Just That Simple. Jesus.

It's me, Gen, living in western Mexico- where cacti grow in abundance, where people have the most beautiful, tan skin and dark eyes, where there are an endless amount of speed bumps, where it is not at all uncommon to just stop in at a friend's house uninvited, where tortillas and beans are the staple food, where there are lots of children, where it is warm, where people still ride horses as their way of transportation, and where the love and light of Jesus are needed- desperately. And that is why I am here.

On my own, it isn't easy to hand a glass of fresh water cheerfully through the window to a thirsty, street child when I'm having a "bad day."  It isn't really exciting to mend a pair of pants or a skirt when the heat is almost too stifling, or when the needle on the sewing machine just decided to break for no apparent reason. It isn't easy to learn and speak another language either. 

It is easier, though, to cheerfully hand a glass of water to a needy child, and flash a bright smile... because I know deep within myself, that if I do that small act of kindness, it is loving Jesus. It is then, that Jesus can love that child through me. 

It is easier mending clothes on a hot, humid day, knowing that someone else will be blessed; someone that Jesus loves.

It is easier putting forth effort to learn another language knowing that I'll be a much greater blessing and help if I can communicate with the beautiful people of Mexico; people that Jesus loves.

It all comes down to one reason. Jesus. Just that simple. Jesus.

It is fulfilling serving this Jesus. Service is love. If this is how, at this time and place, that I can love Jesus, then my heart is willing to be a loving servant to the Mexicans, and through that, Jesus will love them and draw them to His heart.

That is what is so exciting about living here!