I'm a white girl living in an African world! the children yell Mazungu, mazungu as I walk past in my Zambian attire...my skin keeps me from being anonymous in this small world I am now living in. Mazungu means white person...I try to see it as an endearing term rather than a racial comment. It isn't like calling me something horrible, just a term for my kind...the whiteys!
Today the water will be off for most of the day and tonight is the night for 2 hours of no electricity. I am learning the schedule now, but the water is a new difficulty. You don't realize how much water you use until you don't have any!
Valerie Long, a friend from the Gathering, is here visiting for a couple of days with her friend Cath from Kenya, it is good to see another familiar face. God has been blessing me with friends all around, never a lack actually and I am blessed to see his hand of protection over my heart and life. I am looking forward to hearing good stories of their travels by candlelight tonight!
Pray for my mind, my thinking...Ive been under attack, believing lies...this is my greatest struggle here, my thoughts. Pray specifically that I would be confident of my relationship with the Father, that I would have the wisdom to stop the lies from continuing by replacing them with truths from God's word. Thank you all who have been praying so faithfully!
To you ladies at church who love me more than I can know, I thank you so much for your prayers, for your encouragement. Thank you for ministering to my spirit, thank you for ministering to my mom in my absence. I know it blesses her heart to have you caring for me. You all hold such a dear place in my heart and I hope you know that I love you and am praying for you as well. You are treasures, and God is using you in amazing ways!
Love and Peace!
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I will be in Africa for the next year volunteering with Hands@Work, a Christian missions agency based in South Africa. Here you will be able to join me on my journey through Africa and stay connected with me throughout the year. Be sure to stay close! Miss you already!
4 comments:
Mazungu... I actually have tears in my eyes right now. You will miss hearing the children shouting that when you leave, I promise you. Yes, it sounds like days are hard. Satan attacks BIGTIME there... you know that. Why?!? Because he HATES that you are there loving people that he doesn't want you to love and will do whatever it takes to get into your mind and destroy you with lies and bad thinking. Don't let him, Licious... Think on Philippians 4:8, my friend. AND think about yeast. Both just might help;).
Love you too much and miss you!!!
Dear Megan - was so thrilled to hear your page was updated when I saw your parents last p.m. at a Singspiration. Really glad you have two friends coming and so very glad 2 more friends are coming within a mo. Ps. 27:14 says "Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD." Praying the Lord gives you His strength and He gives you His words to fill your mind and spirit.
Megan - whenever you get your pc fixed here's a neat website someone shared w/me recently God's Yellow Pages at http://web2.airmail.net/dpelc/yellow/
Love and hugs,
Dar
Did you read this? Might be some give pause. I thought it was very inspiring. Doubt is the ultimate precursor in belief.
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1655415,00.html
UOP Robert
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