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Here are more stories about our time in Burundi through the WFMC global outreach progam.
Going to Burundi!
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Saturday, August 11, 2012
The red dust has been wiped away and I am home!
The red dust has been scrubbed out of my toes, and I am back at home. Joy and gratitude has filled my heart these last few weeks as I am processing my experiences in Burundi. Everything is a gift from the Lord; the fresh air in the northwest, running water, family, friends etc. We are only rich in Christ.
The consistency of the Lord and His faithfulness has been very evident through His people despite cultural differences. I have been more aware of how easy it is to become attached to things of this world; although these things are not bad in and of themselves.
The camps went very well. Teaching the health lessons to the widows was a joy and I was initially overwhelmed to tears... yes tears (I say I don't cry often) of the joy that the women and children had in the Lord. They praised the Lord through song and dance continuously throughout the seminars.
I loved having the Wenatchee Free Methodist youth group in Burundi along with a few leaders. We had so much fun dancing with the Burundians, playing games with the Burundians, participating in bible studies, visiting widows in the villages, and hanging out with each other. My desire is to go back to Burundi next year with more students from Wenatchee Free Methodist Church. We shall see how the Lord guides us.
I will continue to post stories of my experiences in Burundi as time goes on and I get my own computer to download photos.
The way that Sister Connection Organization provides hope for the widows has been humbling to see. Many of the women surrender their lives to the Lord after being sponsored because it is a complete miracle that something like that would happen to them.
One of the many favorite stories of mine: one of the widows had been crawling for two years with a hip issue. She asked the Lord to heal her before we had arrived. She welcomed us with song and dance... that's right, dancing, on her feet for minutes! Incredible. We then were given two chickens and twelve eggs that day from widows as gifts and ate them for meals for many days!
Thank you all who have supported me in various ways to go to Burundi.
Psalm 73:23-27
"Yet I am always with you; you hold me with your right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterwards take me into glory. Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."
The consistency of the Lord and His faithfulness has been very evident through His people despite cultural differences. I have been more aware of how easy it is to become attached to things of this world; although these things are not bad in and of themselves.
The camps went very well. Teaching the health lessons to the widows was a joy and I was initially overwhelmed to tears... yes tears (I say I don't cry often) of the joy that the women and children had in the Lord. They praised the Lord through song and dance continuously throughout the seminars.
I loved having the Wenatchee Free Methodist youth group in Burundi along with a few leaders. We had so much fun dancing with the Burundians, playing games with the Burundians, participating in bible studies, visiting widows in the villages, and hanging out with each other. My desire is to go back to Burundi next year with more students from Wenatchee Free Methodist Church. We shall see how the Lord guides us.
I will continue to post stories of my experiences in Burundi as time goes on and I get my own computer to download photos.
The way that Sister Connection Organization provides hope for the widows has been humbling to see. Many of the women surrender their lives to the Lord after being sponsored because it is a complete miracle that something like that would happen to them.
One of the many favorite stories of mine: one of the widows had been crawling for two years with a hip issue. She asked the Lord to heal her before we had arrived. She welcomed us with song and dance... that's right, dancing, on her feet for minutes! Incredible. We then were given two chickens and twelve eggs that day from widows as gifts and ate them for meals for many days!
Psalm 73:23-27
"Yet I am always with you; you hold me with your right hand. You guide me with your counsel, and afterwards take me into glory. Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."
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