Well, today was a pretty fantastic day. I was able to sub at work for about 8 hours and that’s a good thing, for two reasons. 1. I enjoy my job, so it goes by quickly and 2. A paycheck would be nice. But then my day got increasingly better at about 4:15pm.
My sister friend, Nichie (who was with me in South Africa this summer) came to see me! It was so good to see her again and just hang out. You know that you have amazing people in your life when you can have Jesus convo’s in an aisle at Payless. Just a thought.
But while waiting to meet her, I had some random thoughts that popped into my head. So, please, allow me to share them with you.
* I do not really enjoy reading, but I finding browsing a book store very relaxing.
* Bathrooms scented like food is slightly disturbing.
* How do I always end up in “that” section in Barnes & Noble. I’m quite sure they move just so they can see how many people accidentally end up there.
* I’m pretty sure Barney was my hero when I was younger.Whenever I would do a craft on my own or “use my imagination” I always wished I could be a cool tv show like Barney. I do not feel that way anymore.
Here's a post from a few days ago that didn't actually get published.
It’s crazy how confident you can be of something one day only to be questioning it like crazy the next. I’m on day two of this process. I’ve been praying for a while about where God would send me. I know I am called to Africa. I know I am called to work with hurting women and children. Where? Well that’s what I’m trying to figure out.
For a while now, I felt (honestly, I still do) called to go to Youth With A Mission (YWAM) in Rwanda. YWAM is a missions/bible school. After like 10 months, I’d be able to work full time in Rwanda with YWAM. The types of ministry they do is what I feel called to and it’s in Africa. So I began to pray over it for a long time. Right now, I still do feel called to go. But then my sister asks me a question that’s gotten me thinking.
“How can you feel so called to somewhere you’ve never been?” I’ve been to South Africa twice and I LOVE it! I love pretty much everything about and would love to go back and work with Impact Africa. But yet I don’t feel called to spend the rest of my life there! As much as I love Impact Africa and South Africa, I just feel like God is calling me to another country. So why is this so hard for me to grasp?
So yes, I do feel called, like really called, to a place I’ve never been. But I guess anyone who’s called to go anywhere at some point or another is called somewhere they’ve never been. I was called to South Africa before I had been there. Hudson Taylor was called to China before he had been there…You get the point.
Oh friends! I'm trying to make the switch over to Tumblr. I'm not totally sure if will be a change that sticks but I'm trying just for kicks and giggles. But do not fear! I will continue to post things on here to. So check either for updates, pictures, videos and testimonies! Check it out if you want www.pathtoafrica.tumblr.com
Stories from this summer to come!
Joanna
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