Today after our village clinic, eight of us Guatemalans, and non-Guatemalans piled in the back of the red pickup truck to set off for home. It was an adventurous ride, as we rounded windy dirt roads, that the rain had long since washed out. We couldn't help but laugh, as we bounced and the truck bottomed out several times along the road. One of the translators yelled out "We're like popcorn"...Someone else shouted "It's like we are all in a blender." We held on tight, and soon the rain began to fall, a light spring-like rain that made you feel alive. As we climbed down the mountain side, I prayed in my head, "Lord, I need a sign and wonder about staying here longer into next year." Which, looking back, seems a very selfish prayer...but God is so gracious that he heard me. Just as I finished praying, we turned a corner,and through the valley was rainbow, so close you could almost touch it. Now, I have seen alot of rainbows in my life time...In fact, I probably could remember the first rainbow I've seen when I was about 5 years old and we lived in our old farm house. But, this rainbow was unlike any other. It was the biggest, brightest, and closest rainbow, that I have ever seen. I was in awe. It was my wonder....
But, I still needed a sign.
We pulled into home, and the house was full of guests. We have two doctors, a midwife, the midwife's son, a single 20 something girl, and our three Mayan translators all staying with us! So, it felt like camp tonight, with lively chaos...people everywhere, and the dinner table was full! We talked, played cards, watched movies...And after, the evening was over, and I crawled off to bed, I turned on my computer to check my email. "Notification of a Donation received" was in my email inbox. I opened my email and saw that some on-fire prophetic friends from my home town, The Berwicks, had made a generous donation. That was my sign.
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