“Fredrick Beuchner writes, “The place God calls us to is the
place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” I had been
more than happy all my life in my home in Brentwood. But my deep gladness and
the world’s hunger met in Uganda. My heart sang in Uganda. Everything in Uganda
made me feel alive. Uganda was home, the place God was calling me, and I had to
get back as quickly as possible.” – Kisses From Katie
For the past four years it has felt that I am living with my
heart in two places. It is hard to
describe but when I left Africa the last time I left a piece of me here. I knew
that I would return to East Africa, it was inevitable really if I was to become
whole-hearted once again. Arriving in East Africa felt surreal, exciting, and
exhausting (very long trip) and it actually took me about a week to fully
comprehend that “I am here! I am in East Africa!” Although I was born, raised,
and will always consider Kansas my home East Africa fulfills me in a way I
never knew possible. Above Katie from the book “Kisses From Katie” writes of
her own experience of God calling her to Uganda I am feeling the similar tug on
my heart. There are so many unknowns..I don’t know how or if God will provide
for me to live my life in East Africa. But I know for sure that HE is God and I
am not and His ways are different than my ways and His thoughts are not my
thoughts. I feel the Lord whispering to my soul here over and over from Psalm
46: 10 “Be still and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I
will be honored throughout the world.” Whatever He is doing I want to be a part
of it whether that is here in East Africa, in America, or elsewhere.
Matthew 6:21
Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart
will be also.”
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