We
have been in Tanzania for four weeks now and we have one week left to
go. It is one of the most unique and interesting landscapes I have ever
seen in my life. We are staying in Mwanza, Tanzania which has the
nickname “Rock City”. There are tons of different rock formations here
all surrounding the beautiful Lake Victoria. The place could not get
any more beautiful. I am in awe of the intricate detailing of God’s
masterpieces and the way He creates each place as an original work of
art.
completely different experience than Kenya but it involves a lot of the
same ministries. We are working with three different churches between
thirteen of us doing door to door evangelism, preaching, open air
meetings, visiting schools, working with children, etc. I have truly
enjoyed the ministry and I feel like my growth has skyrocketed in
Africa. The Lord has been speaking to me a lot and showing me things
like never before. I am learning more and more of who He is and all
that He has for my life. I have been able to focus on specific things
and I have spent a lot of extra time in prayer this month.
with another team all month and I have totally enjoyed being with
them. Some of my best friends on the race are on their team and I feel
like my growth has contributed a lot to the quality time I have been
able to spend with them and my team. I have just been enjoying the splendor of it all. I
have experienced watching God heal people this month, I have
experienced a ceiling falling in on my face and the humor of it all, I
have experienced a house full of the joy of the Lord with a strong
mother standing behind it all with the Lord holding her up, I have
experienced the Serengeti and the beautiful creation of the animals
here, I have experienced taking action for God , God has been showing
me things about my relationship, He’s being speaking life into me and
more.
had to give my testimony at an open air meeting outside yesterday and
got to listen to Brian preach afterwards. They had brought me a chair
to sit in and I politely sat down in the chair by myself but looked
around and realized every other person was sitting on the ground and I
felt weird so, I decided to get rid of the chair and sit down with
them. I scooted off of the chair and into the grass. There were tons of
kids sitting around and I just felt alive. I
felt God everywhere. I see Him in everything. He was in the nature, the
natural landscape, I was breathing in His air, watching the children
and the people moving around and Brian preaching with a translator with
the wind blowing in my hair.
about seven years old walk up with a little tiny infant on her back so,
I motioned to see if she would let me hold her. She plopped her right
in my lap and ran off to play. I sat and stared at this little life God
created in my lap so, peaceful and sound asleep. Aww…how could I ask for more? I
had given this little girl a break to be a child and I was having the
blessing of feeling the love of a mother for a few minutes.
My life is crazy and God is blowing my face off
but it has nothing to do with the place, it’s all about my Father and
Creator. It’s about seeing Him in everything and being sensitive to the
intricate detailing of who He is because He’s everywhere whether I am
in Barboursville, WV or Mwanza, Tanzania He is there at the same
capacity. It’s about growing so intimately with Him that you don’t miss
anything He is doing. You see Him everywhere you look and experience
life through His eyes.
This is my month in a
nutshell. I have more details and experiences I would love to get on
paper and share over the next week or so. I have not had the greatest
internet this month and my mind has just been taking it all in. I will
try to write more soon and cannot thank you enough for the prayers. All
of our teams could use prayers of protection for the rest of Africa for
sure. More to come soon…
