Mexico - Day 4

It is hard to believe that we are already in the midst of our last full day of work. At the beginning of the week, we thought our time would last forever, but suddenly we are nearing the end. Work today has been very good so far. We seem to have a lot of people coming through and have been keeping busy all morning. It feels so incredibly good to be able to help so many people. The auto refractor that I talked about has been fixed so yesterday and today we have been able to move people through there quite rapidly. There is still a grand need for patience as the pickings are getting slim. However, God is so good, and there have already been several times today in which He provided the perfect pair of glasses.

I realize that I am beginning to sound redundant, but PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE pray for health!!!!!!!! Today two girls stayed back at the hotel because they are sick. Last night we were calculating, and we determined that there are only about 5 or 6 team members who have not had some sort of illness since we have been here. Many are feeling better now, but everyone is kind of on edge wondering who might get sick next. Your prayers are not only appreciated...they are NEEDED!

Something else that you can continue to pray for is our relationship with our translators. Yesterday I was caught off guard when I was working with one of the Mormon translators. I had turned around to bend some glasses, and when I turned back around, the Mormon was giving a tract to the Mexican man. I was a bit resentful because I kind of felt like the Mormons were taking over our mission. Actually, something we've all been thinking about this week is whether or not the love of Jesus is being shown to these people. Our desire is to do His work while we are here. As we talked about this last night, someone pointed out that God is big enough to use anything that we do for His glory. I guess we just need to trust that His will is going to be done.

Last night our after dinner debriefing time was really excellent. People had the chance to share several good things about the day, as well as frustrations. It is so encouraging to know that we all share the same frustrations. God has truly blessed us through every member of our team. Today we have been even more unified in our work. I feel like God is being so good to us, even amidst all of the sickness and frustrations.

Tomorrow is a half day of work, and then we plan to visit an orphanage in the afternoon to deliver all of the toys that we brought with us. It should be good. Saturday is a day of resting and more exploring, then we head back to beautiful Upland on Sunday. This may be the last time I get to write (I have no idea) so I will just take this opportunity to say again Thank you soooooooo much for your prayers. Please keep them coming!!!!!!

- Emily