My trip home

Today has been one of the best days yet. This morning we went to the Nazarene church in town. This was the first weekend that we have been in town on a Sunday and we were excited to go to church. The service was wonderful. We sang many songs and the preacher was great. The congregation welcomed us with open arms. Being able to share the love of Christ with each other and to know that we were worshipping the same awesome God was amazing. After the service we met a wonderful couple named Ingrid and Yaced. Ingrid teaches English as a second language. Both of them are very active in the church. They were so kind to us and treated us like family. They invited us to go to a nearby town to watch some people in their church being baptized. We showed up to find that they were being baptized in a pool at a tiny waterpark that was closed. Ït was cold and rainy and one of the most beautiful experiences i´ve ever had. Before the baptisms the preacher spoke about the commitment we make when we are baptized. He prayed for the young people and asked that God would help them to live a Christ centered life. I could feel the Holy Spirit moving as we sang ¨All to Jesus I Surrender.¨ As i stood there and watched these 8 young people being baptized i realized in a new way how the love of Christ unites us all as one family. Although I didn´t know anything about these people, they had opened their hearts to me and had allowed me to share in this intimate moment. When Ingrid and Yaced dropped us off they told us to come by or call anytime we needed anything. ANYTHING!! They stressed that they were there for us whenever we needed them. I felt as if I was talking to a member of my family from home. As we walked away i realized that iI felt different than I have in a long time. I had a peace about me that i hadn´t had in Xela before. And then I figured it out...I had just been home. I had just spent the day with my family. I had just shared in a precious moment with my brothers and sisters in Christ. As I write this I can´t help but tear up at the power of God to meet us in the many different places in our lives. Thanks be to God for my trip home...