well, i have officially checked off two of my 26 before the 27 list.
i traveled to africa (zimbabwe to be exact) as well as marveled at one of the seven natural wonders of the world. i promise more pictures and stories to come later.
i have traveled a good bit in my life. many of my adventures have been through mission trips so i am no stranger to the condition "mountain tops"; however, this trip for me was completely different. maybe because i was an adult leader, and i feel like when we are leaders the lord likes to constantly remind us that we are so inadequate yet he can do incredible things in and through us. in our weakness he is ultimate strength.
this time coming home was harder. it wasn't just missing being away from everyday life (although 2 weeks without a cell phone was extremely freeing). it wasn't getting to mountain climb in the dark with a head lamp (so hardcore), or walking with lions (yup, i did that!!). it wasn't just being in a beautiful place with beautiful people. i think for me this trip was different because i saw people being completely real with each other. i saw walls come down. i saw a place that was free of judgement. a place where you were loved for who you are not what you did or who you were pretending to be. i saw encouragement. i saw laughter.it was refreshing.
i saw grace.
grace for each other. grace for the children, women, and men that we were serving. it was just a taste of the incredible community that awaits us in heaven.
so although i am home... i am homesick for my true home.
"learn to hold loosely all that is not eternal"
- maud royden
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