Jul 31st, 2005 Posted in miscellaneous | Comments Off
I feel like…
I’m not ready to be back.
It’s overwhelming.
I miss everyone.
I’m wandering around aimlessly (though that’s probably the allergies and the jet lag).
And I know that it sounds like I’m sad, but I’m not. I do miss the team and I miss Africa. But I am so glad to see my family, and my friends, and yes, even my cats. I am glad that I can brush my teeth using the tap water. I am glad that I can simply open my fridge and eat whatever I want. I am glad that I have clean clothes once more.
But being back here, back “home”…I feel like a stranger in a strange land.
Jul 31st, 2005 Posted in miscellaneous | Comments Off
Yes, I am back.
Yes, it was life changing.
I’ll give a more detailed update later. Need to decompress…and sleep *yawn*.
Jul 14th, 2005 Posted in miscellaneous | Comments Off
This is it. In less than 12 hours I’ll be on a plane to D.C. to meet the other members of the Young Life Africa team. After spending a few days just getting to know each other, we will be flying to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Our team (16 people, including myself) will spend one week putting on three different camps for high-school aged kids, and the next week we will be spending time in orphanages. We will be giving away clothes, shoes, toys, and soccer balls, in one of the world’s poorest countries. It will not be easy, but it will be rewarding.
I may or may not be able to update while in Ethiopia. If, by some chance, I am able to send out an e-mail to family and friends, I will try and see if that update can be posted here. Otherwise, you’ll hear from me when I get back.
Please pray for the members of our team, not only for our physical safety, but also our hearts, minds, and spirits. Pray also that we would be effective witnesses for Christ’s love to the poor, the sick, and the orphaned.
Never concede to do something so small that it can be accomplished entirely in your lifetime. Be a part of something that began before you were born, and will continue onward toward the fulfillment of all that God has purposed to accomplish.
- Ralph Winter
Jul 12th, 2005 Posted in living faith, orthodoxy, thinking matters | Comments Off
Take 21 pennies, and line them up in a row. This is church history.
Now take one penny aside. This is Evangelical Protestantism.
The funny thing about this little penny is, it likes to think that it is more valuable than all the other pennies. In fact, it will even pretend that the other pennies don’t exist.
Yet without those twenty pennies, there would be no twenty-first penny.
Simplistic, yes. But thought provoking.
