~I wrote and titled this blog the first 3ish days of bring here. Before things went array. I laugh at the title of it now. Leave me in Tanzania and I will cry….serious.
Leave
me in Tanzania
Man
oh man…where do I start?
Well
we traveled 39+ hours on a greyhound type bus from Kampala, Uganda to Dar Es
Salaam, Tanzania last Wed & Thursday. Honestly from all the stories from
previous WR teams being in Tanzania, I was less than happy about going to this
country. But during the 39+ bus ride, I got to see Kilomanjaro, wild Zebra,
wild antelope, a sandstorm, & the beautiful African landscape. It was a
wonderful treat & I am beyond grateful for it.
We
have only been here for about 4 days now & well I love it! Day 1 with our
WONDERFUL contacts, The Lord gave me rest in my spirit from spiritual warfare.
I had no idea I was battling, but I know now that I am at ease, resting. The
Lord reassured me, DAY 1, that the place I am staying is known in the spiritual
realm & Satan has no foothold. God comforted me with the truth that He had
mighty high ranking angels standing guard around our place. I also felt like,
if I happened to die or something, these praying people would pray day &
night (night and day…Love you Ruth.) until I was raised from the dead. So with
all that, I rested VERY well the first night…not to mention I had a REAL bed!
(Praise the Lord!!!)
This
place that I was scared & upset about having to come to, I ABSOLUTELY LOVE.
I mean just leave me in Tanzania for the next 6 months. We haven’t gone out and
done any outreach yet, but we will start this week. Even without doing
outreach, we have been able to get to know our host family & church family.
And they all are FAMILY. I literally feel at home here. I just don’t know how
to communicate how great our family here is. They overwhelm us (in a good way)
with hospitality like no other. They always tell us “BE FREE.� Mmmm I love that
life they speak. I will share more later about my family here.
This
morning we have Sunday Service! Honestly I had not been to an African church
that I could say, “Yep…that’s exactly what I thought it would be like.� Until
this morning!!! We clap, sang, shouted (with our mouths, not our feet…lol.), danced,
etc. It was wonderful! At one point there was even a conga-type line making
it’s way around the church in a rhythmic dance. (The women said they would
teach me so I can dance with them next Sunday! Woohoo!!) There was loud music,
deep bass, bright colored dresses, behaved children, and solid teaching of the
Word. Ahhhhhhhh…I felt warmly welcomed & yet at home. It was wonderful.
**Be
praying for us this week as we start ministry:
T:
House-to-house visits
W:
Schools Visits & Cleaning
TH:
Hospital Visits
F:
Orphans & Street Kids
S:
House-to-House Visits
