A week in Guatemala! I am already in such awe & wonder of what the Lord has been doing here. It’s really hard for me to process it all at times, the fact that I am even here in general is so surreal. As I process and try to communicate everything, something I am super grateful for is “Wonderful Table Time”, my team and I set this up as a value and norm before we left the states and it has been an incredible blessing and encouragement! Let me quickly explain...

The Lord clearly was revealing to us all that we needed to stop putting God in a box and we needed to sit in His vastness, His expansive love, and ultimately be in wonder of Him. So we collectively made Wonderful Table Time so when we sit down at each meal, all distractions are away and we talk about all the ways we saw Gods wonder that day. It’s crazy when you slow down, seek His kingdom and watch for the wonder what the Lord reveals. Truly He is WONDERFUL.

A glimpse into some of the wonder from this week that I wish you could all see too:

- Our new friend J, his beautiful eyes. I got to hold his shaking hands while his eyes filled with tears when he told us that he just wanted to be happy with God so he sat in the town square everyday talking with Jesus. Moved to tears myself to hear that with a heavy tremor in his hands his family had been taking advantage of him but all He cared about was the hope in the Lord and it showed, I saw Jesus in His eyes.

- The beauty of the Church, the Lord has opened so many doors to beautiful conversations like hearing testimonies and stories of teammates where again, you look into their eyes and hear the deeper, hardest parts of a persons life and it draws you closer into community and you see Jesus in their eyes. It just makes me become so overwhelmingly thankful for the redemption that comes from our Lord Jesus Christ!

- The Lord’s sovereignty and light in the midst of darkness. We went to a home visit and saw an Abuela (grandmother) who was praising and still experiencing Hope after losing her beloved husband after a long fight to cancer. I looked into her eyes and all the language barriers collapsed as we both looked into each others eyes and spoke the same language of love & compassion. Only Jesus can break those barriers.

I could go on and on about the wonderful things that happened this week from working at Eco Farms - an amazing farm that’s paving a way for long term sustainable farming to Guatemalans - to playing with kids at VBS, to Discipleship Wednesdays or Worship Room Thursdays to Street Evangelism and Kids Soccer Programs on Friday. The Lord is SO good and has already been moving BIG time here in Guatemala before we even got here. The coolest part is we just get to partner with Jesus in His work & just marvel at the Wonder.

The Lord brought me to these verses in my studies last week. I wanted to share because it has continually encouraged and cultivated a spirit of wonder in me -

Look among the nations and see wonder and be astounded. For I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe if told. - Habakkuk 1:5

I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. - Psalm 9:1

He tells us to just LOOK. If we look, we will see the wonder and be in awe. The Lord doesn’t just want to tell us, he wants to SHOW us. And then the only response when you start to see His wonder is praise and thankfulness. When I recount all the wonderful deeds my heart simply can’t help but be thankful!

So I ask all of you - where have you seen God’s wonder today? This week? This month? Or even overall in your life? Take a minute to offer up praise and thanksgiving to our Wonderful God. And as you go on each day forward, Look for His wonder. I promise you, it’s everywhere.

Please share in the comments below, I would love to share a Wonderful Table Time with you. <3

Nicole