Well, it’s been a while since I’ve written. I had every intention of keeping my blog up
to date while we were in Kenya but it
seemed like there just were not enough hours in the day. By the time we got back to our hotel each
night, had our group meeting, got cleaned up and had dinner I could barely keep
my eyes open.
Since we’ve been home I’ve thought about getting back on
here and filling everyone in on the trip but it seemed like every time I tried
I just drew blanks. I kept telling
myself “there is no way that words will ever be able to do this justice so why
even try?” And it’s true, I will never
be able to put what I saw, what I felt, what I heard, what I touched, what I
experienced into words that will ever truly help anyone understand what it was
like in Kenya. But a sweet friend posed
a question to me the other day that struck me to the core. She said, “Does the Journey of Faith and
Trust in the Lord stop simply because a mission trip ended?....I know the whole
trip seems overwhelming –and it is.
There seems no way to capture in mere words the miracles God performed
in your sight (why do you think the writers of the Bible had so much trouble
conveying their message?) Words just
seem so empty and inadequate. But you
are no different than the biblical writers…just write about what you felt. Write about the evidence of God you
experienced. Allow God to ‘inspire’ what
you write. Remember, II Timothy
3:16? All scripture is INSPIRED by
God…God-breathed.” So that is just what
I am going to do, allow Him to “inspire” my words, His words.
Just like before, this isn’t about me, it’s about HIM. So with some prayer and a little nudging from
a friend, I’m going to attempt to “take you to Kenya.” And when that journey is over, no it doesn’t end. We’re going to go wherever God decides to take us ;) So…let the journey continue!!
