A time for everything...

This week we are back in Leticia. Our original plans were to go to an indigenous community called Filidelfia in Peru, but the plans changed and here is why...

God had given our team words before leaving Costa Rica to protect our unity, and watch our tounges to keep from grumbiling and instead have praise on our lips to avoid harboring resentment and bad attituteds.

While we were in Benjamin, God was speaking to our group about remaining in Him, and that he would be the source of our strength.

Benjamin was by no means physically challenging, as the indigenous communities had been. Instead, it was emotionally and spiritually challenging. We saw God move in the hearts of many, both in the church and community we were servin in, as well as in the marketplace where we held an event. We saw him use us to speak words of hope, restauration and begin to move in the people of Benjamin. We were pouring out, ministering, giving,and sharing. While doing all of these things, we became focused on what we were doing for others as opposed to having a balance between this, and God filling us. When we allow God to fill us, we keep our relationships in check with our unity, and we deal with each problem as it arises. But because we were on Go go go, give give give, serve serve serve mode, we didn´t take the time to let God fill us, and many of us let things build up to the point of breakdown... in which case we were not in a place to be ministering or pouring into peoples lives if we are dry so. As a team we are really good at hearing God´s voice for other people, when he puts thing on our heart for us to share. but a lot of times we dont let ourselves hear what he has in store for each of us.

God has given us this week to bringing it back to where we are supposed to be, in His presence to receive our filling, in order to give. so this week is that, while we are haveing scheduled quite times with God, prayer and worship, intersession, soaking along with other things. this time is to let God minister to our group through these things as well as serve the Leticia base and the community doing service projects.

I feel a little bit like the Israelites before they were allowedd to enter into the promised land, but I know that this is going to be a very good time for God to grow in each of us