I feel incredibly blessed to have been given the opportunity to journey to Sierra Leone. And on the way back, we stopped in Brussels, ate Belgian Waffles (which are very light, flakey and overpriced by the way) and saw some awesome sights.
Aqua Honey Badger enjoys a Belgian Waffles
Less than 12 hours after returning to Colorado Springs, my housemate Seth left for his project trip to Thailand! We had a little send-off for him, excited to hear about what he gets to do there.
I'm excited to jump into three months at the Colorado Springs office. Our goal is to finish the written report for Mercy Ships within a month so they can begin planning their next step. After that report is done, I get to jump on whatever other projects need help. I'll continue to update here about how God is using me and what He is teaching me over here.
To start off that theme, one of the biggest things I learned over the course of the trip is a small aspect of a well known bible passage. In one of our morning devotionals in Sierra Leone, the team went over the story in Luke 10 of the good samaritan. What stood out to me so clearly about the story is how the good samaritan finds the half-dead man "as he traveled". He finds him as he travels, as he walks through life. He doesn't go on a search for half-dead men, he doesn't have a 5 year ministry plan. He's traveling. This convicted me hugely that God desires for me to show mercy in the places he's already led me too, and leading me through. Take my heads out of the clouds so to speak and pay attention to what's happening right in front of me. It's definitely stuck with me too. Good stuff!
Until next time!
-Mike
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ReplyDeleteMike,
ReplyDeleteI like you're perspective on Luke 10. I never looked at it that way. But that's something that I think God is trying to show me. Live in the now and in the opportunities He's given me.
-Tim Zach