This Year

This Year…

I have fallen in love with people who have escaped current genocide

Seen the joy of a nation recovering from a tragic past

Seen a country riddled with addiction and depression, rise up from the ashes

I have felt the blisters and bruises of those who labor endlessly for scrapes

I have been uncomfortable… in my surrounding, with the food on my plate, and the things said to me and I have gotten over myself

I have seen God touch a nation through healing after healing, seen people who are not even christian drive for a whole day just to be prayed over

I have wrapped my arms around woman who were once told they were worthless and told them they were beautiful and how much God loved them

I have played hours of soccer, done numerous cartwheels, played rock games I didn’t understand, and just held and loved on some of the most precious children

I have praised Jesus in songs from 11+ languages

I have seen boys, quiet and reserved, become men full of life

I have seen children fighting to become the next generation of a dying nation

I have taught English, led bible studies, and shared my story all around the world

I have grown my extended family to numbers too high to count

I have grown in Christ’s love