It is so easy to go about life based on your own feelings. I was never a fan of short term missions but this trip has changed my mind. I felt that we came, brought hope, the name of Jesus, and some physical help to the people, but I felt that them we left them out to dry. I didn’t see any follow-up with the people. How can this be building up God’s kingdom? Well that is where the problem is.  I am forgetting that God is the ultimate power. I subconsciously doubt the power of God. I don’t trust that God has a plan for everyone, not just me. Jeremiah 29:11 says that God has a plan for not just me but for all.  He will bring someone in to disciple the people who hear about them. He does this in America, why can’t he do it in another country? I may not see the work of God or only be able to see how people are abusing the system but that is a human response. God is greater than any human. He is the only being that truly has unconditional love. He also has ultimate forgiveness. “Trust me,” says the Lord. “I will fill you with compassion that only I can give. Trust me.”
