Change of Scenery

It's day one! Friday! My excitement is laced with exhaustion but it feels good. The joy out weighs all other. Seeing familiar faces is like fuel. There is some small talk and those getting acquainted or reacquainted...Some half asleep and some ready to conquer the world. I am the latter. I anticipate greatness. I stare out the window as others sleep, read and solve sudokus. I send a few texts and sleep... I stare out the window more trying hard to touch the heart of the Father without opening my mouth. I have so much welling up inside and I just want to spew it out with my mouth, but for now in this quiet van I will have to speak with my heart alone.

Today is Sunday. We are still traveling and the scenery continues to change. It becomes more rugged and mountainous. It's scenery that most would label desolate but it doesn't feel that way. Maybe I'm still running on adrenaline and joy. I'm not sure yet. With the outdoor scenery the indoor scenery changes! We've now added new faces and personalities. The energy has changed and the group has melded. We multiplied our numbers and got prayed up last night. It was invigorating to pummel the enemy in prayer and that means the scenery in changing in the spirit realm.

The days roll on and the scenery is ever transitioning. American food, American roads, internal expectations, the list goes on, only to have it all change right before our very eyes....without intermission! The daily “norm” has become nothing short of amazing, and the only thing “American” is us!! We're surrounded by loving church members, hard working locals, stray dogs, smiling children, and mountains. Change is the constant.

We're coming to the end but the change doesn't stop. Hearts are being renewed, freedom is taking up residency, and I feel the Lord stirring. The scenery continues to change, on the faces of those we've seen all week, out the window as we drive back home, crossing the border, and reflecting on my inward self.

I hope the scenery keeps changing!