This is not going to be a long update, I just wanted to share about what God is doing in my heart.

 

This trip is halfway over, and the most important thing I have learned is that God's plan is so much bigger than anything I could ever formulate.

 

Our first two weeks were difficult. We prayed for God to multiply food at the IDP camp and there still wasn't enough. We visited the hospital and met people who knew the gospel inside and out, yet still rejected it. We struggled as a team learning to communicate with each other and the people around us, and also with physical health and ability to be out in ministry. We prayed a lot and suffered a lot and saw a lot that we didn't understand or like. But God has a way of turning things around in His own time, and the past week has been a healing experience for almost everyone. We were able to distribute food at the IDP camp and return with an excess, and we were encouraged by the joyful attitude at the hospital the second time around. My teammates were able to plant a seed for Christ in a man outside of Kijabe who barely knew about the gospel before.

 

I am constantly reminded of God's timing and the paths he will take you down that you never would have expected. I have nothing deep to say and no fascinating story to tell. I am just encouraged by the growth God has forced me to make in my trust in his providence.

 

Sarah

 

PS- Congratulations from Africa, Josh Evans :) :) :)