In Zambia you are normaly greeted by saying " muli bwanji" which means, how are you?
You would then reply with 'bwino" meaning good or fine. I love the African language, and hope to learn alot more on this next trip there.
Today was our first official Africa 2012 meeting with the SCRUBS group. we will be traveling with a group of 13. There has been some change in my trip the past few weeks. Everything in my life is always last minute. Anyone who knows me well enough knows this!
So i had purchased my ticket with the Scrubs group, planing on july 17th into August 17th. However, after alot of prayer and talking back and forth with the Luwizhi's, the missionary family there, I have decided to stay on another month. So after many phone calls and emails with my so very helpful travel agent Julie, I will be returning home september 17th.
Two months in Zambia Africa. This will be a journey! and i am so excited to go. only 3 weeks left.
The team i will be working with is so fun, loving and supportive of eachother. After only have met them all this one time at the meeting today, i feel like iv known some of them for years. We all get along and share our compassion for Gods love of people and this beautiful country.
As these short weeks go by i will need alot of prayer, for packing, money support, and strength to leave my life i am so used to here and get out of my comfort zone a little and move across the world for two months.
I am so thankful for my loving family who has and will always support me through this. for my parents who make this possible and have given me such encouragement and strength.
I am one blessed girl.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Sunday, June 17, 2012
ONE month!
I have come to the conclusion that i need my own computer so that i can post pictures on here and it wont just be my blaa boring writing all the time ;)
Today is June 17 ( happy fathers day) and in exactly one month from today i will be on my way back to Zambia. Its weird that its been about a year since i was there last. I am thrilled to be going back. Not only to see old friends and continue the work there, but God just keeps putting situations and people along my path who i know will have a huge impact on this trip and My life.
To be completely honest, when i left Zambia last year i wasn't planning on going back. I went to school, got Medical Assistant certified, graduated, moved out.. moved on with life. There were times when i didn't understand why i was where i was, doing what i was doing. BUT one thing i have learned through this past year of being on my own is that God will place you where HE wants you and he will make it Very clear to you. After that, its up to you to listen and follow or to stay put. At the beginning of this year i had no intension of going back to Africa. But i know that the things that have come up in my life recently and the opportunities God has simply handed me. I would be a complete idiot to pass up. Not to mention miss out on whatever it is thats in store here.
This whole planning of this trip has been a twisted mess. And its amazing to see how its all coming together. It started with me going with my church group, to then being disappointed when that fell through. But still God had plans because he placed SCRUBS in my path and now im going with them for a longer period of time.
I was speaking with Samantha Luwizhi last night. She is the wife of Vincent whom is a missionary in Zambia who we do our work with. She is living in Van for now with her 3 daughters until mid July. She was telling me about a friend of hers named Julie who is from Australia, who will be coming with her to Zambia and living there to prepare to start a premature baby home for the babies and young mothers. Julie has an organization called Zoe's Hope. (www.zoeshope.org)
It was started in Australia and she is now trying to plant one in India as well as Zambia Africa. She will be living with Vincent and Samantha until they find the money to finance a building for Zoe's hope housing.
soo.. I dont know what all that will hold but it is definitely something that is on my heart and i will need prayers for. So excited for this amazing journey and im ready to leave already!
ONE more month :)
Today is June 17 ( happy fathers day) and in exactly one month from today i will be on my way back to Zambia. Its weird that its been about a year since i was there last. I am thrilled to be going back. Not only to see old friends and continue the work there, but God just keeps putting situations and people along my path who i know will have a huge impact on this trip and My life.
To be completely honest, when i left Zambia last year i wasn't planning on going back. I went to school, got Medical Assistant certified, graduated, moved out.. moved on with life. There were times when i didn't understand why i was where i was, doing what i was doing. BUT one thing i have learned through this past year of being on my own is that God will place you where HE wants you and he will make it Very clear to you. After that, its up to you to listen and follow or to stay put. At the beginning of this year i had no intension of going back to Africa. But i know that the things that have come up in my life recently and the opportunities God has simply handed me. I would be a complete idiot to pass up. Not to mention miss out on whatever it is thats in store here.
This whole planning of this trip has been a twisted mess. And its amazing to see how its all coming together. It started with me going with my church group, to then being disappointed when that fell through. But still God had plans because he placed SCRUBS in my path and now im going with them for a longer period of time.
I was speaking with Samantha Luwizhi last night. She is the wife of Vincent whom is a missionary in Zambia who we do our work with. She is living in Van for now with her 3 daughters until mid July. She was telling me about a friend of hers named Julie who is from Australia, who will be coming with her to Zambia and living there to prepare to start a premature baby home for the babies and young mothers. Julie has an organization called Zoe's Hope. (www.zoeshope.org)
It was started in Australia and she is now trying to plant one in India as well as Zambia Africa. She will be living with Vincent and Samantha until they find the money to finance a building for Zoe's hope housing.
soo.. I dont know what all that will hold but it is definitely something that is on my heart and i will need prayers for. So excited for this amazing journey and im ready to leave already!
ONE more month :)
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