Hi everyone!
So today we did water truck again today which was super fun
because I got to hold the kids and just play with all the kids. But something
happen today to me that had kind of stuck with me and I find this completely
amazing. So I was holding a little girl today and she had asked me to dance
with her, so while I was dancing with her a little boy came to me and took me
to her older brothers. On my way over there I was crossing a part in the street
that had a small stream of water. I’m almost certain that it had human feces in
it. But on my way to the boys I accidentally walked through it because I didn’t
see it over the girl I was holding. (Now this is the part that was amazing to
me) the little girl I was holding saw that I had walked through the water, so
she quickly took me over to her mom who had just gotten her water from the
truck. She had started to drink the water and wash herself with it. Once I got
over to this little girl’s mom, she pointed at my foot and looked up at her mom.
When her mom saw it she pointed at her bucket, telling me to take some. When I hesitated
the little girl and her mom started getting handfuls of their water and pouring
it down my leg and cleaning off my shoes and feet. Before I knew what was
really going on, I had 4 or 5 little kids and the one little girls mom all just
pouring all of the water on my feet. This really just amazed me because these
people barley knew me but yet they cared about me so much that they used their
own water that they worked hard for to clean off some dirty water on my shoes. It
was just awesome to me.
See you soon,
Bri
This trip has truly changed my perspective on the verse where
Christ says that He is a spring of living water that will never run dry. This
morning as we were in Cite Soleil with the water truck, I helped hold the huge
hose that dispenses the water, and I was able to look around at all the
different containers that people were using to take their water home: paint
buckets, margarine tubs, mop buckets, baby baths, gasoline cans, disposable
plastic cups, and, in one little girl’s case, even a small plastic bag. These
people were desperate to get their share of water, even resorting to pushing
each other out of the way or stealing others’ portion. They were afraid that
there wouldn’t be enough water to fulfill their needs - to wash their children
and themselves, to cook their food, to clean their clothes. But Christ never stops pouring His grace, His love,
and His compassion into our lives. He never runs dry; He never gets exasperated
with our need for Him. In fact, He welcomes that need with open arms and an
unimaginably full heart.
Katie
