🗓️ It's Not Hump Day

^{*I posted this previously on my personal site, but needed the reminder. Hope it hits you in the same way today.}

I’ve had the incredible privilege of serving alongside the beautiful people of Venezuela in the slums of Caracas twice now.

The communities we entered were among the most impoverished I’ve ever witnessed -- families living atop garbage dumps, beside rivers contaminated with raw sewage. The challenges were overwhelming: overcrowding, rampant crime, and little to no opportunity for employment.

And yet… they lived. They endured. They hoped.

Each morning, before sunrise, we’d load up into a van pulling a trailer full of supplies and make our way into the heart of the village. From sunup to sundown, we worked -- installing water systems, restoring schools, repairing huts, and perhaps most importantly, lifting spirits.

The long, grueling days melted together under the oppressive heat. The calendar became irrelevant.

Interestingly, none of the local workers wore watches. Time wasn’t measured by hours or minutes. We simply worked until our bodies had nothing left to give… and then, we rested.

One morning, while working beside Oscar, a respected leader in the village, I casually asked, “Hey Oscar… what day is it?”

His answer stopped me in my tracks.

“New day,” he said.

I laughed, thinking he misunderstood. “Right… but is it Wednesday?”

He just smiled and repeated, “No. It’s new day.”

Still not getting it, I pushed: “So… Thursday then?”

Oscar, with a wide, toothless grin, looked me in the eyes and said something I’ll never forget: “Brent, here, in this place… every day is just new day.”

That moment changed me.

Since then, I don’t do Hump Days. I don’t count down to the weekend. Tomorrow isn’t Thursday … it’s new day. And I plan to make the most of it.

Live fully in each day, my friends. Just like Oscar.

~ Brent

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Have a blessed day, friends! ~ Brent