So this month in Africa I have been in Swaziland at an orphanage called El Shaddai that is sitting at the top of a mountain.
This month we are hanging out with the kids who are on break from school. Each of us have several ministries we are working on this month. My ministries are to teaching a photography class, designing and make ABC letters to be laminated for teaching the kids English, re-painting the orphanage sign(hopefully pictures to come at the end of the month) and Organizing the Medical Clinic Closet.
I have loved all of my ministries this month, from the artsy ones to the somewhat medical involved ones.
When I was growing up I always felt like one day I would go into the medical field, mostly because I was always around the medical field. So my whole life up to college I focused on learning about the human body I took anatomy in High school and duel enrolled in medical classes, I worked in doctors’ offices, and volunteered at the Hospital.
I gave my life to Christ at 18 years old and headed off to college and about that time God made it clear to me that He had other plans for my life, plans that did not include the medical field. At first it was hard to think of anything different for my life other than the medical field, But about half way through my freshman year I changed my major from sports medicine to Art and have never turned back. (It was a Big decision that I couldn’t have made without Gods wisdom)
This month in Africa God has been showing me that the knowledge he provided me with in High school and College would not go to waste. When I was in High school I volunteered at the Hospital, I worked several months in the medical closet where I would prep all the medical supplies needed for surgeries.
I never in my life ever though I would re-apply the skills and knowledge that I learned back in high school from working in the Hospital medical supplies closet but here I am in Africa, in a clinic at an orphanage, standing in a medical closet organizing out what donated surgical equipment can be re-donated to the local hospital verse what will be useful for the clinic to keep.
I know in life that sometimes we feel like we have to make decisions that are not easy. For instance, quitting your job to go on the world race, or what degree you will get in college/ university? A lot of times they will be big decisions, that are hard to make and other times they will be small decisions that are still hard to make. And in those moments where we are making decisions we need to turn to God.
Because our wisdom doesn’t contain all the answers. Our knowledge and education have their limits. To understand life and make right choices, we need the wisdom that can be found only in God. He knows us and knows what is best for us. So I continue to turn to him each day, even if sometimes I want to do things my own way. I know He has a plan for my life that is great and I want to choose to be obedient to the plan He has for me, because it is so much better than I could ever come up with.
Merry Christmas
to all my friends and Family back home
and to my wonderful supporters and followers!
Praying for Love and Joy to fill your Hearts this Holiday season!
