“Okay guys, we are going to go
door to door and do some Evangelist
silent and then I thought, I came
here to be the hands and feet of Je-
business to take care of!
Over the next few days, we had
the pleasure of planting trees and
digging holes for a fence. In Africa,
their shovels are not like our
shovels, and their workers do not
work like us. They work hard for
what they have, and they are full of
determination. When we completed
we had a good broad understanding
culture. I knew then that I was
there for just the right reason, and
God was showing me everything
I needed to know. They may not
have it as well as we do in America,
but one thing is for sure, they never
They praise Him even when it is
holes with shovels a fourth of the
size of ours.
On my birthday, I woke up to a
fabulous breakfast spread, and our
group quickly headed to the hospital.
the hospital, I knew something
was quite different. Their hospital
Spirit. One thing that stood out
to me most was the role that their
chaplains played. The chaplains go
around to each room and are also
in control of talking to the family
members if the patient is not going
to make it. Not only do they break
the news to the family, but they
also pray with them immediately.
I do not know about you, but that
is what I would want done for me.
After leaving the hospital, we went
and worked with a school that I
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work. Who is ready?” It was
our work with RVH, I felt like
of the entire aspect of African
question God and His timing.
As soon as I stepped foot into
was surrounded by The Holy
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absolutely fell in love with. The
owner of the school happened to
be our bus driver, Charles.
After working with Charles at
school, we had the opportunity to
work at an orphanage. This was
one of the most humbling experiences
of my life. The reality that
these children are abandoned was
of them don’t even know who their
parents are was even harder. It really
got me. In this life, there is always
hope, and at this orphanage
home, they make sure each and
every kid’s needs are met. They
clothe and feed the kids and also
provide for them an education,
something also opened to the community
(food and education).
If I learned one thing from the orphanage
home, it would be even
though the kids feel hopeless, they
still have hope in Him. His light
shines through them, and they love
so deeply and hard. They gave me
hope knowing that even though life
does not always go how we want,
God always provides.
Closing out our journey, we headed
to the Safari. That was an expe-
day we had an afternoon expedition.
To see the sunset with the silhouette
of the animals in the distance
made me ponder on this: how
can you look at the things God has
created and question His existence?
I want to leave you with this. If you
are questioning whether or not you
are doing what God wants you to
do, I ask you to do this: pray and
pray hard. Pray that God puts it in
your heart to do the work He wants
you to do, and not what you want to
do. I promise you if you share your
life with others and take the backseat
instead of the front seat, your
life will forever be changed like
mine was in Kenya.
What will your story be? I promise,
God has already written it…
He is just waiting for you to join the
journey.
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ton. They live a farm accompanied by
horses, goats, chickens, and a pig. She
is a hairstylist turned entrepreneur and
loves to make her clients feel their absolute
best! She is also the face behind
the blog, The Gracious Blonde.
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