Knowing that you´re exactly where God wants you in that very moment is one of the best feelings a person can have. The other day I was blessed to have one of those moments. After spending the morning with 4 different families in their home, one of the little boys decided to follow us back to the youth center. His name is Marlon, and he´s 12 years old. Our team had lunch, then I was in the group to go pray around the grounds of the center. I was by myself, so I asked if he wanted to go with me, which he did. I ended up sitting with him under a tree just talking about different things that I knew how to say. He shared some of his life with me, then we tossed mangoes back and forth. At one point, he was picking up a new mango, and I simply stood there embracing the moment. The weather was perfect, I´m in Nicaragua which is a beautiful country, throwing mangoes with a beautiful child…how much better can it get!? I knew that´s exactly where God wanted me, doing exactly what I was doing. It was beautiful!
Since that day, I´ve seen him around a few times, and he just gives me a big grin. His smile is precious! Today, some of us went back to his place to visit the families. Brett and I kicked a soccer ball around with Marlon for a long time. Spending time doing that is priceless! I´m definitely excited to experience more of these moments that I wouldn´t trade for anything. God is good!
