Two-ish days before we left Haiti, we figured out where we were going to be going in Botswana, who our hosts were, what we might be doing, etc. All I heard when we were being told this information was: that out of all of Gap O- out of 41 people, 12 of us were going to be in the most rural part of Botswana, in the middle of summer, with tons of bugs, no wifi even remotely nearby, and because December was rainy season, ministry would be rather slow.
…. I’m going to be in the bush of Africa, constantly sweating, covered in scary bugs, doing nothing but sitting around, with no ability to contact family or friends during the holidays, get super homesick because I’m doing nothing which leads to tons of time to think. AND this isn’t just going to be for 1 quick month… Great God- 2 months of THIS.
But now I’m here, sitting in Botswana… there is nothing nearby, it’s just a little hot (113 degrees the first day we arrived), I have never seen more bugs in my life… but God proved me wrong about everything!!!! I have never been SO thankful to be where I am and to be with the people I’m with. I am in love with this village, where we live (right on the Delta river- have never been anywhere with beauty like this), and who our hosts are.
For ministry, we will be doing A LOT of evangelism and children’s ministry, as well as, helping around the house with painting, cleaning, gardening, etc. Ministry won’t look anything like Haiti and will be at a much slower pace- which was something that I was originally terrified of! God has changed my perspective and I am now so thankful for the time that I will get to focus on my relationship with God, spend quality time with Him, journal, read the bible, and do so many other things!!
Everyone on my team has said they can feel Botswana is going to be filled with BIG things. I can see so much potential for me to grow personally with God and I am so excited to see what He’s going to do in my life, reveal to me, and tech me!!
