Africa. WE DID IT!!!! Some didn't think that this trip was possible. It happened. It was real. The results: priceless. Six lives were changed forever. Samantha described the trip the best, "the whole thing seems like a collage of beautiful, bright, character-defining moments. I think of preaching, singing and sweating out in the sun with beautiful, starving kids, and thinking that I had finally come to grips with my life. I think of the prayer walk and the things we saw that day and the way it changed the way my heart beats.... it was in moments like these where I realized that God was both so much bigger and so much simpler than I had ever seen. I, who still struggle with life and God, had been completely over-whelmed by the SIMPLICITY and whole heartedness of child like faith. It was one experience that really seared my heart, because now i cant say, "oh God is too confusing to understand, or God is too big". no. If they, children with nothing, can grasp the dimensions of God, then I, an American with everything, can surely grasp it as well." I love everything about what she said... which is why I put most of it in this post. I agree and feel the same way.
One of the coolest experiences of my life... working with five amazing, talented, youth from my church. Being able to process this trip with them, asking them to be vulnerable, to step up and lead worship, preach and pray over people....it changed all of us. I could not have asked for a more better and willing team. So eager to serve their Father and just love on His children.
I think everyone is slowly still processing their trip and it will come with time.. but i know the results were moving. God has big plans for each one of them. My prayer for them is that they continue to stay that spiritually in tune. If not, at least remember it so that they crave it and want to be back in that state of relationship.
for now.. this is all I have to say about the trip. More to come:)
