Feb
17
The adventure has begun.
As I flew into Botswana after 34 hours of international travel, I gazed out the window at my new home through eyes filtered with exhaustion and excitement. The rich, green rolling hills covered with lush trees and sprinkled with little round roofs brought to mind a life that I abruptly left behind just two years back. I have come to find in the past few years, that I was made to live in Africa. My heart is home on this continent I have grown to love and it is here where my spirit can breathe.
As my tiny plane touched ground, I felt the Lord ask me to open my eyes wider. The Africa I loved before seemed greener and more inviting out that little window. It is true that I love the landscape of Botswana, but inside I knew that God was asking me to open up my spiritual eyes wider. God has challenged me to look with His eyes upon the beaming smiles of children passing, the weary hands of hard working neighbors, and the wisdom found in the eyes of my elders. All I can say is that God is here. He is stirring something in this country that will make His Name great and His praises heard.
I can feel the seeds of His work breaking through the churned up soil in my own heart. The one thing I am SURE of is that this is HIS work. He has called me to be faithful and obedient to things that seem mundane and ordinary. He has promised in return to take the seeds sown in obedience and create a harvest. So here I am. Just one small child of the King seeking to see what my Father sees. I am humbled to be here and feel a slowness in my spirit to move in-step with the Spirit of God. This truly will be a great adventure and I am overwhelmed at the privilege of getting a front row seat.
Let the harvest begin.
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