That we may know Him...this is our only desire.
Africa, my Africa
In this place corruption brews in governments, injustice flows through the rifles of child soldiers and poverty strikes the poorest of poor.
Yet beauty abounds in its sprawling jungles, mighty desert dunes and raging rivers; is evident in the eyes of the humble farmer, the joyful singing of the women and the innocent actions of the locals.
That we may know Him...
We have been exposed to different ways of thinking and living, we saw the crippling effects of poverty and disease and searched God’s heart for answers to these problems.
We learnt to live God’s love in places where He is unknown. We battled our own mindsets and prejudice. We bowed our knees in awe of who God is, begging for His Kingdom to be established in Africa. We got our hands dirty and made our hearts vulnerable, giving who we are and dream to be; showing the lost that there is hope and a future in Christ Jesus.
That we may know Him...
We fought with truth, prayer, love and justice. We fought to set the captives free.
It was hot, it was dirty. It was at some stages dangerous. We were tired. Our hearts broke. We were inspired. We learnt to love in spite of ourselves. We discovered God’s heart for the poor and lost. We saw how small we really are. We served and loved our fellow Africans. We gave ourselves in service and found ourselves in Christ.
We explored Africa and found Him at work everywhere we went.
And after all of this we want to say as in Luke 17.. we are unworthy servants, we have only done our duty.
That we may know Him...
To Macedonia, thank you for showing us that our God is sovereign and He knows exactly what He is doing.
To Morocco and Spain, thank you for showing us Gods heart for the lost.
To Egypt, thank you for breaking our boxes of who Jesus is and what it means to worship Him.
To Ethiopia, thank you for showing us that God is always faithful and He is our only provider.
To Kenya, thank you for showing us one of our Creator's masterpieces in Masaailand.
To Uganda, thank you for showing us how to trust in the midsts of challenges and sickness.
To Rwanda, thank you for showing us God's heart of reconciliation.
To Tanzania, thank you for rest and unsuspected adventure.
To Mozambique, thank you for showing us it is our job to love and Gods job to heal.
To Zimbabwe, thank you for showing us how God restores.
To Zambia, thank you for simplicity and church under a tree.
This is a tribute to Africa
This is a tribute to Global Challenge Expeditions
This is a tribute to the only One who sits upon the throne.
Thank you for showing us more of you, thank you that we can know this will never end.
Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.