Sabbath and the Waterfall

I woke up this morning greeted by the early rising sun. As I sat outside, thanking God for His sabbath, the jungle mist shrouded the dark trees like satin. It looked like a scene from a movie but I kept telling myself it wasn’t and that I am really here.

Sabbath school today was super good. Nate talked about the Jewish history of Rabbis and their pupils. Jesus called lowly fishermen to follow him, practically saying that they were the “best of the best”. Now, He calls us all to follow Him, wanting us to live and show others that we can be the “best of the best”.

After lunch we packed up to go to a waterfall. I was unsure whether to go or not because of my sunburns but I decided to attempt it. And I’m so thankful I did.

The truck ride there was incredible, I saw so much more of the jungle than I ever have. The different trees were spectacular! I felt like I was on an expedition. As we passed other long houses, delicately tucked away from the road, we waved at the native people. We must have been a strange sight; a truck load of white people with cameras and sunburns. When we finally stopped the truck, a man with a child in tow lead the way down a rocky trail to the creek we would follow up stream. At the creek we split off into groups. One going ahead faster and the others trailing behind. Dominic decided the trail guide was going too slow so he forged ahead of him. The going was rocky and in some places we had to cross the creek. It was totally unreal being miles and miles deep into the jungle.

They told us it would be an hour walk and that the waterfall would only be 10 feet, but it only took my group about thirty minutes. For a moment we thought that me might have passed it so Jenna, Alanna, Derek and I all swam in a shallow pool for a moment while Dominic and Logan Villereal went ahead to search for it some more. It didn’t take long for Dr. Carter to catch up and tell us that we should keep going.

It took only a few minutes for me and Jenna to race ahead and find it. The waterfall was not 10 feet tall after all, it was a good 50 to 60 feet tall! It was so beautiful and the water crashed down upon the rocks showering us with droplets of cool water. Swimming was amazing. The water was so cool and refreshing, just what we needed after a hard three days of work. There was a little space behind the waterfall so Jenna and I tried to get back there. We plunged through the great force of the cataract’s tumult, and when we got there it was awesome! Just the thought of being inside a waterfall was super exhilarating.

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Tonight we had a mighty rainstorm. The intensity of the pounding rain resembled the clash of a freight train on railroad tracks. A person could barely hear someone next to them talking over the crashing on the tin roof. I love the pure fear that storms instill in me for my Creator God. He is so mighty and powerful, so much more so than the storms He has breathed into existence. He is so much bigger.

I feeling super sick to my stomach. The flu has been going around and I hope I don’t have it.

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