Life is pretty CRAZY over here in AFRIKKKA.
We have been through 2 countries thus far in AFRICA: Kenya & Uganda… & now we are off to TANZANIA for 5 weeks. Mwanza to be exact. Right on the shores of good old LAKE VICTORIA, the biggest lake in Africa. (Month 5 YIKES)
I have learned HEAPS & HEAPS about my faith. Who I am. What my purpose in life truly is. What the real meaning of sisterhood/ brotherhood really is. To LOVE people unconditionally regardless of circumstances, truly being able to see the HEART OF GOD in every one I encounter… or at least really working on it 🙂
We have gone through team switches… which was a lesson learned in itself. No longer with Team KARIS, but now with a new group of amazing people who are going to teach me amazing things, and I in turn will be able to impart knowledge into their hearts *I hope 🙂 I have been able to see miracles from the Lord right before my eyes. Which set my faith on FIRE. It’s ALL wayyy to real now to not believe it…even if I didn’t want to believe anymore… there is no way that could happen. EVER.
GOD IS REAL and GOD IS LOVE. He wants the best for us, even if it means breaking out hearts, tearing us apart, teaching us difficult things, to rebuild us, strengthen us, challenge us SO in return we can ROCK out in Jesus name for the Nations we are going to. LIT UP for HIS KINGDOM on earth…. not bringing people to HEAVEN but the reality is we are trying to BRING HEAVEN TO EARTH. To bring HIS LOVE TO THE WORLD, HIS COMPASSION, JESUS’ CRAZY free soul that only comes to those who TRULY SEEK his heart and see him & others for who they are in God. I’ve learned to be a GIVER OF GRACE…again, something I will always have to work on, choose in every day, and fully live like Jesus on earth. To SHINE, to radiate love through smiles, loving words, giving, being a servant, loving life whether it is a mountain top experience or when we go through hard things that just don’t seem fair, or see the poor suffering. No food, no money, no skills to get a job, those who think they have been left behind… or don’t matter. Or those who are not heard. The sick, AIDs, diseases doctors can not even name. Those who ask us for money. I remember in those times Acts 3:6 Healing the lame beggar.
New American Standard Bible
1 Now Peter and John were going up to the temple at the ninth hour, the hour of prayer.
2 And a man who had
been lame from his mother’s womb was being carried along, whom they
used to set down every day at the gate of the temple which is called
Beautiful, in order to beg alms of those who were entering the temple.
3 When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he began asking to receive alms.
4 But Peter, along with John, fixed his gaze on him and said, â€ŔLook at us!â€�
5 And he began to give them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.
6 But Peter said, â€ŔI
do not possess silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you: In
the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene—walk!�
7 And seizing him by the right hand, he raised him up; and immediately his feet and his ankles were strengthened.
8 With a leap he stood upright and began to walk; and he entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.
9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God;
10 and they were taking note of him as being the one who used to sit at the Beautiful Gate of the temple to beg alms, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
2 And a man who had
been lame from his mother’s womb was being carried along, whom they
used to set down every day at the gate of the temple which is called
Beautiful, in order to beg alms of those who were entering the temple.
3 When he saw Peter and John about to go into the temple, he began asking to receive alms.
4 But Peter, along with John, fixed his gaze on him and said, â€ŔLook at us!â€�
5 And he began to give them his attention, expecting to receive something from them.
6 But Peter said, â€ŔI
do not possess silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you: In
the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene—walk!�
7 And seizing him by the right hand, he raised him up; and immediately his feet and his ankles were strengthened.
8 With a leap he stood upright and began to walk; and he entered the temple with them, walking and leaping and praising God.
9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God;
10 and they were taking note of him as being the one who used to sit at the Beautiful Gate of the temple to beg alms, and they were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him.
I am a poor missionary, I don’t have money to give them. Just like Peter and John. They dropped everything to follow Jesus. They saw that there are something VERY different about him, his way of life through their time with him. They trusted him to PROVIDE.
Through the spirit I can give God’s LOVE, GRACE, JOY, PEACE, FREEDOM to the oppressed, the sad hearts, the ones who need LOVE but don’t know how much GOD ALREADY LOVES THEM… I WANT THEM TO KNOW!!!! ITS TOOOOO GOOD NOT TO KNOW!! It’s not fair that some people have never ever heard the name of JESUS.
In order to do this I too need money! As much as I wish it didn’t exist…. it still does. And in order to continue on this journey for Jesus & his KINGDOM… in order to continue to spread the LOVE to the cultures around the WORLD I need a little less than 4,000 USD in my support account. I am relying on God to do wonders here. I know he will because I know that I am supposed to Finish this race with the 50 others that I am here with! So if you have anything you can give… anything at all, no matter how small or how big, I will be forever thankful & grateful for the money that comes from the HEART. Those who want to see the KINGDOM grow but are not able to get their hands dirty for months on end in CRAZY countries around the world. I will be your hands & feet for Jesus! I will be MORE THAN HAPPY to walk that out for you 🙂
Gotta SPREAD LOVE AROUND. BROTHERS & SISTERS…. This is the time of my LIFE. I have LEARNED SOOO Much through your support already 🙂 Thank you Thank you from the bottom of my HEART. GOD IS GOOD. I trust in him & have full faith he will work it all out!
LOVE WINS.
