My month in South Africa was filled with so many emotions.
First off, I had to be fully funded by a certain date (which
was a few thousand dollars), or I was going home. I had no idea where all the
money was going to come from… I had no idea. All I knew is that I HAD (and I mean HAD) to trust God. There
were times I thought there was no way it would come in, but at the same time
there were times I thought, Nope, I know
I’m supposed to be here! So lets do this, God! My team was very supportive
and encouraging through this time — even though I was kind of a mess.
Every Monday evening, our contacts had a prayer meeting for
their ministry, Beam Africa Network. Of
course, we brought up my financial situation as a prayer request. During the
prayer I felt this peace come over me and thought ok God, I know the money is going to come in. I did my part now I give it to you. By the end of the next day I
was fully funded!!! It was a complete miracle!!
Thank you all who donated. I really can’t thank you enough! I
love you all! Not only did I feel loved but I knew this was a conformation that
I was supposed to stay as well. God is not done with me yet!
Over the course of the month, my team and I went through
some intense spiritual attacks. Physical, mental and of course spiritual
attack. Everyone got a stomach bug and my leader Stevey ended up having
malaria. So for about a week Stevey was out of commission. We went to the
hospital a couple of times to get blood work done and made sure it wasn’t
getting worse. At the end of the week Stevey finally started feeling better. We
went to the hospital one last time to make sure the malaria was gone.
While we were waiting, our contact, Louie, bought Stevey and
I some milkshakes and he began asking me questions about college and what I
wanted to do after the race. (For those of you who don’t know, I never went to
college because I really didn’t like school and I had no idea what I wanted to
do with my life). He asked me what I liked to do and I said, “I love music, I’m
a singer”. He looked at me and said, “You have a strong anointing on your life
to be a worship leader. You need to learn as much as possible and go to a
school to develop your talents and gifts.” I felt such a rush and joy after he
said that! I was like ok God, is that
what I’m supposed to be doing? He
then looked at Stevey and started pouring wisdom into him. Check out Steve Benson‘s blog for all that awesomeness!!
The blood test results came back and the malaria was dying
off. Thank God! That happened on Friday.
Monday came around
and we had our prayer meeting again. After the prayer meeting one of our
contacts friends came over to me and said that God was talking to her about me.
I was excited! She asked me what I did for college and what I liked to do also.
So, I said “music” and her face lit up and she said, “yes you are a worship
leader!!” I started laughing and thinking to myself I get it, God. She continued to tell me that I would compose songs
for the nations to hear, and that when I get back to the USA I need to find a
school to develop my gifts. She kept encouraging me and speaking life into me.
It was one of those moments of craziness and happiness all together. I’m
excited for what the future holds, but I also know that I still have three more
months of learning and growing left on this trip. I don’t want to wish any this
away, even though I miss home and I’m tired. I’m here for a reason. God still
has a lot for me to learn and I’m so ready for it.
My two beautiful friends that come to eat a meal at Beam Africa Network!
our team with are two real lifers who joined us for the month! Love you Daniela and Davis Renee!!
Love this kids and miss them!
Me and my lovely Robin!
