Beauty out of Ashes

We, as people, have ashes. No one can deny that because we live in a broken world. At cross-training this week we focused on putting our ashes to rest and seeing the beauty that has come out of it.

Isaiah 61:2-3 

“to comfort those who morn,

and provide for those who grieve in Zion—

to bestow on them a crown of beauty

instead of ashes,

the oil of gladness

instead of mourning,

and a garment of praise

instead of a spirit of despair.

They will be called oaks of righteousness,

a planting of the Lord

for the display of his splendor. 

God has made all of us beautiful in our own special way and we can already see as a group of 6 girls how God has laced our lives together before we even stepped foot into a house in a senior community mobile home park in Hollywood Beach. We each in some way have a part of each other’s story intertwined in our own. God is going to use us in some amazing ways. We have had team building exercises, testimonies told, solitude, fasting, conflict resolution, debrief training, learner/servant training, bible study, and the washing of feet all within the first 4 days of meeting each other. What a journey! We will arrive in Haiti in a little over 24 hours from now and I can’t wait. If God has already brought beauty from our ashes in the first 4 days, I can’t even fathom what beauty He will show and teach us in the first day, first week, first month.

Lord, I pray that we become your hands and feet. We are your servant, there to serve the people of Haiti. Teach us and show us how to be like Jesus and put you in the forefront of our lives. We want to show through actions who you are to the people of Haiti. SHOW US HOW.