Mexico: Rest of Day 1

I am going to try and finish the rest of day 1 in Mexico. I will be rewriting my journal entries. So please bear with me. Enjoy!
Once the tour of the dormitory was completed, the trailer and truck were emptied of luggage and food. With a lot of hands the work was quick.
Some of the group went for a walk down to a little shop at the end of the road to the Resplandor de Vida. I walked with Marie ( an older woman on the team). We got about halfway down the road and Marie turned around. I did finish heading to the street to catch up with the others. It was getting dark so we quickly headed back. Deb & I walked briskly and got back ahead of the others.
When we arrived back dinner was prepared. Hamburgers, salad and potato salad, Nothing Mexican Yet!
Right after dinner, Gary(head of Harvest Hands Ministries) gave us an orientation about what was expected & not expected of us while we were in Mexico. He explained some of the cultural differences we could expect and how as Christians we needed to present ourselves. After the orientation, everyone headed back to the dorms to get ready for bed. It had been a long day.
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What did I want to see God accomplish in my week in Mexico?

I want to see His Hand in my life. I want to see Him more clearly and see His heart for the people I am with and His Heart for me. I say I want His plans in my life yet I try to accomplish my own plans. I have tried to take things into my own hands and plans with little success.
How is He to accomplish anything in my life when I don't make Him the center? I have been making other things the center and because of that I have been on a little bit of a rollar coaster ride.
I desire so much & when I see others getting what I want I complain that it is not fair.
What is not fair is that I have not given God full reign of my heart. He desires all of me, not just part of me. I'm not being fair to Him. How is that fair? It is not! What am I going to do about giving Him all of my heart? Holding nothing back! When I don't give Him everything, it means I don't completely trust Him. However, when I trust I completely surrender my will to His Will.
Jeremiah 29:11-14 For I know that thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and go and pray to me and I will listen to you. And you will seek me and find me, when you search for me with all your heart. I will be found of you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back from your captivity. "
God was speaking to the Israelites. They had lost sight of who God was meant to be in their life. Yet, God in his love, compassion, grace & mercy came to them with hope. Just like the Israelites I've lost some direction and hope. I've lost some peace. Yet just like the Israelites God calls out my name. His thoughts fro me are filled with peace and He wants me to have a future with Him. I need to call upon Him, Seek Him and pray to Him, not with just part of my heart but with my whole heart. He says when I do that I will find Him and not only will He be found but He will bring me out of the captivity that I have placed myself in.
Thanks for listening.
Until next time.
Blessings to you~~~