I had a great first “month” of the World Race in Zimbabwe. I say “month” because we actually only spent a few weeks in Mutare, Zimbabwe after launch and several travel days. And we actually had to head back to South Africa a little early because our hosts had a conference to attend.
During the month I saw a lot, did a lot and learned a lot, but I really failed at consistently blogging about it because I was so overwhelmed with my experiences and we only had a limited amount of Internet to share among 16 people.
So I figured the best way to update everyone at home was to summarize my whole month through a series that I’m going to call Zim Recaps. This one is about community. I also wrote about our living situation that you can read here. Stay posted for the ones about ministry and one with three of my standout moments from the month.
1.The first month with my team went so well. I love them so much, and am really beginning to see why God used AIM to put us all together. We still have a lot of growth to do together though.
2. It was interesting to live with two different teams in one place, doing the same ministry. It definitely brought up moments of conflict that might not have been there if we were just a team, but it also made the community situation even more of a growing experience. Overall, I wouldn’t change it for the world. I can definitely see part of God’s plan in having us all together for this month. I don’t think we could have done it without each other.
3. It was great to live with a former World Racer for the first month. We were so, so blessed by our hosts. They were not only great at pouring in to us, but they were great at being completely transparent and sensitive to our needs for rest. Jenni was so full of advice for us, and it was so encouraging to know she had walked through it ahead of us.
