Being back in Ecuador... I am so happy to be back. Especially on days like today. The sun is setting, casting sunsetting colors over Cotopoxi and Antisana, two of the mountains visible from my window... the view is beyond words and apparently beyond my camera, because the pictures I took fell short of the reality I'm seeing. God shows His glory so vividly.
Today after church I went with 3 other women up the Teleferiqo for a view of the city. Each woman is uniquely involved in prison ministry in Latin America. I spent the entire afternoon fascinated by their stories, by God's work through them, by the wisdom that oozed from them... after the city vista, we had the opportunity to go into the woman's prison in Quito. My mind is still taking it all in. One of the woman who was with us is an ex-prisoner. I asked her if it was difficult to go back into the prison for her. She said, "No, because if I hadn't been sent to prison, I never would've become a Christian. I probably would still be doing durgs or maybe be dead." She is a testimony of God. I'm still comprehending all that I saw and heard today, but I know God was speaking to my heart in ways that challenge me beyond myself.