One Footprint at a Time: A 2022 Colombian Reflection
We must choose one of two options when we are called to action: to ignore or defy what we are being asked to do, or, to rise to the occasion and step boldly forward, conquer our own insecurities, do the hard work, and answer the call being presented to us. The first time I joined a team to travel to Colombia, it was a last-minute push to fill a spot. In 2018, I rang in the new year in the streets of Nicaragua. We were spending time learning the local work that was being done through the farming programs within the cities, feeding programs for children at the dump, and getting shoes for children and farmers. I had just returned and had caught the mission’s bug! I was eager to serve where the need called, I would answer. I was quickly approached by a team leader and was told about the need in Colombia. What a great way to get introduced to Colombia, join a team the month before they leave [not once, but twice]! High above the Caribbean Sea, I got the low down about what we were doing...
