Serendipity

Last week I spent some time in San Pedro La Laguna, one of my favourite places in Guatemala. I had a couple of work reasons to be there, but also used it as a study week, reading and writing for an essay for my MA course.
It was great to be there - a wonderful place to be able to disconnect and focus (as well as start each day with a swim!).

'Don´t let the goal of your journey blind you from learning about your purpose along the way'.
That was a great quote from one of the books I was reading. It´s taken from the story of the Princes of Serendip (related by Lederach in his book, The Moral Imagination) -- which is apparently where the word Serendipity comes from -- a sense of taking notice of and being grateful for the surprising blessings which come along whilst we´re on our way to somewhere else. That is so often the experience in missions - when we have a clear purpose and goal, and yet God brings us lessons along the way that we didn´t expect. It´s always worth taking notice!