Let Me Be

Day two here in Costa Rica has passed. Today we only went to one place in a neighborhood called La Carpio. We went to a church and first performed the drama for the children's group at the church and then we went and performed the drama in the middle of the street. La Carpio is known for being very dangerous but God was good and kept us all safe. Again I am going to tell about a few of the people I met. First and foremost I met Katie! She is fifteen years old and one of five. She has three sisters and one brother. She loves skateboarding and metal music. She enjoys making friends and video taping her friends doing various tricks on their skateboards. Her boyfriend however is a beast on a bike! She showed me a video of him donig some of his tricks and it was insane! She wants to grow up to be a teacher someday. She was so funny and really just enjoyed interacting with everyone with me as her interpreter. She even managed to give me a piggy back ride. She has been going to the church we were at since she was little. She was just a great and beautiful girl (I have several pictures with her) Nolan was a little boy I met later in the afternoon who I didn't get to know as well as I would have liked. I learned from his sister that he doesn't talk and he is two but he can hear just fine. It's strange because I met a little boy last year who couldn't talk. His sister's name was Maria Jose. She is 12 and in school and she also attends the church we were at but only she goes from her family. So I am praying that God gives her strength and support despite the fact that her family doesn't share her beliefs. Finally I met Theresa. She is the leader of the little kids program at the church. She has been doing it for 3 years. She doesn't get paid but it is a full time job! She is studying to become a pastor. She expressed that sometimes it is difficult to do what she does but she loves it nonetheless. After we were done with our time in La Carpio I was feeling completely drained (I still am) I think it is because of all the Spanish and translating. So I decided I was going to take a nap but as I was laying in bed trying to fall asleep I felt like I had a song stuck in my head but then I realized that this was a song all my own. So I had to get up and write it down and record what was going through my head. So here are the lyrics. 'Even though the storm may rage/ I get on my knees and pray/ to the high exalted God/ who can take my pain away// So let me be/ used by you/ and let me be/ consumed by you// I'm going out into your world/ and following your call/ to set the people free/ just as you have done for me// So let me be/ used by you/ and let me be/ consumed by you// Cause you are my God/ you are my deliverer/ and you have remained/ and you won't leave ever// So let me be/ used by you/ and let me be/ consumed by you// You have remained// and you won't leave ever// I´ll be consumed/ by you forever//' I'll post myself singing it at a later date when I have the technological capabilities.