This is Africa

where the land is old and full of history

where nations rise and fall in blood and battles scar the hearts of people

This is Africa

where the horizon stretches for miles with blazing orange sunsets

where animals are truly wild in their life and death struggles on the plains

This is Africa

where the people are dark and full of life and light

where joy and laughter radiate from bodies with dancing and songs of worship

This is Africa

a land of many tongues, tribes and nations, but

with one Father who created and loves them all

This is Africa

different from any other place on earth and forever engrained

on the hearts of its’ visitors who long to return even before they leave

This is Africa

God, hear the cries of Your people long

into the night; the sick, abandoned, hungry, lost and forgotten weep

This is Africa

God, reign down Your presence and Your mercy on this great land

bring forth healings, miracles and bring glory to Your name!

This is Africa

Lord, You are here, reviving a nation and bringing sons and daughters to Your Kingdom!

This is Africa

Your heart is big here and

You see Your people’s pain, you have not forgotten Africa

This is Africa, Lord, This is YOU