humble beginnings
12/25/2018
Jesus. You are so incredible. I’m overwhelmed by your love that so easily took on the form of a baby; a helpless child. You, the maker of the universe came to save us, and arrogant and narrow-minded people. You came. You humbled yourself. And you saved us.
Last night our team went into town to enjoy a nice Christmas Eve dinner and to find WiFi to call and wish home a Merry Christmas. As we walked, the streets were filled with people selling things, hoping for one more sol to go home with that night. As we shuffled through, my eyes landed on an old woman sitting on the ground with a bowl of half rotted bananas sitting in front of her. She was shivering and her head was down. She was not begging for someone to buy her bananas. She just sat. In that moment, I was broken. There we were, searching for WiFi and searching for food; bummed to be missing home on Christmas but blessed to have each other. There we were, clinging to the fact that we were sacrificing and humbling ourselves by abandoning it all to be here. But still, we are blessed. We are so blessed.
That woman, on Christmas Eve brought her bananas to the corner to sit and wait. Broken and humble, she sat. Those were the humble beginnings You came into the world as. You came more like that woman than you did like me. And you left the earth more like her too. Broken and humble. Oh but what You had that I couldn’t quite see in her eyes was hope. You brought hope. You came humble, you endured brokenness, all for the sake of hope. That is what I’m clinging to this Christmas. That is why I’m here; to take Your hope to the ends of the earth. May I live like you did. Humble. Broken. Hopeful. I will never forget or take for granted the way you stepped into this earth.
Happy birthday, Jesus. I love you.
-Cam
“That is why I’m here; to take Your hope to the ends of the earth. May I live like you did. Humble. Broken. Hopeful. I will never forget or take for granted the way you stepped into this earth.” Love this- Love your heart Cami!
Tears fill my eyes, joy my heart and gratefulness my words… I am so blessed by you, my daughter!
Cami,
You have opened my eyes as well! You brought tears to my eyes reading your comments!
We are so blessed to be with our families and so blessed that you are in our lives! Being home on Christmas Eve, when you called Jen, was so special for all of us.Your writing and sharing your stories with everyone has so much meaning and also reminds us of how blessed we all are!
Stay safe and keep doing what you are doing. You are changing so many lives !
We love you! C.C.
Love this sweet blog, Cam! Love the Lord’s sweet revelation to you through a sweet woman on the street. Love you and can’t wait to be with you next month 🙂
Cami, your blog is profound and challenging! Thanks so much for sharing your experiences! Miss and love you 🙂
Cami…I so appreciate your eyes and heart to see what others miss. You’re awesome!
woof this makes me want to cry. i love your perspective and your genuine love for the Lord and for people. you see things so clearly. love you big, friend.
Great thoughts Cami be blessed love you ??????????????????
Great thoughts Cami be blessed love you ??????????????????