Goodbye Mozambique, Hello Swaziland
Leaving Mozambique was tough for a few reasons
During our last week there I got sick with Malaria
I went to the doctor and tested positive with 4 crosses of Malaria.
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So I spent the entire last week of ministry sick!
My choices after Mozambique were to either stay there a few extra days,
or go spend time in South Africa while my team traveled to Swaziland
So I chose to go to South Africa.
I spent 4 days at a missionary house with Kristen.
It was great!
For the first time in 7 months I felt normal.
I had a real bed,
A real shower
Food that wasn’t made for World Racers
and real internet
It was amazing!
I got to rest and just relax.
I then went to the doctor and was told that my blood cells were getting back to normal and I was ok to go to Swaziland.
Although I was extremely excited to get back to my team,
part of me didn’t want to leave.
I wasn’t ready to leave this place that felt “normal”
I wasn’t ready to face 4 more months
But I had to leave sometime
The past 7 months have been amazing, dont get me wrong.
I love the race,
I love this life,
I wouldn’t trade it for anything,
but Im tired.
You know that point when your running,
and you have been running a while
and you just want to quit.
But then all of the sudden runners high kicks in,
thats the point I’m waiting for.
It is now month 8 and the last month in Africa,
and let me tell you Africa has been the hardest.
Africa is crazy.
The past 2 months have been the most challenging months of the entire race.
I don’t want to say it,
but I’m ready to be done with Africa.
It is the beginning of month 8 and I just want to skip it.
Before starting the race I had heard that Africa was hard,
but I didn’t expect it to be this hard.
I want with all of my heart to finish Africa strong.
I want the Lord to show up in these next 3ish weeks,
and I want to be changed here.
This is it.
I don’t know if I will ever come back to Africa,
so I want to leave it with love.
I don’t want to leave tired and worn out,
but I want to leave with an image of God that I wont see anywhere else.
I want to see the beauty of the Lord,
I want to feel His touch.
I want Him and I want Him to meet me here in the hot, middle of nowhere, no internet
Swaziland.
