is filled with things to learn like this!
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