June 8-9: A Different Kind of Night

A different kind of night: flying over the dark Atlantic. My heart is overflowing. You see the stars from a different angle up here. I feel they're almost parallel to me. They radiate in the night sky. It's a beautiful and humbling experience. This time tomorrow, I will be on the ground in Africa. I will experience my first African sunset. It's overwhelming and beautiful to experience God's sovereignty, in taking me on this journey. This continent and people have been an unexplainable passion which God has laid on my heart for several years now. In His perfect timing and wisdom, He has brought this amazing trip to pass. I'm reminded that this trip is not about me or what I have to offer, but it's about how the Lord will work through me, to love the broken, hurting, and lost. We love because he first loved us. I am just humbled and thankful that God uses His people as an integral part of His redemptive plan. My heart and continual prayer is that He would use myself and the team to display the love of Christ in ways I see and in ways I don't see. I am overwhelmed to see the truth 'He will give you the desires of your heart,' become a reality with this adventure. How do you explain a love for people that you've never met, on a continent you've never been to? The only way I can attempt to explain is to be reminded it is simply of God. I'm quite confident I will learn more from those I encounter, than they will from me. I love how the Lord chooses to use His people to spread His light to others. With the blink of any eye, He could open everyone's eyes in the world, but instead He chooses to use us in sharing His truth, light, and love to others. How amazing.

Currently Playing: A Different Kind of Night - Brad Wright