surreal

the compassion international blogger trip has been in nicaragua this week.  reading the posts has been surreal.  one, i know it.  i know the country and the people and it is familiar and tangible to me.  the dump and the homes and the faces are so similar to the people and places i am connected to.

i especially loved this post

http://shaungroves.com/2013/06/ive-seen-best-again/

two, i will be there soon.  i'm heading out saturday with a team from my church for eight days.  frankly, i'm anxious. i've never been anxious like this before a mission trip: i've had a headache every day this week, other physical ailments, my sleep has been sub par, and i'm already tired.  i guess you could say the enemy is on the prowl.

1 peter 5.8
be sober minded; be watchful.  your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

but you know what?  he's not the real lion.  he won't win.  my king will.

revelation 5.5
and one of the elders said to me, "weep not more; behold, the lion of the tribe of judah, the root of david, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals."