She was sweeping her floor when arrived to bring her family to the malnutrition center at Hope of Life. As she swept, I was in awe. A dirt floor inside a mud house. I laughed to myself, AT myself, thinking how my tile floors actually looked dirtier than hers, as I had not swept in days.
She watered her plants that hung in makeshift plastic bottle flowerpots off the side of her house. Meanwhile,I had four dead tomato plants, a crusty old rose bush, and a few succulents on their last leg outside of my house.
She splashed water into her hands and gently combed them through her children’s hair. With a broken comb, she pulled her daughter’s hair neatly back into a ponytail. The other day, I picked the squished raspberry out of Flori’s hair and re-fed it to her.
Materially speaking, she had so much less than me, but showed so much more care to what little she possessed.
It reminded me of a Hudson Taylor quote, “A little thing is a little thing. But •faithfulness• in little things is a great thing.”
Lord, help me to be faithful in all things… especially in the small things.
Hi Whitney…. Love your post… Guatemala always brings me to a place that is so thankful for the simple things we take for granted…. You are living it every day with a beautiful spirit! This thing called “ministry” is a calling, and you and your husband do it well. Doesn’t mean life doesn’t have challenges, but it has wonderful rewards! Hope to see you early 2022!
Thank you for your encouragement, Sandy!!! You and Jim are an inspiration to us and our work here. Hope to see you soon!
Thank you, Whitney and Bryan, for serving so faithfully. Misty and I send up our prayers for you, your sweet family and your ministries regularly. What a privilege it is for us to stand faithfully with you in prayer and support. The Lord bless you!
With love,
Jerry & Misty
You all are such a big blessing and formative part of us being here. We are extremely grateful for your prayers and support!