Joburg hasn’t been the easiest place for me, and you know its hard to put a finger on why.. I dont think its one thing, I think its a bunch of small things.. the combination has been trying to say the least! I would say from experience that its harder adapting back into REAL LIFE.. then it is leaving america and heading into the middle of nowhere!!! so you can imagine my excitement when our contact approached us with a weekend get away to…… no where else but the BUSH! yay*!!!!! As much as I knew I missed the bush, I fought with God about going. What about the things I would miss out on this weekend with the rest of the team? I was going to have to give up comforts of a nice house with lots of “things” and go back to living with nothing. But I had continual confirmation I had to go, and I knew deep down that it was what I was yearning for! So me and 5 others grabbed our tents and headed a couple hours north to a remote village, and there i found my smile again.. i found my joy again.. i found PEACE! oh my goodness it was such a blessing for me to get away and just get back to the basics. I didn’t realize how much my soul needed the simplicity. I didn’t realize how much the distractions of the real world were taking away from my relationship with God… no cell phone disruptions.. no urgent e-mails to get to.. its nice.. its really nice : ) i love everything about simple living!
