FAT, it’s an acronym we knew we needed to learn as we embarked on this journey, because eventually something wasn’t going to go as planned. Flexible Adaptable Teachable. Proverbs 16:9 was the verse we memorized as a team. “The heart of man plans his ways, but the Lord establishes his steps.” That being said, it wasn’t a bad day, it was a good day! It just wasn’t all we had planned.

The orphanage was one a new member of Vida Nueva wanted to introduce us to. The girls of the orphanage were quite a bit older, so the games and gifts we had planned didn’t work out. But the great thing is a new believer and member of Vida Nueva took the initiative to get involved in ministry. Awesome. Even though it didn’t go “as planned,” John Webb said that might be a place people from his church could start to minister.

Travel. Both flights Sophia and Chris were on were delayed. Parts…crew…weather…it’s hard to tell what exactly delayed the flight, but whatever it was, they got in 2 hours and 20 minutes late. But the good news is it was a good trip, and they got here safe and sound! The other good news is, it allowed a few of us to visit a lot longer with John and Kelly than we would have.

And the last random fact of the day is that “chivo” is delicious! Chivo is goat, something Steffanie mentioned she’d like to try while eating lunch with the Webbs. So after feeding us a feast for dinner, coffee and dessert, Kelly surprised us with some freshly made “chivo” from a lady in her church. Again, the hospitality of this culture is humbling.

So praise God that the Proverbs taught us everything we needed to know about how to handle things when a plan doesn’t come together.