I’m in Africa! Wow, the Lord has been so sweet to me here. He’s opened my eyes to so many new things that have helped me advance in my walk with Him. It was a little bit of culture shock the first few days here trying to get used to how things go, such as never really knowing a plan, but not being stressed, learning how people interact, etc. so most days start with me getting up to spend some quiet time with the Lord for about an hour before breakfast. Then, to be honest, I almost never know what the rest of my day will look like. Here’s some things we’ve gotten to do: we work in the public kindergarten to teach a class of 56 kids, we work at the reforestation sight getting to plant seeds, we garden with some other teams, we cut grass, and basically whatever we are asked!
Ethiopia is absolutely beautiful, especially the people. Getting to walk through the villages is my favorite. To see how people here live was a bit of a culture shock. To see their joy despite their living conditions was an even bigger shock. Africa is everything I expected yet nothing I could have ever imagined. The kids here are absolutely beautiful. On our first day teaching at the public kindergarten 56 little kids came running at us wanting to hold our hands and play with our hair. I don’t know if I’ve ever seen anything more beautiful; it was like 56 little Jesus’ running at me with the biggest smile and welcoming arms. That’s something the Lord has been teaching me. We are basically all little Jesus’. He was gracious enough to send His spirit to reside in us. He gives us authority and talks to us. Every smile is a little gift from Him. So I can find Jesus in every person I meet, because He’s in every person I meet-whether they know it yet or not.
To be honest, these past few weeks have probably been my hardest on the race, but they have come with so much growth. I’ve had to ask some pretty hard questions and walk through some tough things with the Lord. But he is so evident here and I’ve never been closer to Him. This may sound cheesy, but I’m head over heels for Jesus. He’s so good to me, and has revealed so much to me. One of the things I’ve been struggling with a little but here is knowing what to do after the Race, and the Lord has really been pushing me to dream God-sized dreams. But he’s also given me such a peace about because I now know that whatever I do as long as I’m chasing after Him, building the kingdom, and sitting at His feet I will be okay! I never want to lose this closeness to God because He’s more than I ever expected!
I know this is very short, but there is more to come! if you have any questions please leave them below and I’ll answer them in another blog. thanks for reading!!
to brokenness and back,
midge
