For many years, ever since I was called in to Ministry full-time I have had a deep desire to go to Africa and share with the people who God is and give them a reason to live and to rejoice and be made new again.
In Africa the life expectancy is 41 years old, half of what it is in America. Less than 50% of the African population doesn't have access to doctors or hospital, so for the 60% that have a form of HIV or AIDS has no chance for medicine or help. 300 million.....300 MILLION don't have access to clean water in Africa leaving 184 million to suffer from malnutrition which means that 1 out of every 6 children die before the age of 5. Just typing these facts brings me to tears because it absolutely breaks my heart that brings me to be angry with myself because I have clean water coming out of a faucet 10 feet away, and pantry full of food, parents who love me and a well educated doctor 15 miles from my house, and even still I sometimes don't think that I have enough.
I want to help change all these facts, I want to hold the child that is crying because he has no family and no one to care for him. I wanna run around with children who have no reason to smile, and play soccer with them until my legs fall off. I want to share with them about there Creator, The Father...Jesus Christ who is there only reason they have to be joyful. I want to share them with Him so that they can be filled with the same joy and comfort that I have each and every single day! It is my job to share with the world what I have within me. Can I change the whole world...NO....but my Jesus can. "God did not send His son to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him" John 3:17.
My Jesus can change this world and I am His humbled disciple ready and willing to do anything for Him and Africa is in dyer need of a healer and Savior and Jesus is there answer. If the people of Africa have Jesus, there is no telling the change that could happen......
Again, tears are the thing that shows my emotion towards my God and the trip he is sending me on. I am so ready to hold that child, help that family, cheer up that little girl or boy and play soccer till my legs fall off. I am ready to share the gospel with every person I come in contact with and pray that the Lord uses me in mighty ways. May I be wrapped up in His word daily so that I am willing to share the gospel with every one that I encounter and am ready for any situation that come upon me, weather that is prayer, discipleship, sermon or just a one on one conversation with anyone of any age. "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God[a] may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. "
2 Timothy 3:16-17 ( also 1 Peter 3:15)
My conclusion and summary of why I am going can be found in Isaiah 12
In that day you will say:
“I will praise you, LORD.
Although you were angry with me,
your anger has turned away
and you have comforted me. 2 Surely God is my salvation;
I will trust and not be afraid.
The LORD, the LORD himself, is my strength and my defense[a];
he has become my salvation.” 3 With joy you will draw water
from the wells of salvation.
4 In that day you will say:
“Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name;
make known among the nations what he has done,
and proclaim that his name is exalted. 5 Sing to the LORD, for he has done glorious things;
let this be known to all the world. 6 Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion,
for great is the Holy One of Israel among you."
I am not afraid, but only anxious of what God has planned for me for the next 41 days and I am fully ready to encounter Him daily in my walk through Africa and the people that are there. He has consumed me with a passion for Him and my desire is to passionately share Him with other people no matter how big or small.
Brothers and Sister who are reading this, I will try and post as much as possible while I am in Africa and keep you all updated on my journey and stories (whether good or bad). All I ask is for prayer that God will guide me and the team I am going with for guidance and safety/deliverance from any harm we may encounter. I thank you and will pray daily for you all that my stories will touch your heart and that God will use me, not only to impact Africa and the people there, but the friends and family that will read my blog.
For those of you who have read my previous blog I love using song lyrics so to conclude I wanna end with a part of a song called "Delights In You" by Jonny Diaz.....
"Here's a song for the hurting, the broken and deserted. A song for every lie, that's felt like truth.
There is hope beyond the aching, deep in the heart that won't stop breaking. There's a song of love that God is singing over you. He delights in you....oh, He delights in you!"
I love you all and I most of all Love my God who is the only one I set me heart upon.
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