If you've listened to a Christian radio station for five minutes in the last few months, you've probably heard the song Do Something by Mathew West. It's a fun and inspiring song that quickly became the summer theme song for me and my group of friends. It makes you feel like you alone can do something to change the world, but what can we actually do?
In three weeks, I will be leaving the comforts of everyday life for a year of service in an orphanage in Cochabamba, Bolivia as a Salesian Lay Missioner (SLM). I love to do, to help and to see results. But realistically, what can I actually DO in the one year that I'm in Bolivia? I can't fix the water contamination problem, I can't feed every hungry person and I can't take anyone's pain away. So basically, I can't DO anything. So why am I doing this, leaving my loving mom and family, amazing boyfriend and great friends- and you know, food and water that doesn't make me sick? The SLM orientation helped answer that question.
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We're not going abroad to change the country or site we're at, we're going to LOVE. God's already in Bolivia and Brazil, South Sudan, Asia, Cambodia and Florida! He already has a plan for all those places and the people that live there, we're just part of that plan. God will just use our presence and love at these sites to work His plan! To touch a little girl's heart or to make her laugh, God will use me for something. Without our Lord, I am nothing, but with Him, I can be everything. I sill love the Matthew West song, but when I hear it, I know that I'm not the one doing anything, the Lord is doing everything.
