This is Oscar. Oscar is literally the primary example of the heart of Guatemala people. Oscar grew up in a community that had a lot of gang activity. Through a follower of Christ he came to YWAM where he did discipleship school and now is a full-time staff at YWAM (Youth With a Mission). I won’t share his testimony because I wouldn’t be able to do it justice, but I can share with you what I witnessed. Oscar was a reminder of Jesus, wherever he went people knew him. He has the privilege to roam freely wherever he wanted in the different zones, without fear. God has given him the ability to cross gang boundaries that no one else is able to cross. And where ever he is going he truly sees the people he is with. He doesn’t see them as gang member or drug dealer, he sees their heart. It’s like how Jesus didn't care if they were Samaritan, Jew, man or women. He only cares about their heart. While traveling with him on every street we walked Oscar knew someone and he would stop, give them a hug, a chócala (high five) , a fist pump. He would ask how they are doing and not just expect the classic automatic fine or good response. He wanted to know how he could help, how he could sympatize, how he could pray for them, and he just wanted to hear about their life because he genienuiely cared. And he isn’t ashamed of his community he is proud of it. He shared his love for them with us. He took us to his community where we got to act out skits, sing songs with dance moves (I got to help create;)) color and play soccer. Oscar took the neighborhood which appeared to the problem and made it the feature. Instead of never going back to his neighborhood he sees it as an opportunity for a perfect ministry opportunity God has called him to. A perfect place to draw with kids, a perfect place to play soccer, a perfect place to love people. He isn’t trying to change the way they live but rather meet them where they are at and see the beauty in their heart. It reminds me of a podcast I listened to where a man struggled with his backyard being swampy and he hired four different companies to install a septic system and they all failed. And then someone came in and prayed and asked God what to. God told him to use the water instead of try to get rid of it. They turned the water into a stream flowing through a lushes flourishing garden. They made what seemed to be the problem the solution. The disappointment was actually the feature, it just needed a little nourishment. Are there features in your life that you aren’t recognizing?