Oh Poop!

Well, first of all I apologize for not posting while I was in Guatemala. We had some crazy days!

So I will catch you guys up on all of the happenings of the week!

First off, can we just talk about poop, poop, poop, and more poop. Oh also projectile vomit and snot. Tuesday, our second day at the center was a tough one. All 13 of my babies had diarrhea, one vomited, and the rest had so much snot!
That day we probably changed 50 dirty diapers. I wasn't thrown up on, but cleaned up 5 children covered in vomit. And then right after I sat down after cleaning up vomit, I picked up a child and poop started pouring out of his diaper and onto my pants like I had turned on a faucet...

Tuesday was the hardest day to say the least. Not just because of all the poop, but because the reality of the situation of these kids hit me. That morning I helped with bath time and as I was undressing my baby, Abner, the reality of how skinny he was hit me. This baby has no meat on his bones and no muscles. As I picked him up to place him in the bath I just started crying. I had to hand him off to the nanny because I couldn't handle it.

As we were headed back to the hotel that day and the day was hitting me, a verse came to mind. I know it is a cliche verse for a mission trip, but it gave me hope that even in the short days that I was there, I truly had a purpose and God will use this time. Matthew 25:40 says, "For what you have done to the least of these you have done unto me." I am so thankful that even in the midst of all the poop and vomit and snot, all of it was use for HIS glory!

All for His glory,
Kati C.