Finding Gold in Goo!

What a crazy few days I've had.... living in a foreign country can leave you wondering ," how long will this feel foreign " more times than not... it seems like every day you see one more thing that you didn't know was here, a new word (hopefully in correct context) , a new challenge ..often spiritually that leaves you feeling like you're looking from the outside in. It always amazes me how the Lord, who has clearly called us here to work with the people here in Guatemala, is so faithful to give us "gold" with the "goo". For example, last week precious friends were here with us ..that's the Gold ... the Goo being that I felt like I had the flu all the way up until the last day that they were here. Then, a nagging tooth ache led to 2 fillings yesterday that are suspicious as to whether they will need root cannal (S) done on them. That is GOO ... The Gold is that God provided a friend to drive me to the appointment , she waited for me despite her dislike for drilling and brought TONS of laughs to my really uncomfortable and HUGE mouth ! Then (yes , there is more~ smile) ...GOO....I had a reaction to the novacain (sp?) and felt like my heart was going to jump out of my chest ALL night long... TONS of anxious thoughts that were really messing with my head. The GOLD was that I was able to struggle with some areas of my life that clearly need attention and I have been SLEEPING through them long enough... today, they feel dealt with.....there's more... GOO, today I backed into a motorcycle that was parked behind my car..(LITERALLY) almost right behind my car at my neighbors house... he had a propane tank on his bike.. As soon as I tipped it ( ok ..backed into it) .. Grayson and I watched it fall over at a SNAILS pace...terrified of the propane tank i ran to the neighbors house... DON"T know the Spanish for ..hey ! I've just hit your bike and will the gas tank explode??? ... therefore, I drug him out and showed him the bike .... all of the sudden the whole  bike didn't work... he wanted to take it to the shop and get an "estimate"... he had several pieces duck taped on ..seriously.... The GOLD...Frantic , I ran and got Cooper who tinkered around on it for about 30 minutes. He got the oil leak to stop and the guy on his way for the price of a new helmet and front light... I was sooo grateful... here and in other countries where it is every man for himself... I probably would have ended up having to buy him a new bike... thankfully, Cooper threw out an amount of money to replace the items..the man took it... and rode off... I only have to work through knowing that he knows where I live now~ smile~ somehow, looking back on the last few days...I am certain that God holds me in his hands and that his work will be done... I am safe dispite the obstacles.If nothing else comes of this.. my neighbor who was there watching the whole thing knows that David and I will not run from our responsibilities. I hit him and I was able to pay him for the damages and Cooper probably has his bike running better than it did....I am trying to remember that God wants to reach people around me with me being me. Whatever comes my way... bringing glory and HONOR to my king... it'll always be one thing to profess Jesus and another thing to LIVE Jesus... in my opinion, the really beautiful stuff is when people can hear and see both. In perspective of that... it's all GOLD!