Month 1 Mozambique Overview
Month one down and hopefully 10 more to go! I'm not going to lie, month one was a pretty emotionally rough month for me. There are many things that I needed to process through that I didn't even know where to start. One thing that I have come to realize and that I'm actually able to admit to myself is that I have literally no confidence when it comes to getting out of my comfort zone, and this mission trip is something that is completely out of it. I have also been continuing on working on learning how to forgive myself for past things I have done. In spite of everything God is working through me with my experiences here.
One great story to share that has impacted me the most last month was when my team and I went to a church near Dando on Sunday. We were the ones to lead worship, and tell a story from the bible. Everything was going well, and I was comfortable because all I did was get up to sing along with everyone which was not out my comfort zone in any way. At the end of the bible story one of my teammates said if anyone needs prayer to come up and we would all pray for each person. Normally I would sit back and observe everything, but to my astonishment I jumped up from my seat and pretty much ran to the front to pray for people. I know for a fact that God was moving though me because I would have never done anything like that on my own. The unbelievable has become the believable for me. 🙂
The ministry site I worked at this past month was a blessing. We as a team worked great together and accomplished many things. To keep it short and sweet we taught children some english, sang some songs, went door to door to pray for some people at our contacts site, and went to some hospitals to pray for the sick. The children and people there touched my heart with their love and enthusiasm they had even in the toughest situations.
I'm very thankful to be going on this mission trip for I'm growing individually in finding who I really am. This is all a process for me, but during this time I'm also able to help others, and spread the glory of God.
This is an encouraging bible verse that I ran into the other night. It is about being saved through Jesus' blood and that even in our shortcomings and sufferings it develops perseverance, character and hope.
Romans 5
New International Version (NIV)
Peace and Hope
5 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
6 You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. 7 Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. 8 But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
What's to come!
Just a quick word of what I'll be doing this month. I'm going to be in Swaziland working with orphans again.
I ask for your prayers that while everything is going great I still need the funds to be able to stay here longer than just 3 months. My next deadline is coming up here soon and I still need $3,000 more. God will provide if it is His will for me to be here longer! Thank you! 🙂
I will blog again as soon as possible!
