Most of my blogs are pretty deep I guess you could say, but for this one I’m just shooting to update you all on what life has looked like for me the past month.
Leaving Asia was very hard, a lot harder than I thought it would be. I remember in the first week of the race a teammate asked if I felt like I’d ever come back to Asia and I said “Hah, no way..” and time and time again Asia won me over and now I can’t wait to be back someday.
Many long flights later with a layover in Qatar my squad and I arrived in Johannesburg, South Africa. To my surprise I didn’t see any tigers or rhinos near the runway. After experiencing the not so safe [at all] JoBurg for the night we took a 20 hour bus ride to our future home for the month, Cape Town. Reflecting back on this month spent there is crazy, wild, and interesting to say the least. Ministry was sometimes sparse and rarely scheduled, but we spent lots of time walking and talking to people, preaching on trains, running camps, leading worship, and more people mingling sorta ministry in the streets. It was ministry that taught others, but also us as well which was awesome. For me personally, something as simple as preaching on a packed train brought out courage, boldness, and a complete reliance on The Lord which I had no idea was there.
Day to day life outside of ministry was exciting, challenging, and a learning opportunity. The biggest thing I learned in this regard was making everyday a day in the Spirit and in return allowing God to work through me in every waking moment.
This was one of the coolest months of my life. I saw another wonder of the world (the first was Angkor Wat) and this was one until 2011, (Table Mountain, Cape Town). I’ve gotten to ride trains hanging out the doors along incredible coastlines. I’ve surfed waves and looked up and seen mountains surrounding me. I’ve watched countless sunsets from our awesome rooftop. I’ve also got to spend memorable holidays with some of my favorite people in one of the craziest cities on Earth. The list goes on and on, but the bottom line stays the same : God is good all the time, and all the time God is good.
For those of you who don’t know I am currently in Lesotho, Africa after 28 hours in a crammed bus with the other 11 men of Gap D. We will be here for 3 weeks doing construction, preaching, visiting HIV clinics, and whatever else pops up. This month is called manistry and as I look out my cabin window at the mountain range I can tell you this month will be wonderful. This month will be quiet and a time to grow in intimacy with the Father just like Cambodia. After this month we will return to South Africa for a month then head to Nicaragua for the final 3 months. Time flies.
If you’ve made it this far I just want to tell you thank you. Thank you for your financial support, prayer, and everything else that got me here and keeps me going. Prayers for our wonderful women of Gap D along with the men here would be great. Much Love to ya
Merry Christmas ?
