Today I’m thankful;
For getting to wash a muddy African car with my bare hands. It is easy to find joy in things when you have a community around you who is selfless and chooses to enjoy things like this.
For kids who barely speak English, but are still kind and giggly while helping me take down my hammock. Every morning I wake up to kids laughing outside the building I sleep in. Their joyous and humble hearts teach me more about Jesus every day.
For a squad meeting we were having that turned into a morning of dancing, worship, and praise (side note: Swaziland worship is the GREATEST).
For trying new things, like cooking for 50 people in our small African kitchen.
For the RAIN.
Nsoko, Swaziland has been in a drought for 2 years. Their rivers have all dried up. They literally dig into the river beds to drain out water to drink.
When we heard this, we started praying for rain. And last night it POURED. We woke up to a misty sky and wet Swaziland red dirt under our feet. That is Jesus people.
For the stars. For real. My friend Lydia talked about how the night sky is just a blanket to heaven, and the stars are a little bit of the light shining through
For the dirt always under my finger nails, no matter how many times I wash my hands. .
For friends who have already loved me so well. For people who fill me up and genuinely want to know me. For people who listen to my story and wipe my tears.
For team mates who set up my tent, cleaned the whole room we are sleeping in, hung up all my jackets, and organized all my things. I love surprises and acts of service is my love language.
For waking up at 3:40 in the morning to a CHICKEN in my room.
For the carepoints here in Swazi. Carepoints are places for kids to go after school to get food (most likely their only food of the day) and be discipled. Yesterday my team spent the day at the carepoint singing songs and learning about their discipleship program for the kids. Today we helped in the office organizing clothes for the kids who need it, picked weeds out of the garden where they grow vegetables and sugarcane, and worked in the office putting information into their database.
As I type this blog, I’m sitting on the top of a play ground while watching a Swazi soccer game. I’m thankful for that. Every day here is different than the rest. Life is simple and I’m loving it.
