My dead heart, now is BEATING.
The only thing I can think to write, each time I try, is how amazing and wonderful Jesus Christ is. And I am so UNBELIEVABLY thankful that Jesus Christ picked me up from where I was at and placed me on a journey that has changed, and is changing, my life FOREVER. I can’t even…in English words, write a blog.
I don’t think I can explain to you everything that has happened in the past two months. Except to say that God is PERFECT, He is good, He is mighty to save, He is beautiful, He is an artist, He is THE Lover of my soul,
As one might expect on a trip where you travel so much, get so exhausted, see so many different things, that you hit a HUGE range of emotions and I have definitely had my share of “OHMYGOSH you have got to be kidding me.. I want to go home RIGHT NOW,” and “I never want this moment to end,” and “Are you serious? Is this really my life right now?” and well pretty much anything you can think of. But now I feel as though I’m coming to the realization that this year actually will end.
The first half of the race seemed to go by SO slow. Each month felt like 6 and even looking back on it, it seems longer than it was. But once we stepped off the plane into Africa…time sped up tremendously. I’m not really sure why…but I just had a realization the other day that in (now less than) 4 months I will be going home (which I am excited about) but I will no longer wake up next to people, now my family, who have changed my life.
One of the MANY things I have learned on the race thus far is how BEAUTIFUL community is. How beautiful my sisters are. How beautiful it is to wake up next to them EVERY single day. I think before the race I was afraid of how I would get along with my team, or how the community life would work out…and I could NEVER have imagined meeting such wonderful people. On goodness. gracious. And Phoenix. I am amazed and blessed at how much God has blessed me and I am actually unsure of how I haven’t known these people my entire life.
I am in love with Jesus Christ, the race, Africa, home, my family, my sisters for life, my community. Thank YOU all for reading this. And praying for me and supporting me. You are as much a part of this journey and for that I am TRULY grateful. So I’m hitting the point where I don’t waste any moments on the race…because I’m trying to just know that this won’t last forever and it shouldn’t last forever…but for this season…I am so thankful to Jesus Christ…who picked me up from where I was and just poured His love on me.
Hallelujah!
