I CANT SPEAK SPANISH, BUT I CAN SPEAK LOVE

I have been in Quito, Ecuador for a whole month, one whole month, of so much joy and many sweet moments that God has moved in. As I have taken time to reflect over this last month, I would love to share with you all, one thing that I have been learning while living in a country in which I cant speak their language. I have to be real with you, this has been the hardest thing about living here in Ecuador. It hurts me that I can’t listen to the stories of the many sweet girls, whom God has placed on my heart to talk to. It hurts me that i can’t say  a sweet message to the sweet women I passed by one the street, without having a translator with me.

One night I was so frustrated in myself for not learning this language of a people I love very much, I was heart broken at this fact, until I laid this at the Lords feet. Once I let God into what has been on my heart, and what hurts me, God showed Me a whole different side to language barrier, that changed my life. As I was talking with the Lord, He reminded me that the Lord doesn’t need a certain language to move. He has love and thats enough. The Lord showed me that even though I can’t understand their language, I can understand even more, because of Gods love. After the Lord showed me this, my eyes were open to the simplify of communicated through love, not a language.

 Colossians 3:14 says” Above all, be loving. This ties everything together perfectly.” So I sat with the father and his sweet love went before everything I did. Love is all I needed to commutate , love opened up so much more than speaking. Through love I was Able to see a smile, with white pearly teeth, a laugh that I will never forget. Sweet dances in the kitchen while  making food for sixteen people. Sweet hugs and joy. When I abide myself in the fathers sweet love for me and is children, and clothe myself in that love, than all people are going to see in me is the fathers love and let me tell you that communities something so much bigger than saying hi. It communicates love that can shake off any and every barrier that the world has put in place.

When I have love, I really have all I need, and yes I am still learning Spanish, their was one girl I met the other day and I have the opportunity to spend the following days with, she’s the reason I need to learn this language, but thank you God for your love that communicates through any language and any person! Yes, I can’t speak Spanish , but I can speak love. Friends love is the most beautiful language, I pray that you bind yourself around and clothe yourself in it.

Thank you for loving me by reading this, it means the world to me that you take time to read what the Lord is doing in the world and in my life. Love you all!! – Kaitlyn