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Niweweh Nifuza



I woke up looked at the phone and saw 6:15. If I was going to make it to church on time I needed to get up immediately.

I drifted back to sleep.

But familiar chords floated to my ears from deep within my sheets.

"All I need is you Lord, is you Lord. All I need is you."

Except when I hear this song my brain automatically translates it into Kirundi. "niweweh nifuza , nifuza niwehweh guza" And just like that I was transported to the mountains of Burundi with their red earth and beautiful people.... ::sigh:: ::smile::

Turns out I had accidentally pressed the Pandora button as I dropped the phone back to the bed. Regardless, I couldn't help but get up Sunday morning! Not only with a desire to make it to service on time, but with an excitement about the approaching trip to Burundi!

Now I am trying to balance being excited about traveling to two places- Burundi & Uganda. I am trying to not lean to my own understanding about these two different trips to the same region of the world! Oh how I'd love to spend a whole month - six weeks in Africa! But my worry beyond, "is that God's will?" is would I be willing to come back? Sure I would return but I mean would I return content?

Or would I
return with my heart left behind
and my mind on moving
With a glow in my face
and African worship in my steps
With sun kissed skin
and my passport in my palm
Locks swinging
Teeth grinning
Heart yearning
For a place I cannot stay?

It's not my season for long term missions. Easy to type but that has been such a hard pill for me to swallow.

His timing is best.

Meanwhile I'll be excited about venturing to the continent when the opportunities avail themselves.

Uganda: TBD

Burundi: October 3rd!

Uganda To Do List
-Pray
-Raise funds for plane ticket $800-$1600 depending on date of travel. (Contact me directly if you want to donate)
-Pray
-Coordinate dates with UJV
-Pray
-Go

Burundi To Do List
-Pray
-Secure $150 more for registration by the 29th
-Finish registration
-Pray
-Be accepted to the team of ~10
-Pray
-Raise $2,700 more!
-Pray
-Pack
-Travel October 3rd 😊

⭐All tax deductible donations for Burundi can be made here
https://www.tscnyc.org/donate_tsc_missions.php?flag=tscmissionssite&ref=givetowardsatrip&co=367 ⭐

niweweh nifuza , nifuza niwehweh guza! All I need is you Lord!

You make everything happen in perfect timing.



"Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil." -C.S. Lewis

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