Yep, that’s right it has been 80 days since I have been on the race. At times I can’t believe it has already been 80 days away from America, and then sometimes I’m like wow 80 days? I got a lot more left.
This morning I was reflecting on somethings God has been teaching me in Zimbabwe and also since the beginning of the race.
Wrecking: since the beginning of the race I felt like the Lord was giving me a word about what he was gonna do with my time overseas and it was “wrecking”. I can’t explain my race any better than to say how much the Lord has completely wrecked my ideas, plans and perceptions of what I thought the race would look like. The Lord has continued to surprise me in ways like bringing people into my life who change my perspective of the world, and also changing my perspective of who the Lord is.
Love: the Lord has also shown me what it means to truly love people. Since being at the center here in Zimbabwe, there is a girl here who is about 6 or 7 years old. She was born with a disability but that does not stop her from loving everyone and smiling. She cannot speak although she grunts and points at things. I truly love her with all my heart and one test of that was the other day I was holding her on my lap, and within about 20 mins she sneezed directly on my face, blew her nose and the wiped it on my shirt and then began to spill a whole cup of water on my pants. I continue to love this little princess no matter what she does to me because I know we do far worse to our Lord and savior and he continues to love us through the mess.
Forgiveness: In India God revealed to me some areas I had not forgiven a few people in my life. It was a very hard transition from unforgiveness to forgiveness because I had to release that hurt I was holding on to and choose to give it to the Lord, but I have never felt more free than I have now.
Choosing the narrow road is not always the easiest one, and most of the time it’s usually the harder road to follow but yet it is the sweetest one. God has shown me just how much love He has for me and just how beautiful it is to allow Him to grab hold of my life.
Prayer request: As we leave the center next week, my heart is broken for 2 boys I would like to share a story about their lives here in Zim. Both of the boys and getting older (9&11 years old) and the center is not able to keep them here much longer because of government regulations. One of the boy’s mother died in childbirth. She was 12 years old when she had him and the father was 71 years old. The boy has no home to go to after and the other orphanage he can go to is very bad. The second boy does not have a father and his mother has serious mental issues. When he was a baby the mother would lock him in a animal cage and hardly give him enough food to survive. He was saved by the center but does not have a stable home to go back to. My heart is so broken for these 2 precious boys. They’re both are very sweet and I know the Lords hand is on their lives but I ask you to join me in fervent prayer for these 2 as they go into their next phase of life. Thank you for your continued prayers and support.
