Even as God provides the smallest of creatures with everything they need, so much more will he provide for his most loved ones.
During my latest Mission trip to a very remote village high in the mountains of Guatemala, I could not help but notice the abundance of dogs. Scrawny, little, tough looking dogs, everywhere. At first it looked like they were feral. No one fed them, no one claimed them and surely no one cared for them, yet they were everywhere.
The people of the village worked all day getting enough food to take care of their families so why are there dogs in the village? As we worked and played for the week with the wonderful people of Nuevo Santiago Esperanza Maya I started to notice the certain dogs would follow some of the kids and adults where ever they went.
I never saw anyone feed or even pet their dog but none the less it became obvious that they laid claim to individuals. Never were any of them aggressive toward anyone in the village or us. At night you would occasionally here one barking away at something. Perhaps this was the symbiotic relationship that had been developed between these dogs and the villagers over the many years together.
Somehow, each and every dog was getting what they needed to stay alive and continue the habitation with their human friends. They would sleep or relax every chance they got yet at a moment’s notice they would be up and ready to follow or sound an alarm at an intrusion.
Even in the midst of poverty, God has provided for these creatures and not one spent the day worrying where their next meal would come from.
What a great lesson in trust these dogs of Guatemala could share.
Monday, July 19, 2010
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