I am currently writing from a local elementary school in a rural Costa Rican mountain town; the only place that I have wifi currently!
This week is my team and I’s second week of in country ministry! After preparing and anticipating this trip for almost two years, actually being on the field is crazy. We have been staying with the sweetest host family, a family that is so full of the Holy Spirit. I have been experiencing Jesus in so many every day moments. But how often do I miss God in the small and mundane moments?
As a Jesus follower, I am called to live on mission. Not only being a missionary when I am in a ministry context, but living in such a way that is interruptible by the Holy Spirit in every moment.
Yesterday, I had the opportunity to actually live out ministry in my every day life. My team and I have been doing a lot of manual labor during our ministry days, not having many evangelism opportunities. Therefore, I have been praying that the Lord would create opportunities for me to be used for his glory and sensitive to his Spirit. A few girls from my squad and I went into town yesterday to get SIM cards for our phones. As I was waiting outside for the rest of my team, I noticed a beautiful lady who worked a stand outside of the phone store. I felt a nudge in my Spirit to go and start a conversation with her.
The lady only spoke Spanish, therefore our whole conversation was in a language that I am still learning. I learned about her, her family, her business, and her faith. I then had the opportunity to share why I was in Costa Rica, ending our conversation with getting to pray over her. Isn’t it beautiful how the Lord provided a way for me to show his love in a moment I was not expecting? And in a language I am not fluent in?!
Saying yes to the Spirit allows for the most beautiful encounters.
In Galatians 1:24, Paul writes, “And they praised God because of me.” Are people praising God because of the life I live? Am I saying yes to the Holy Spirit even when it’s uncomfortable?
Yesterday I was reminded of how my mission does not stop when I leave ministry– when I said yes to following Jesus, I invited him into every area of my life. I invited him to interrupt my every day moments in order to bring him glory and show his love. The lady I met yesterday is just one example of this.
Just as I was reminded yesterday, the Father continues to remind me that following where the Spirit guides is the wisest and most beautiful decision I could ever make.
May I never miss a moment.
Kati!! Thank you so much for the encouragement!!
Love ya guys too!
Wow, thank you so much!!
Such powerful words…”following where the Spirit guides is the wisest and most beautiful decision I could ever make.” Thanks for sharing. We love ya!
Retweet what Teri said. Great blog!
Hannah! What a beautiful depiction of what it means to live life on mission. Your continual ‘yes’, your courage, and your willingness to share the story is spreading the Good News of the Gospel to the ends of the earth. You are reflecting Jesus to a world that so desperately needs it, and I’m so proud of you and so excited to keep following your journey!