Three of the cutest kids in Africa.
Me, Christy, and Paloma. I love their smiles (:
Hayley all dressed up one morning.
Okie (that's his nickname--his name is Carlito) and our puppie Charlie (who is recovered!) playing. Okie has the MOST incredible, contagious, uplifting, crazy laugh I have EVER heard...I will take a video before I leave. I promise. It's unstoppable.
Ziko, Marthanay (neighbor kids), and Hayley.
Hayley sleeping on my bed.A lot of people in Rehoboth watch a new soap that is featured on the one channel available--it's called, "All About Camilla." It follows in the wildly dramatic footsteps of the Spanish soap "Catalina and Sebastian," which has English voice-overs and some interesting acting. I can usually hear bits and pieces of the show from my room, and a few nights ago, Eduardo was talking about how he has "Intergalactic MIND-control!!!" I can't keep all the plots straight, but I think that was the gist of this latest episode. It is my new favorite phrase, and me and Stephen will sometimes communicate via IGMC now, since he is just one room away from me.
A quick loop back to my Zambian adventures...Here is a video of me jumping off a 315ft cliff and free-falling into the gorge below. It was amazing!!! When I signed up for it Saturday night, I felt like it would be such a freeing experience and SO spiritual. Which might sound weird, but all week I kept thinking about how stepping off this cliff into nothing is so much like daily walking with the Lord. I wanted this to symbolize how I am willing to take a chance, to surrender, to step out and trust that I will be caught (even if the fall is terrifying for a while--life in Christ is not guaranteed to be gentle and fun). I set aside my natural instincts (I've always been afraid of heights) and said, I will DO this, I will MOVE for the One who deserves my blind faith and who deserves complete surrender, even when it seems scary or extreme. Which is something else I have been thinking about lately--what does it mean to be an "extreme" Christian? And why is it usually thought of as a bad thing? I'll write more on that later. Anyway--enjoy the jump and the echoing screams (: It was incredible.
Lastly, I wanted to quick put up a few pictures of all the cute kids I'm blessed to spend time with here... (see top)
Prayer Requests:
*Lulu's grandpa and family is still not doing well--please pray for healing and togetherness/support
*That I would have a positive attitude at work...I'm dragging a bit.
*We're starting to help with a H.S. Bible Study this week (Thursdays at 3pm) for new believers...please pray for guidance, words, fun, and opportunities to get to know the kids and invest in them!
Thank you--have a blessed weekend.
Hey Brit! I congratulate you with the free fall jump. It looks like it would be so much fun and such an amazing experience. I am glad that it also helped you with your spiritual walk, to understand more about stepping out in faith, how it can be terrifying at first but then afterwards you know it's totally worthwhile. That is something I really need to understand more, but it's not something I can understand through reading about it, but doing the crazy things that Christ calls me to do. So thank you for the encouragement. Seeing a visual really helps as well, plus it is just really awesome to see :) The Lord is doing so much in you and it really brings a joy to my soul to read about all God is doing in you! I will continue to pray for you Brit. Oh...the Lord delights in you so much and is so in love with you Brit!
ReplyDeleteso every time i look at this post i just cant get over how cute that little boy is in the first picture! ahhh!
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