Photo By Hannah Green
What would happen if I said yes to everything asked of me for 100 days? I asked myself this a few days ago. It’s something that came up when I was asked to play guitar the next day for the kids. I said maybe, and then something in me said, “Say yes!” So I quickly said, “YES. I’ll bring my guitar to Sunday school.” I had no idea what I would play or if I could practice at all in the time I had to prep. This was why I was hesitant initially. My host was gracious and ok with me saying no, but what does that do? It definitely does nothing for the kingdom or even my own personal growth. So I did it. I packed my guitar into it’s huge, heavy case and carried it through a very impoverished part of the city. I was greeted by beautiful little smiles and excitement. They were looking at the black case and tapping on it. They wanted to know what I had brought for them. My teammate had translated “Jesus Loves Me” into a beautiful French version for us to sing. I pulled out my guitar and several of my teammates sang as I played. That was it. Super short, but it was so worth it.
Photo By Jenn Sweitzer
A few times we have been asked to speak or teach and it’s usually unexpected due to miscommunication through trying to translate, but I usually say, “Oh, I didn’t prepare anything” and look to my teammates to come up with something. Why not just say yes? Why not trust God to provide the words and see where this adventure will take me? So for the next 100 days, I will say Yes. I’ll say yes to playing soccer with the kids in our complex. I’ll say yes to speaking and teaching. I’ll say yes to whatever God speaks into my spirit and I’ll serve my hosts and teammates through yes. Always, yes. So, here’s to an awesome adventure, one that definitely scares me and holds a lot of unknowns, but who best to have a wild adventure with than the creator of the universe who knows all of my past present and future. 100 whole days of trust and absolute abandon. Sometimes I may fail at what I’m asked to do, and sometimes I may make a mess of things or look foolish, but I’m ready to learn about what accepting my own imperfections looks like and rely on God to fill in where I fall short. Here’s to 100 days of YES.
Please keep the families of Abidjan in your prayers; that they will open their hearts to our loving Father and the wonderful propose he has for each of them. Also, continue to pray for my financial support. I have another deadline approaching. I need $2,360 to stay on the field. Thank you for your support, prayers, and love!
