James 1:2-4
Day 16: Travel to Darien. June 28, 2011
Another crazy day. We drove two or three hours to our village in Darien. [Darien Jungle, Panama] We got there, and it's completely different than the islands. Our hut is huge compared to the islands, and it's one of the biggest in our village. Our village is right off a road, but it's very primitive. I called Mom tonight and asked if I could stay another month, this is so unreal.
Day 17: June 29, 2011
I was so sick, so I spent most of the day in my hammock. I threw up, it was nasty. I needed to grab a bucket. Ha! [Inside joke with my group] I called home again, it's $672 for another month, I know God will provide. I talked to Dad, he told me he had to put Maddy down. Everything went wrong that day I thought.
Day 18: June 30, 2011
I was half sick today, I forced myself to go to VBS, it's so much different from the ministry on the islands. These people don't really have a church, they need hope, they need life. I was still sick so I didn't get to do hut to hut again. We did get to go on boats down the river, the kids helped us guide the boats. It was super hard to push them upstream and everyone went through some crazy things. We prayed some tonight and I just kept thinking how much I didn't want to lose this fire once I go home.
Day 19: July 1, 2011
Today was my first full day of ministry, it's rough. We had over 130 kids at VBS, but most are unresponsive and don't get into it much. I still felt sick so hut to hut was difficult, these people seem like they're taking advantage of us. I know we're supposed to be servants. I'm starting to wonder if I can really stay another month, what was I thinking. I know it's in God's hands, oh yeah I got to hold a monkey today!
People who do not know the Lord ask why in the world we waste our lives as missionaries. They forget that they too are expending their lives ... and when the bubble has burst, they will have nothing of eternal significance to show for the years they have wasted.
— Nate Saint
