Why Do I Doubt?

At the end of last month AIM was sending teams to four different countries in Southern Africa, and we were asked to pray into where the Lord wanted us for this month. Our team felt sure we were supposed to go to Swaziland in July, and only one other team felt that way so we were almost positive we would get one of the two Swazi placements. Well nothing is for sure on the World Race, and we were a little disappointed when we found out we’d be going to Botswana, in the bush again. There were teams that haven’t experienced the bush yet. Why would they send us there again? After initial doubting of whether our squad leaders had made the right decision, we were obedient and got excited about what God could possibly have for us in Botswana. We would be working with Team Bling (so we became Spling!) and I’m pretty sure no other World Race teams have been there.

 

This was an amazing month. Actually, it was quite close to perfect. I love Southeast Asia and I know my heart is there, so leaving Asia and coming to Africa was hard for me. Honestly, I didn’t really want to come here and didn’t feel a connection with Mozambique the way I felt with Thailand and Cambodia. After last month I was ready to get off this continent. Botswana has redeemed Africa for me.

 

I’ve seen the Lord answer more prayers this month and seen our team grow closer than we thought was possible this year. Gods provision was unreal.

 

 

At the beginning and end of our time in Botswana we connected with the Walkers, an amazing family of six from the States. Heather (the mom) cooked us amazing meals, prayed for us, let us hang out at her house and watch movies and take naps, and truly loved us. We got to spend time with her four children and be a part of their family. It’s been seven months since we’ve seen our own families it was great to be with a family.

 

Our ministry this month as with “Word to Africa” an organization run by Len and Sonet, who have taken care of us and given us free lodging. Spectacle worked in the bush this month with a missionary couple in that organization, Dries and Else VanJeersvelt, who have given up their lives to live 150 km from a road and minister to The Bushmen, a tribe that has no written language and speaks in clicks. They have many stories of God’s faithfulness to them, and we enjoyed days of painting and tiling their new house, and nights around the fire with them.