{"id":434,"date":"2018-07-24T17:05:25","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T17:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/meetnostrangers.com\/?p=434"},"modified":"2018-07-24T17:06:27","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T17:06:27","slug":"thefinalcountdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meetnostrangers.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/24\/thefinalcountdown\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s The Final Countdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s the last week of the DTS and I’m having mixed emotions.\u00a0 Part of me is extremely excited to get back home to see my friends and family, but the other part of me is sad to see this experience come to an end, July 28th.\u00a0 I do know that just because the DTS ends, it doesn’t mean that God will stop working in all of us.\u00a0 My journey as a missionary is only beginning, and I’m looking forward to seeing what else God has in store for me.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, let’s talk about these past two weeks.\u00a0 We spent two weeks in Andalucia (south of Spain) working with children.\u00a0 Very different experiences, but very enjoyable, nonetheless.<\/p>\n

The first week of the two weeks, we were in Almunecar.\u00a0 I absolutely loved Almunecar and all that it had to offer.\u00a0 The beach was in walking distance of our place of residence, which was amazing!\u00a0 I spent every morning, during my time with God, at the beach (except for one day).\u00a0 Being at the beach is very difficult to not see how great is our God.\u00a0 He is absolutely the most incredible Artist there ever was and ever will be.<\/p>\n

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I never really spent any time playing at the beach during the day, but I did have some really cool moments.\u00a0 One night, Carina and I decided to walk to the beach and ended up in the water as well.\u00a0 The “I’ve seen way too many movies” in me was a bit uncomfortable because being in the water at night, without a light, and not being able to see what’s in the water, sort of freaked me out.\u00a0 With that being said, I didn’t spend too much time in the water that night, but I did enjoy it.\u00a0 The stars in the sky were absolutely gorgeous and very calming though.<\/p>\n

Almunecar brought many different feels – we had the opportunity to work at two different disability centers and hosted our Kids in the Park each evening for the church with whom we went to work.\u00a0 During the days that we weren’t at the disabilities center, we went to evangelize in the streets.<\/p>\n

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The disabilities center was absolutely the sweetest.\u00a0 There were moments of discomfort, but not uncomfortable enough to make me run away from the opportunity to share God’s love.\u00a0 I remember leaving both centers thinking how grateful I was that God chose me to be part of this team, for these very moments.<\/p>\n

Something that I God spoke to me about, while in Almunecar, is to always remember what God has already done for me.\u00a0 Don’t forget, because that’s exactly what the enemy wants me to do.\u00a0 Remember what God has already done for me, will help me through those difficult moments that will arise, again.<\/p>\n

I love that God gave us this opportunity in Almunecar.\u00a0 There were many moments of discomfort, for me:<\/p>\n