Yebo from Swazi!! Family and friends: I miss each of you SO dearly. Mama: I promise I’m taking my malaria meds. Quick update: Life here is simple and SLOW and all things sweet. More info on what my day to day life has looked like in next week’s blog!!
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As I was preparing to leave for the Race, I always envisioned instantly becoming the best version of myself. I had convinced myself that the second I touched down in Africa, I would be immune to temptations and selfishness. Well, spoiler alert… that didn’t happen. I was immediately frustrated by how little I had changed— how I still valued my own comforts and plans above other’s.
“Do nothing from selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to your own interests but the interests of others,” (Philippians 2.3-4).
Even though the Lord just stripped away an entire layer of comfort ((I mean come on, I’m living out of a 60L backpack in places I’ve never been to with people I barely know)), there is still a huge layer of resistance. Resistance to ceding my comforts completely. Resistance to the tiny dirty hands that stain my white shirts. Resistance, resistance, resistance.
And so, I will go lower; I will fall deeper in love with Christ; I will let him rip away more and more levels of resistance.
Anyways…I hope all my people are having a great week!!
All my love, P.
