Something To Say

Today it took all that you had

You’re wondering if you’ll ever get it back

But the whole wide world is waiting for

Waiting for you to step out that door

Come on, let your life be heard today

You’ve got something to say

This song by Matthew West has been my anthem on many days this year. My absolute favorite part of stinting is building relationships with students at UASD and seeing God work through their lives. It’s amazing though, how things like planning, daily frustrations, and emotions can suck energy from me, at times leaving me feeling dry before I am about to step on campus.

Sometimes it’s all I can do to either play this song or think about the lyrics and trust that God will not only meet my needs of energy and compassion, but bring me life through my interactions with students.

On one such day this week, after juggling a few tasks that felt like a million, I got to meet with Daisy*. Daisy and I have been meeting regularly since the spring break team left so that we can talk about some questions she has about her faith in Christ. Each week, we’ve studied different aspects of our faith together. On this day, one of the first things she said was, “What are we learning today?” She said it with such enthusiasm that I couldn’t help but be joyful. Our two hours together flew by as she opened up more to me about her doubts and desires for her relationship with God—and shared chocolate! Later that day, I was knocked off my feet with excitement as I watched two of our Vida Estudiantil members lead Night Vida, something that has NEVER happened before! So cool!

So for everyone back home, or wherever you are, please continue to thank God for how much joy he is allowing me to experience through my interactions with students at UASD and ask him to keep refilling my cup (and while you’re at it, my 3 teammates’ too!)