New! This is my reality, new team, new continent, new knowledge of cutler and society, and new challenges. Which all brings me to new ways of growth. My new team had help me uncover blind spots in my life and walk with the Lord, the new continent has shown me new things that break my heart, but first breaks the Fathers heart. The new knowledge of cutler and society reveals ways I need to grow in loving all of Gods children right where they are and the new challenges have pushed me to lean into Christ great love more and more.
If I’m being honesty, this month has by far been the hardest and most challenging month. My team and I are living in the house with our ministry host and four of their children and to put it lightly a plethora of bugs and small creatures. Haha. Our ministry has been evangelism in neighborhoods and markets this far. I have been honored to have shook hands and meet countless captivating children in and through the neighborhoods. One day as we walked through the streets we went to do a home visit at one of the member’s houses and this is where I met a beautiful 2 year old girl named Precious. As we were invited into their home and her auntie informed the local Petranela, Abbigail, Catie and I that Precious was having tummy problems and showed us her enlarged belly button. We asked to lay hands on her and pray for her. As we prayed for her the Spirit of the Lord was so present and sweet Precious began to cry as we continued to pray. My heart was so captivated by her, as we walked away from the short visit I believed that that little girl was healed. I also prayed I would have the opportunity to see her again before I left Zambia. Lets just say Jesus is so sweet to me and opened up the door for me to see her during out reach the very next day. As I walked up to the auntie and all the little ones waiting out side for us cause the word had spread that the Mazoongoos (white people) were back. I saw Precious and imminently picked her up, her auntie informed me that her tummy was feeling much better and as I lifted up her shirt to see her belly button it was significantly smaller than the day before. It was a miracle! A miracle that I am here in Zambia, a miracle I crossed paths with a precious daughter of the Lords, a miracle that I not only saw her once but twice, and an absolute miracle that the Lord laid His mighty healing hand on her and I got to witness it. This month I have truly been faced with many challenges such as being a white female in this culture I have met harassment and oppression in the face. I have got a glimpse of anxiety from living arrangements and culture shock. And much more, but witnessing and being a tool for Precious being healed in the name of Jesus was and is worth it all!
So celebrate with me in all the Lord is doing in and throughout Zambia, and celebrate the Miracle that He truly is in all things. Pray for my team and I as we go into hospitals this upcoming week to tell many about Jesus and the sacrifice He made on the cross for us. I pray this season is a season of celebration of the miraculous birth of Jesus and the Miracle He is in your life. Merry Christmas!
