Friday, September 17, 2010

Post Africa Response

So, we've been back from our Africa trip for a month and a half. Just like the desperate attempt to retain that "Jesus high" after summer camp, I'm trying to hold on to my connection to the children at the Ministry of Insured Salvation Orphanage. I don't want time to erase the pain I feel for them; I don't want to find one day that I am living my life as though I never went. I don't want to cease in my prayers for them; I don't want to stop petitioning God for change and transformation even though that seems unlikely.

Upon our return, as our team debriefed, we asked, "What do we do now?" What we've seen is unjust, heartbreaking, frustrating. Doing nothing seems irresponsible. But now we're more than 8,000 miles away. All I have left is prayer, earnest prayer with the hope that God will take my words to initiate change.


On Tuesday evening, we went to a presentation from the team that went to Kenya this summer—including three dear friends from small group. Some of the ministries they encountered were completely different than the orphanage. Places that don't ask for hand-outs, but partnership; places that are transparent in how finances are handled; places that are truly cultivating healthy transformation in communities. How refreshing that report was. (Check out http://www.majimazuri.org/)

For now, we ask for your prayers as we continue to process the experience and consider how God is calling us to respond. Join us also in continuing to pray for the children at the Ministry of Insured Salvation.

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