This week on the Ulot River we faced rejection & joyful reception. We’ve
been unwanted by same & graciously hosted by others. We’ve felt heartache
& elation, apathy & compassion.
Each night we circled up & came before the Lord together. Some
nights our cries were from a dark place as we were so aware of being in the
throes of spiritual warfare. Some nights they came from hearts made light by
awe & gratefulness toward God, for showing Himself to us in powerful ways.
LOWS:
- Bring unwelcomed by the village authority, displaced & moved twice
- Facing many closed doors, many “I’m busy’s”, many who think that to know of God is to know God and are content to remain stuck in their tradition.
- Various team members struggling with homesickness or discouragement
HIGHS:
- Our new friend & sister in Christ who received the Gospel with joy and went that same day to share with her sisters & brother. She was baptized that same week.
- Discipling other new friends and believers.
- God revealing Himself to various team members & our shared joy & edification.
- People of peace
- Relief from the heat & the routine each afternoon by swimming with the kids at high tide
Over our mood swings, our changing circumstances, unpredictable people
& our own fickle hearts… God is unchanging. Constant. Steadfast. True.
Pray as we go into these last two weeks of the summer, that our eyes
would stay fixed on Jesus, the founder & perfecter of our faith, who for
the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is
seated at the right hand of the throne of God. (Heb. 12:2)
Pray that we would behold Him, God over mountains and valleys alike,
and that He would enable us to perservere.