The challenge I have been handed I am
grateful to bare. When we told God that we would go to Africa and
fulfill his purpose for us we answered a strange call. We truly
believe that we are doing exactly what God wants us to do. That being
discipling the 15 college students that live upstairs. We have poured
our hearts and bodies in to that cause, and feel as though we are
gaining ground. It is odd though to call yourself a missionary and
not do the typical things that missionaries do. Like plant churches
and use outdoor bathrooms. We live in a small beach town, have
electricity and running water, and get to speak English most of the
time. Don’t get me wrong it’s still Africa. It’s hot, dirty, the food
is terrible, and there is the constant looming threat of having
diarrhea. I talk to a lot of people back home, and they always want
to know what we do on a daily basis. It is a difficult question to
answer because every day is different. I am not sure if this will be
helpful to any of you, but maybe it will answer some of those
questions.
Everyday we wake up to the sunrise at
5am; not because we want to wake up, but simply because of poor
window placement in our room. We eventually start sweating and have
to get out of bed to take a hot shower. Three days of the week we
begin the day by teaching a three hour discipleship class. The other
mornings I either go to church, work on vans, shuttle students
around, work on the house, meet with the other leaders, cram 25
street kids in an 8 passenger van and take them for a ride, clean the
van after the street kid ride, take someone to the hospital, or meet
with local pastors and ministry directors.
In the afternoon we play catch-up for a
while and then make our way to one of our ministry sites. Holly has
written about one of them below.
After ministry time we go home and
usually have a one on one meeting either during or after dinner. This
is the meat of our ministry here. Going deep with the students is
what makes our hearts beat.
As you can see our days are crowded and
making time for each other has to be a priority or it gets lost in
the mix of things. God has blessed us with amazing co-leaders who
force us to get away even when we could get lost in our team.
Well that is a bit of our day to day.
Thanks for all of your prayers and support.
Peace and Love,
Tag
