2017 has been a beautiful year. I’ve worked hard, loved harder, and have allowed my roots to grow deeper into Guatemala. There have been happy tears, sad tears, confused tears, and the type of gratitude tears that hit you out of the blue like a ton of bricks… the kind of tears that stop you in your tracks as you sit in awe and remember all The Lord has done.
I have lost patients I cared deeply for and spent days in my room grieving. I have also held kids who my hands had resuscitated months prior, in awe of their tenacity and progress. I’ve been a shoulder and a set of arms to hurting mothers, and an expert hug giver and nose wiper to orphaned toddlers.
Through it all, the one word that resounds in my head is grateful. I’m so grateful for all of it, even the bad moments because I have experienced healing and hope on the other side of my despair. I am grateful for our supporters– our financial donors, supply givers, prayer warriors, blog readers, post sharers… all of it. I have so many words I want to say, but they all seem so inadequate to express how deeply thankful I am. “Mil gracias” from the bottom of my heart. What we do isn’t about us… it is about THEM. And it is about you. Because you have provided a way for us to go.
As we approach 2018, we look forward to The Lord using us to our fullest capacities. With the new year quickly approaching, now is the time for year end giving. If you are interested in supporting us, Click here to find out more. I’m not sure what all this new year is going to have in store, but there’s one thing I can say for certain… it’s gonna be good. 💛
You are part of this.
You are loved.
-Whitney
Here are some of my favorite pictures of 2017 <3
