hello. so this is my first entry. i feel so silly doing this, but i suppose it’s good. so, lets see. my name is samara marie, i’m 23 and i live in omaha, nebraska. i finished school in may of 2009, i studied art, specifically painting. since then i’ve really just been hanging out listening to the Lord tell me what’s next.
He’s so good to me. i can’t even explain. He knows me. He knows my heart and He knows my dreams and He knows my desires.
I ‘just’ got back from africa in december. i was only there for three weeks. i loved it. my roommate and i went to south africa and mozambique and worked with iris ministries. this was my fourth trip of the sort, but this one was definately different. we didn’t move around from place to place to place, like on some sort of missions tour…instead, when we were in south africa we stayed in a house and took care of two beautiful baby boys. that’s what we did. the whole time. we just lived our life and took care of these babies. leaving them was heart wrenching. once in mozambique, we just soaked in the goodness of the holy spirit.
how wonderful.
i was having a hard time in mozambique though. i get really attached when i go on trips like this, i love serving, i love being in thrid world countries, i love the atmosphere and just how easy it is to connect with the Lord. i hate, however, leaving. i was actually telling the Lord that i would rather just stop going on short term trips. i didn’t want to do it anymore. and i was just going to stay put, working at the coffee shop in omaha…doing the mundane until He was ready to send me somewhere long term.
i had never heard about the world race. how i got involved with this is definitely God ordaned. but the funniest thing of all, is that, though i will be away from home longer term…i am going to be on 11 short term trips. 11 times i am going to meet new, beautiful and exciting people, be emerged in their culture and fall in love with them, and then, 11 times i will have to say goodbye.
i think that’s he’s trying to teach me something.
the peace i have about this trip is incredible. i have so much to do, so much money to raise, and really not that much time…but i know my Father, i know He is faithful and amidst all the chaos, He gives me peace.
well.
there’s a bit about me.
doei!
