Yesterday and today I saw a lot of green! Mountains, Trees, bushes, grass, flowering plants, everywhere there is green; there are signs of LIFE!
This goes against every stereotype, preconceived notion, expectation, and bias I've ever thought/known.
To me Africa has always been the land of the poor, dying, desert, brown safari grasses, and the over-rated cliche' of a child's dream place to be a missionary. Missionary-ness was never my dream; much less in Africa.
My Mind Is Boggled.
Not only did God call me to do missions, He did it as inconveniently as possible---Fresh out of school, with school loans, to the place I cared little about. He changed my heart, made Swaziland my dream, and broke my heart for what breaks His.
The Heavens truly declare the Glory of God; the firmament is showing His handiwork. Despite it being January, Swaziland is a tropical, lush paradise and has blown up every preconceived notion of mine.
Soon Clinics began and I will see unimaginable suffering. The same God who made this paradise created these people. Their souls for the Kingdom of God is the goal! May I never miss the people, the mission God has given me, while basking in the aesthetics God has blessed me with in my surroundings.
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