THE NOW
I have to be honest. This may be the hardest point of outreach for me. And no its not because I am in some crazy place where snakes are trying to eat me. Or because its too difficult to love these people. In fact…they are SO loveable. Its something within the very team I am reaching out with. Tension has risen within our group at large. And I of course feel it.
Of course this will happen at some point. But I am finding it hard to keep my head up smile on and a soft heart. Especially when I think “ oh my..two years”. So I know I need prayer in dealing with this and everything within the situation. I also know I am wearing a bit thin at the edges as I’m tired and this outreach is drawing near to the end. Which is crazy…less than 3 weeks left! I think it will be a sad farewell but I am SO excited about South Africa. And yes I will admit that the thought of a bed to sleep in and possibly a actual room to sleep in is AWESOME.
OUR REACHING OUT AND SOME
This is what it has looked like.
Early morning wake up. Stumble out of bed. Stare at suitcase. Pull some tangled clothes on.
Shove breakfast down throat. “BUS WENT PAST!”
Few minutes later…bus arrives. Get on. Head phones on. Watch beautiful jungle fly by for 45mins.
Arrive at destination…wait…wait…wait…wait….wait etc
Ride turns up takes us to a clinic. Room filled with women who sell their bodies to live.
What to say.
WHAT DO YOU SAY
Pray.
Tears.
Smiles.
LOVE….love?
Oh.
WHERE TO NEXT
We have made awesome contacts and we get to go to a sort of halfway house where kids and teenagers hang out, get food..and hopefully love. We get to play laugh love them. And also work on cleaning sanding down and help transform the building. Or at least try! ASWELL AS visiting kids whose mums are caught up in prostitution and let them know that Jesus wants to know them love them hear them be with them. And that. His love is…TRUE
Yep
Gods got this. Love it. Love Him.
