What a privilege. What a phrase.
Not only was this a common phrase used during training, but it's a phrase we, as Explore Africa, will be taking with us into the nations. This is not just a phrase - it's an attitude, a lifestyle rather. Life is all about perspective, and this is ours...
What a privilege to be children of God, to be part of His Kingdom and to advance it. What a privilege to travel the world in a God-seeking lifestyle with the desire to serve, love and restore. What a privilege to get to share our journey with you, dear reader... And what a privilege to have you journey with us. But most of all what a privilege is it not to get to know the Father and Son better through all this.
The walls of Jerusalem, refugees of Syria and dirt roads of Africa await! With this grande adventure practically on us there are some things we want to share with you before we leave...
Our vision:
To know God the Father and Jesus the Son through serving and loving everywhere we go and by making Christ preeminent in our lives.
Some scripture verses we strive to live by:
So likewise you, when you have done all those things which you are commanded, say, ‘We are unprofitable servants. We have done what was our duty to do.’
- Luke 10:17
Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.
- Phil 2:1-4 (feel free to read up until verse 7)
Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but in sincerity of heart, fearing God. And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.
- Col 3:22-24
Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments. He who says, “I know Him,” and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.
- 1 John 2:3-6
The Route:
- Israel
- Macedonia
- Turkey
- Spain
- Morocco
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
- Uganda
- Rwanda
- Tanzania
- Zimbabwe
- Zambia
- Mozambique
- Malawi
As a team we have such great expectations for what God is going to do in our lives and through our lives this year.
Dear reader, the question we leave you with - how are you going to allow God to work in and through your life on your journey?