Hi there!
Here I am at the CMS Africa conference in Nairobi for a week. It is day three and already I am exhausted!! We have a packed schedule for the children and the adults are not exempt from having a hefty timetable; if they would like. By 9pm yesterday evening I was ready to burst into tears; this job is demanding! Yet we are having great fun.
I am not sure what it is God wants to teach me from being here but He made clear through a couple of songs yesterday that here is exactly where He has planned for me to be.
As I meet mission partners based across Africa I am overwhelmed by the way God uses each of our gifts for His glory. Literally there is someone doing something from youth/children’s work to administration, talking subject we don’t want to deal with in the UK because we feel uncomfortable such as FGM (Female Genital Mutilation), midwifery, doctors and crafts projects for disabled people. I’m not sure there is a profession not represented by 50+ missionaries here. It is amazing to hear their stories, to share in where they are, how long they have been there and are planning to stay there and where they regard as ‘home’ now. Some are families, some are couples, some are single and all at different stages of life. Yet they are all completely normal, well some are a little nutty ;-) but only the best ones.
The thing which has struck me is yes they are all normal but they are people who have said ‘Yes’ to God’s call. At the end of the day that is all we are asked to do. Jesus calls us to take up our cross daily and follow Him. This is an active image of saying ‘yes’ to God’s will in our lives daily.
What are you called to do? Are you doing it?
This is something which is really on my heart and mind while I am here. I believe I have been called to do this, that’s why I am here. It takes a lot to accept God’s call and it certainly pushes you beyond your limits to show you what He can do and what He is willing to answer; for me it includes the little things like; God I really don’t want a cold shower this morning I’m too tired and grumpy to deal with it. But staying in His will and following His calling is certainly better than stepping outside of it I have found! So what is God’s calling on my life?
I have always wanted to teach but that doesn’t make it God’s will that can make it entirely my own. So should I follow that? Or should I pursue entirely what I feel God is calling me to even if I have no idea what the timing might be? It’s a difficult one. It is certainly not a topic I feel comfortable discussing right now but it is making me think and talk to God about it so watch this space...
Meanwhile, I shall endeavour to enjoy the remainder of my few days here in Nairobi and experience the breathtaking sights as we travel back through Tanzania – the view of Kilimanjaro as we drove north was incredible! Sitting at the border for an hour and a half was another experience entirely.
Thank you for your prayers; they mean such a lot!! Please know I am praying for you and miss you all.
Love and Blessings, Deborah ><>
Here I am at the CMS Africa conference in Nairobi for a week. It is day three and already I am exhausted!! We have a packed schedule for the children and the adults are not exempt from having a hefty timetable; if they would like. By 9pm yesterday evening I was ready to burst into tears; this job is demanding! Yet we are having great fun.
I am not sure what it is God wants to teach me from being here but He made clear through a couple of songs yesterday that here is exactly where He has planned for me to be.
As I meet mission partners based across Africa I am overwhelmed by the way God uses each of our gifts for His glory. Literally there is someone doing something from youth/children’s work to administration, talking subject we don’t want to deal with in the UK because we feel uncomfortable such as FGM (Female Genital Mutilation), midwifery, doctors and crafts projects for disabled people. I’m not sure there is a profession not represented by 50+ missionaries here. It is amazing to hear their stories, to share in where they are, how long they have been there and are planning to stay there and where they regard as ‘home’ now. Some are families, some are couples, some are single and all at different stages of life. Yet they are all completely normal, well some are a little nutty ;-) but only the best ones.
The thing which has struck me is yes they are all normal but they are people who have said ‘Yes’ to God’s call. At the end of the day that is all we are asked to do. Jesus calls us to take up our cross daily and follow Him. This is an active image of saying ‘yes’ to God’s will in our lives daily.
What are you called to do? Are you doing it?
This is something which is really on my heart and mind while I am here. I believe I have been called to do this, that’s why I am here. It takes a lot to accept God’s call and it certainly pushes you beyond your limits to show you what He can do and what He is willing to answer; for me it includes the little things like; God I really don’t want a cold shower this morning I’m too tired and grumpy to deal with it. But staying in His will and following His calling is certainly better than stepping outside of it I have found! So what is God’s calling on my life?
I have always wanted to teach but that doesn’t make it God’s will that can make it entirely my own. So should I follow that? Or should I pursue entirely what I feel God is calling me to even if I have no idea what the timing might be? It’s a difficult one. It is certainly not a topic I feel comfortable discussing right now but it is making me think and talk to God about it so watch this space...
Meanwhile, I shall endeavour to enjoy the remainder of my few days here in Nairobi and experience the breathtaking sights as we travel back through Tanzania – the view of Kilimanjaro as we drove north was incredible! Sitting at the border for an hour and a half was another experience entirely.
Thank you for your prayers; they mean such a lot!! Please know I am praying for you and miss you all.
Love and Blessings, Deborah ><>
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