In Progress...

So as I had mentioned in my last post we made about 100 bag lunch's after dinner then headed out to the "Red District" of San Jose. At the time when we were making all these meals, I thought that this was going to go a long way in getting opportunities to interact with some locals... but in reality, all our food was handed out in a little more than five minutes! I don't believe that you can see people so broken and in need of basic needs and not feel your heart move for them! We were able to distribute all of those meals as well as tracks and had a bunch of opportunities to talk to some of the homeless we were ministering too. To be honest, the experience went by so quickly, I still have yet to process what exactly happened, and we need to decompress some of this with our group. It does go a long way in making me appreciate what I have, and how God has blessed me. It's only by God's grace that any of us are where we are at in life and not on the streets. Again, the humility that God is teaching our group is almost palpable. I can't get over my own self-serving interests. Even as I remind our group to not grumble or complain but be as lights in the world, or to live with the mindset that to live is Christ and to die is gain I find myself putting "me" at the center of my world. I am so tired of fighting this fight of selfishness.

God is good though. Tomorrow we are looking forward to ministering in a church as well as participating in their Bible Club tomorrow night. We prayed for opportunities to plant seeds, and God is showing us the fields. Please pray that the harvest will be great!

Thanks for praying...

Josh

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