So after 8 hours the other day with mayonnaise in our hair, going out in public with plastic grocery bags on our heads filled with mayo, taking our clothes and bedding to get washed, and sleeping all night without pillows or sleeping bags in the freezing cold, we still have lice. And here’s the kicker. All the girls on my team have scabies, too. 

It’s been quite a week.

I called my mom at a coffee shop and just started crying. Sobbing would probably be more accurate. And that was before the health problems and moving our tents for the 10^th time…and my sore throat.  

It really is crazy to me how quickly my emotions and life unravels when I’m not working on my relationship with God. He’s teaching me so much, and it’s so hard. Everything becomes so stressful and terrible when I lose sight of God. As I have been neglecting Him this week it has been one of the worst. I’m not saying I stopped talking to Him or anything, but I haven’t been growing in our relationship.

I put God on the back burner. He has shown me over and over just how bad things can get when I do that to Him. Then He shows me how good life is when my heart is right with Him.

Yes, I still fall. I fall hard. Even on a mission trip. And you know what?

He still picks me back up.

He still loves me.

He still gives me another chance.

This week has been hard, but man I wouldn’t trade it.

This week really, really stunk. And I still have lice. My head itches and there are probably little bugs crawling out of my skin as we speak. Honestly, I’ll probably continue to have lice and other critters throughout this trip.

But it’s okay.

And now I mean it when I say it.

My God hands out peace and Joy like candy on Halloween.

I just have to keep asking.