Hannah's Laugh is Contagious

From Hannah Logue-

Today started off early. We woke up, had a really good devotional, which was a continuation of the sermon on the mount, and were on our way to Villarruita by 7:30. The drive was a mixture of sad and funny; we had to send Katherine Raymond on her way to the airport, and it was sad to see her go. Ironically, our day brightened up thanks to a bad traffic jam. I was in Tony’s car, and a Mexican driver tried to pass us on the shoulder. Well, Kathryn Compton (World Vision leader), who was right in front of us, was having none of that. (I would like to add that as I’m sitting here writing this, Tony is rapping to Brian’s guitar playing at the top of his lungs. Yea.) Anyway, she whipped the car halfway onto the shoulder to prevent what she later told us was, ‘Very bad behavior.’ The Mexican driver was reallyyyyyy irritated. Kathryn continued to block him from passing for several minutes. In fact, he never succeeded in getting past our blockade. The best part was seeing Kathryn roll down her window and give us a fist pump and a thumbs up. This incident doesn’t even begin to sum up Kathryn’s personality.

After we got to Villarruita, we spent the morning and early afternoon doing some serious manual labor. Tony, Brian, Marissa, Sarah, and Kaitlyn dug an irrigation ditch around the entire community center, while Mike and I measured and cut wood to build supports for the walls of the center. (Yes, Mama and Daddy, I did use an electric saw today!!! Tony was concerned that y’all may not approve; I assured him that I’ve been using electric saws since I was little. Even though that’s not entirely true….) It was a very productive work day, and a great time for our team to continue bonding.

It was so sad to say goodbye to everyone in the community when it was finally time for us to go. The women of the community told us how blessed they felt to have us there, and how much they loved us, and we thanked them for having us and also told them how much we loved them; it was an incredibly cool time of fellowship for all of us.

God has done amazing things this week. All of us are coming away from this trip having learned something about the greatness of the Lord. From our debriefing tonight, I would say that overall, we can agree that we have really seen the ‘realness’ of God this week. We are all also so amazed by how the people in these communities literally radiate the love of Christ. If everyone in the world, or even if every Christian, demonstrated the kind of love that these people, who have so much less than us, demonstrate, then the world would truly be a different place. I think also that all our hearts have changed in the way we view the poor; we realize the need to love them as Christ does. I can also say that, personally, I appreciate so much more the blessings that God has given to me; in addition, so much has been put into perspective. Things in my life that once seemed so important now seem so insignificant when I see how joyfully these people live, even though they have so much less than I do. There is truly something to be said for ‘blessed are the poor in spirit.

This has been an amazing trip. God has really moved and worked and it’s been incredible to see. Thank you all so much for your prayers and support. We love you all!

Over and out,
Hannah
Ps. Love you to the fam!