Hello Party People !
I am still kicking and living my best life. Sorry for not being as constant in Nepal with blogging but I am about to explain it all.
About a month ago we got to Nepal and found out that our team specifically would be living with two other teams in an apartment building. The first few days were a blast as we went around the city and got to go on prayer walks, to woman’s homes, rehab centers and so much more. Suddenly, there was a sickness that hit almost every single person in the now “Sick House”. A few of us stayed up until 12-1am one night taking care of everyone who was throwing up and running puke bags down to the garbage can.
I would love to tell everyone here that I did not catch the sickness but unfortunately I did, thankfully not as bad as some other people had it. I stayed home the day after I puked to recover and then woke up the next day with terrible cramps. I was afraid that I was going to be sick again so I stayed behind another day to let my body settle (turns out I just had gotten my period). However, so many people had stayed back and were still sick that they made all of us go to the hospital. Some people needed medication and thank God they went, I however just had a quick 24 hour sickness and did not need any. When I was telling the doctor my symptoms he looked at me confused and then I said that I was on my period and he said “Do you have Advil with you? Take that.”
For people back at home who may read my blogs and see the crazy cool things that we get to do together, I just want everyone to see the reality of the race as well. We don’t always get to go to spectacular places or see healings or meet unbelievers and a short conversation later have new brother and sisters in Christ. I think that some people tend to romanticize the race and see only the highlights or crazy experiences we have, but the race is just like normal life too. We get sick, we are tired, somedays we are cranky and don’t want to do ministry. We are still human. But that to me is a beautiful thing, because God doesn’t just choose to work through the “Instagram moments”, He is present through the hills and valleys.
In Nepal, I really learned that I am dependent on the Lord. When I was sick, I slept most of the time, about 20+ hours, and I ran out of hours in the day to truly get into my Bible and I felt more than just physically sick, I was spiritually deprived. My day to day life one thousand percent depends on how much time I am spending with Him.
With Love,
Liz
Prayer Requests:
For all my teammates and sqadmates to be healthy and not have any sickness while being here in India.
For me to really utilize the time and resources we have here to press further into the Word.
