We are done in Africa. I can not believe how fast the time went there. I feel like we there for only a few days. We are currently in Nicaragua. We are at Salt and Light Ministry’s. We are working with young boys and young men ages 7-14. They are adorable and remind me a lot of my nephew Evan. Kids are the same all over the world. They just want to be kids. We will only be here for to weeks, then we will go to the AIM base for the remainder of our time here in Nicaragua.
One thing I learned in Africa was I am who God made me to be. I am not like any one else I am uniquely made. I am different, and that is ok! I did not go to college. I do not like shopping, or really anything to do with malls and public places. I do not like wearing dresses (only on occasion). I prefer to be in the woods with my dog than around a bunch of people. I don’t like doing my hair. I’d prefer to go kayaking than get my hair done. I love to run. I love climbing trees. I am sarcastic. I am quite, and shy around new people. Until you get to know me you realize I am not quite at all. I am funny in the way I make myself laugh more than I make any one else laugh. I’m a tom boy. I love camping over a hotel. I’m simple I’ve lived out of a back pack for 6 months, and I love it! I have tattoos. I have scares. I am rough around the edges. But really I am very sensitive to peoples feelings. I love to sing, but am very shy. I love my dog. I love my family. And when I love, I love hard. I don’t just give you a piece of my love I’ll take a bullet for you. I’m artistic, I love to paint, draw, take photos, make videos. I would do anything for my Family. I am loyal. I am strong. I am humble. I am who God says I am! And I am great in his eyes. The best piece of creation he could have made. I was made to love like him. I was made to worship. I was made perfect every flaw, every wrinkle, every scar.
Learning to be comfortable in my own skill is something I have learned to be. I can not and do not want to be like any one else. I am the best thing since sliced bread, and God did not make any mistakes in creating me! He did not make any mistake in creating you either! Every flaw is beautiful. Every quark makes you who you are and you are perfect! Learn to love your self because you are worth loving. You are amazing and wonderful!
Another thing that I learned in Africa was that no matter how much I think I know there is always something more to learn. And the more I get to know God the more i realize about myself. The more he reveals the more I realize just how little I know about him. I am just a child in his eyes. He wants to provide for me, and protect me, and love , me. He wants to teach me new things. And all I have to do is stay teachable. I will never know everything their is to know. I hope that I will never know everything. What kind of God would I be serving if we where able to know every part of him. That would make him a limited God.
I am happy where I am at. I am happy with who I am created to be. I am happy! And I have God to thank for that!
Life is good, it is hard but it is good. And with God he makes every hard thing worth going through. One of my favorite verses in the bible is this Romans 5:3-4. This verse talks about going through trails. How endurance builds charter, and character builds confidence!
God has shown me so much about himself. We are have 5 months left to go on this journey I can wait to see what else God reveals about himself to me. How much I will change in the next five months?God is good. God is faithful. God is my provider. God is my protector. God is Love. God is my father and he loves every piece of me. Just as he loves every piece of you!!
