Africa
(here is a little bit of my heart and what God has been stirring in me lately, I apologize if I am rambling!)
I have fallen in love with Africa! Yes I fell in love with the country, and not in the country!! hahahaha
I thank God so much for allowing me to spend the last 3 months of my race here in Africa. It seems as if God allowed me to chose this route that would end in these last 3 countries for a reason. In Africa I have found so much peace, beauty, joy, love, many smiles from beautiful children, warmness from people, and people hungry for the Word of God.
I am currently in South Africa, serving in my 11th month, my last month on my race, and we are serving in a children’s village in Durban, called Ingane Yami. This ministry focuses on rescuing children, rebuilding families, restoring lives, and releasing leaders. During this month we’ve done some construction work, some gardening, and having one-on-ones with the precious children. Our current living conditions are actually pretty rough, as we live in our tents, cook in an tiny portable stove, have porter potties, and shower in a tiny outdoor shower. I’m sure that many people would say, poor you guys! However, no! We are not suffering, we are loving it! The people whom we get to love on this month make it all worth it!! From our ministry hosts, to our local South African pastor that we get to work with, to our beautiful children from our village, and our beautiful church.
God knew what He had in store for us this month, and it’s been wonderful so far. I have learned how to love in so many different ways here in Africa because of the love that I too have received from God, and I pray to God that what I have learned so far I can take home and be able to love on others the way that God has shown me His love here in such magnificent ways.
This part of my life will soon be over, I will be home in about a week, and I am excited for the fact that I’ll be home and be able to hug my family and friends. However, I know that the love that God instilled for Africa in my heart will forever stay there, and if He calls me back into the mission field, my heart will be more than happy.
I can say, that I enjoyed this journey, and my heart feels led to continue on the mission field. I don’t know all the details yet, as I am trusting in The Lord for His guidance on my next steps. What I feel led is to be home for a couple of months and share with my church and friends what The Lord has shown me this year, and have my heart and ears ready for His next call for my life. What I can ask you from the bottom of my heart is that you join me in prayer as God leads me on the next steps in my life along with Him, so I can be obedient to His calling, even if that is going into the unknown once again!
As Romans 8:10 says, the joy of The Lord is my strength, and His joy has been my strength in these past 11 months, and I trust that His joy will continue to be my joy as I want for His direction on the next steps on my life.
My love story with God and Africa is not over yet, I will be waiting patiently from The Lord whether He wants to bring me back to this beautiful country, or if He wants to send me elsewhere, or if it’s staying home. I trust in The Lord!
THANK YOU for your constant prayers and support. Thank you for loving me so much and coming along with me on this journey. This journey wouldn’t had been the same without your support! I am very grateful to all of you.
God willing, I will be in America on November 25th, and in my beautiful California on The same day! I would love to see all of you as time comes by and share with you all more about this journey!
Until than, I’ll be enjoying my last days here in S.A and loving them to the fullest!!
God bless you all!
