Worship was incredible last night! Halfway through a song, the electricity went off! Can you imagine how dark it was then? No lights anywhere, for miles. The night was cloudy, so there wasn't even the glow from the stars and moon. Just darkness. But we kept singing in the darkness. I loved it. It was the first time I felt that I could truly and freely worship my Savior! I knew at that moment, no one was praising God for others to see, and there was no shame to be felt as we raised our arms and glorified our amazing God. It was an amazing moment, one I'll never forget. I was there in complete darkness, total solitude of just me and God, yet I was surrounded by the body of Christ, each in their own solitude with the Lord, while we all praised Him and worshipped together. We sang "How Great is Our God" several times, we never tired of singing the same lyrics...each time I opened my mouth, the words took on a whole new meaning. How great is our God?! I could feel the presence of the Holy Spirit there... I could feel the chill on my skin, the exhilaration of knowing that the Lord Almighty was with us. It was in that moment I knew Christ is real, He is living and He is the reason I took this "crazy" journey down here to Costa Rica!
One of our translators told us last night during Bible study that he had accepted Christ! Wow! It hadn't occured to me until then, that while we were going door-to-door, telling others of Christ, and while they were having to translate, we were able to be witnesses to them! Our team was overjoyed, that we had all the translators sit down and we placed our hands on them, and each said a prayer for them. 
Every morning as I sit here at my usual spot, I stare in awe at the splendor of this place. I have been reminded of what an awesome God we have! This place is like a sanctuary. I never want to leave, for fear that once I return home in the States, my busy, hectic schedule will resume where I left off, technology will once again rule my life, and I will become enamored all over again with materialistic things. I'll forget how blessed I really am, and I will go from trying to whole heartedly serve the Lord and letting others know of His enduring love, to wondering if my my outfit is stylish enough and if my makeup looks okay. I don't want to go back to that lifestyle! I want to stay this way, how I am in Costa Rica! The Lord has opened mu eyes up to a brand new way of living, and it's lovely! But I know when I head home next week, all these worldly things will be thrown in my face, I will once again be surrounded by it. And I am not anticipating it. 
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