Kenya
I really do not know how I can explain what has happened these past few weeks. To put this into words is quite a challenge for me. Part of our descriptions of traveling this year was to get outside of our comfort zones- so, challenge accepted! Here I go...
In Kenya, I received a large slap in the face when I realized level of difficulty was actually a large . It was like a battlefield. An "inner battle" I would call it.
I feel like I went through a mid-life crisis- twenty years too early in my life. I was challenged in so many areas, and I cannot begin to tell you how much I have grown in such a short period of time.
There were times I felt like a little boy, staring at a beast. I found myself doubting more then acting. The crazy thing is, there is no way of escaping this life unless I choose to be disobedient. In Kenya I was facing this beast with nothing to defend myself.
16 people with different believes, cultures and ways of thinking. Unity was obstacle in our team. I became aware that I am really prideful person. I had this constant idea that everything I said was the right way to go.
OH if you only knew how God discipline me on this... All I will say is it was embarrassing.
Comfort. I just wanted to laugh. This is Africa (TIA) I would say. Sleeping on dirty floors, not going to the bathroom regularly, sweating myself to sleep and waiting, waiting and waiting for busses. This is just a few things I can think of. I came from a home with a bed, shower with water that does not stink, and a toilet you can sit on, so my comfort level was majorly tested.
It is funny to think you try your best not for your bags to get wet, just to find later it landed in sewage water. In the end you realize it doesn't really matter and it turns out to be a funny story anyways. You also learn to appreciate what you have and to give praise to God when find A.C.
Making time for God was a whole other battle. With the amount of time we spent serving during the day and meeting as a team, there was little time to choose for quiet time with God. The choice was either wake up early or stay up late- neither which I fancied. Due to the long hours of the day, I found myself physically drained, and therefore spiritually drained from not regularly spending time with God. I was really challenged to make Him my everything. Noticing this, by the end of the week I began to focus more on Him and less on myself. This allowed me to start each day in Him, finding myself being able to worship Him freely during the day
Well that is all I can explain in words, I hope you will understand.
Our next journey is Brazil and can not wait to know what is waiting for me.
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