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So many things have become normal on this trip.

                              Spiders in the shower.
           Seeing if my aim is good enough to throw the ants that crawl across my bed out the tent door.

                                 Bugs in my food, in my hair, in my tent, in everything.

                            Never, ever, ever knowing what's going on.
     "Church is in five minutes, we need someone to preach (sing, do drama…)"
                                                                                            Talking to God. Hearing Him answer.
                  Seeing prostitutes, the homeless and glue sniffing street kids.
                                                                                                   Not wearing makeup.
                                                                   Always being stared at.
                                         Talking to strangers.
                                                 Travel days, buses, flying, airports, trains, motorbikes, matatus, tuk tuks.
                             Beautiful sunsets.
                                     Feed back and team time every day.
                                                                      Needing a translator. 
                                                                CHURCH, CHURCH, CHURCH, CHURCH, CHURCH.

People trying to sell me stuff. "Tuk tuk? Oranges? Jewelry? Some pots? Some pot?"
One other thing that has become normal for me is renewal. I wrote about this is Thailand, but I think it's so important that I'm going to touch on it again. The importance of renewal. Giving up the feelings of yesterday. Not being content with where you are now. Pressing forward. Realizing that your image of God needs to be constantly given up to him for his revision. Understanding that your problems in this moment are not going to last forever. Knowing that God is probably not going to work or speak to you the way He has in the past. Learn to let God be your refreshment. Let his JOY be your STRENGTH. Learn to let God renew you from the person you were years ago, weeks ago, days ago, moments ago. Like the setting sun reminds us that tomorrow will always be a new day, remember that our lives in God were designed to be ever renewed.