Phephile & Nininnia

I spent yesterday with two precious little girls. I filmed Phephile and Nininnia in an attempt to truly capture their stories. I’m not going to go into details but both girls come from tough to terrible home situations. Volunteer cooks at two CarePoints brought Phephile’s and Nininnia’s situation to Cup’s attention. The girls now live with Miss Peggy, the teacher at our Murray Camp CarePoint. The girls now smile, giggle and talk. They carry a joy that wasn’t there before. They have hope and they know love!

I’m so glad that I get to do this. I am privileged to serve God and witness lives transformed. Check out pictures of these girls who are worth just as much to God as anyone else out there.

~Nininnia is on the left and Phephile is on the right

It’s about love, It’s about obedience, It’s about hope, It’s about justice, It’s about children, It’s about Jesus!!

Invasion 07

Made it to Swaziland and immediately was helping my boy Charles Young with Invasion 07'. Charles had been organizing a youth event with a couple other ministries in Swaziland.

We had some DJs, some inflatable games including a mechanical bull and our friends Spin the Flava come out. A team from Ireland finished off the event with some praise & worship and a short message. It was a good time...check out the pictures and look for an update at Charles & Kristen's blog in the near future.

IN LONDON

I've got a long layover in London...but I sit here excited as every to jump on that plane to South Africa. I'm nervous, excited and full of hope at what the next two years will look like! Check out this quote I pulled from an article awhile back:

"The drugs and test kits worth US$6 million per year, brings the total United States contribution to HIV and AIDS prevention, care, and treatment in Zimbabwe to US$31 million, the two governments said."

- Something that makes me proud to be an American. Zimbabwe's leaders make a bunch of noise about 'the West' yet we still reach out to help them. Very cool, very biblical!

Inside me

I often wonder why God chose me to go to Africa. Why am I called to do this? It might be fear or lack of courage but I often think about how it would be a lot easier to stay in the States. I was raised in America, where independence is mantra but God's called me so far to a life of interdependence. My calling requires me to depend on other people and the church for my food, my clothes, my ability to even do ministry. If I'm honest I hate it but I think some of that might be why God called me to it. It comes down to trust and will I let go of what I can do so that God can do what he does best, the impossible.

I've been blessed with so much, how can I procrastinate or pity my call to Africa. If I really sit back and think about it...I should be running full steam ahead to give all I can to the Jesus who gave me everything. Pray for me, that I might embrace my call, that I might let go of what I think is success.