We have officially been schooled

I can not begin to explain how my life has been impacted and radically changed in this place, not only through lessons and teachings, but also through the lives of people. Those that have impacted me the most have not been the beautiful or the strong, but the weak and the ‘insignificant’. Today, we were able to bring four disabled young children to the base where we are living. All four had some time of handicap and had been abandoned by their parents. At first it was very difficult to interact with them. They didn’t speak at all, they simply shook their head ‘yes’ or ‘no’. We had to help feed them, clean them, move them around, and they were completely dependant upon us. Three of these boys were brothers, from the ages of eight to thirteen. It was interesting watching them interact. They had their own type of communication and they always wanted to be around each another. The oldest almost guarded the younger, and there was this loving, protective, and dependent attitude shared by these brothers – they were in a way united, and united in love. It was such a beautiful picture. It’s interesting; God says he uses the weak to shame the strong. In these brothers, God demonstrated the beauty and necessity of love among brothers, not only maternal brothers, but those in Christ. I am convinced that these young boys, who are considered insignificant and useless, have put us to shame when it comes to love and unity. Here in Ensenada, when you are among believers, you call one another ‘hermano’ or ‘hermana’, meaning brother or sister. We are brothers and sisters in Christ, and it is such a testament to the outside world when we live in harmony and love. Psalm 133:1 says, “How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity.” Also, there is a multiple of occasions where Christ calls us to love, in fact, he states that the entire bible is based on two commandments, to love God and love those around us. So let me encourage you to follow the example of the ‘insignificant’, to mirror the ways of the weak, and live in unity and love. “Above all else, love each other deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins.” 1Peter 4:8