Two things: First I want to say that I have so much to write about KidZone Extreme Camp... but no time right now. In a nutshell, it was an exhausting yet incredible week. God showed me a about sacrificial love and patience, but also really revealed His own goodness and faithfulness to me throughout the week. I won't promise a longer post right now, but do suspect that I will be sharing nuggets as time goes by.
The second thing, I've just been thinking about life after Mexico a bit (ironic, since I haven't even gone there yet) but you know how it is when people always ask you what your plans are... and you don't really know what to tell them? Well, I find myself there again tonight. I really believe that God would have me involved in an immigrant community in the US. Which always brings up the issue of illegal immigration and where I stand on that. Still working on my answer to that question and praying that the Lord will guide me. For the time being, read this poem to guess where my heart currently tends:
The New Colossus
Emma Lazarus
Emma Lazarus
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
with conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
a mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame,
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
with silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"
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