In the last few moments before signing up for this trip to Burundi, the overwhelming influencing factor was fear! I was fearful that my ability to walk in faith was atrophying, so I signed up. June 1st I voluntarily submitted to a faith circuit, that I had no idea would require much more than I had bargained for. June became one of the most difficult months of my life, but only because July had not yet come. I am not sure that I can accurately describe the pain, confusion, attack, turmoil that those two months brought- Picture with me a glass sitting on a counter. Take it in your hands and lift it up. Now drop it on a concrete floor. A little sudden right? Seemingly out of nowhere right? That was what happened the day after I was accepted to the trip. Then, as June progressed a hammer was taken to smash up the particularly large shards of glass still remaining. Tears became my food. Day and night I have only tears for food, ...
Adventures in following the living God.