One of our favorite places to be in Ecuador is El Refugio. It is a camp located about 45 minutes north of Quito and is the site we’ve used to host our junior high camp the past 4 years. Last year the camp staff began working on an amazing new project – a tree house built on the side of a mountain. Our friend Paul has an incredible vision of the tree house becoming a place for people to individually connect with God through solitude retreats, as well as connect with each other when the platforms are utilized for team/group times. Last year one of the platforms was finished and they were working on a second as well as the rope bridge that connects them.
Courtney and I wanted to visit the tree house to get away for an afternoon before camp started. I found myself in the book of Numbers. (*I know, who reads the book of Numbers?!*) I was reading from chapter 22 and ended up focusing on verses 21-34. This section of scripture always makes me laugh, but it is also quite profound.
I won’t share all the scripture here, but I encourage you to read it. This guy named Balaam ends up riding his donkey and beating it three times. Finally, God enables the donkey to talk and Balaam has a conversation with the animal.
This prompted me to think. What will it take for me to listen to God? (*You know what I’m talking about?*) Sometimes God is speaking so loudly in our lives and we find it easy to ignore Him. Ironic, but true.
God used a talking donkey to get Balaam’s attention. What is He using to get yours?
For fun, read the scripture passage here. I put it in the King James Version because it will make you chuckle like a little schoolgirl!
Court and I were in the tree house on Good Friday. Before we left we sat together overlooking the valley and read the account of Jesus’ betrayal and his crucifixion. It was an incredible moment and a reminder – How many days do we not even take the time to acknowledge Him and the incredible sacrifice He made on our behalf?
Here are pictures taken in the tree house. It was truly amazing.
Word: A-Rae
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